Asia port disruption wave reaches Singapore
That the port is the largest transshipment hub makes it convenient for carriers to transship cargo as they redeploy vessels from European and other long-haul trades to US-focused services.
Month: May 2025
Battalion of celebrities demand end to Britain’s ‘complicity’ in Gaza
Benedict Cumberbatch, Dua Lipa, Riz Ahmed and Annie Lennox are among more than 300 public figures who have signed an open letter urging U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to “take immediate action to end the U.K.’s complicity in the horrors in Gaza.”
Watch: A black eye and a gold key – Musk’s last day at Doge
The tech mogul, whose time as a special government employee has ended, attributed the bruise to rough-housing with his five-year-old son.
Israel says Hamas must accept US deal or be ‘annihilated’, Trump says Gaza truce ‘close’
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday warned Hamas to accept a US ceasefire proposal “or be annihilated”. While the Paletinian militant group said it was still reviewing the plan, US President Donald Trump said an agreement on a Gaza ceasefir…
Anthony Weiner says female politicians ‘judged much more harshly than men’
Weiner makes comment as he campaigns for New York City council seat years after sexting scandal Anthony Weiner says politicians such as him and Donald Trump can survive scandals while qualified candidates like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton lose ele…
Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apart
A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel.
Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week
Officials in Oklahoma say a work crew of inmates cut through downed trees to clear the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural property.
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French scientist who invented abortion pill, dies aged 98
Doctor whose discovery helped create mifepristone was ‘guided by his commitment to progress made possible by science’ French scientist Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the inventor of the abortion pill, has died at the age of 98 at his home in Paris.The doctor a…
Loretta Swit, who played ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on M*A*S*H, dies aged 87
The actor, who won two Emmy awards, was best known for being one of longest-serving cast members on the hit seriesLoretta Swit, who won two Emmy awards for playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit du…
PSG chase historic quadruple in Champions League final showdown with Inter
Paris Saint-Germain take on Inter Milan on Saturday night in the Champions League final in Munich seeking to secure European club football’s most prestigious trophy for the first time and complete a clean sweep of four major competitions.