Day: August 4, 2025
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week – The Japan Times
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week The Japan TimesWeather tracker: Heat records fall as Japan and South Korea swelter The GuardianJapan sets new record for highest nationwide average temperature in July France …
Singapore: Tycoon Ong Beng Seng pleads guilty in corruption case – BBC
Singapore: Tycoon Ong Beng Seng pleads guilty in corruption case BBCSingapore tycoon pleads guilty in corruption scandal involving ex-minister Financial TimesBillionaire Ong Pleads Guilty in Singapore Gifting Scandal Ya…
Car carriers heading for soft landing as rates correct sharply in first half
Veson Nautical says softening of asset values reflects a cooling market, though not a sharp collapse
PM Modi Defiant As Trump Steps Up Pressure On India’s Russian Oil Purchases
Prime Minister Narendra Modi struck a defiant tone in the face of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, urging the nation to buy local goods as his administration signaled it would continue buying Russian oil.
‘Now I love her ad’: Trump on finding out Sydney Sweeney is registered Republican; calls blue jeans ad that stirred controversy ‘fantastic’
Donald Trump praised Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle jeans ad after learning she is a Republican, despite controversy surrounding the campaign. The ad, featuring Sweeney discussing genetics and wearing blue jeans, faced backlash for perceived connectio…
‘Thirst Is Stealing My Energy’: Gaza Struggles With Severe Water Shortage
Atop air strikes, displacement and hunger, an unprecedented water crisis is unfolding across Gaza, heaping further misery on the Palestinian territory’s residents.
All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory
The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip.
Trump Confirms Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s Russia Visit Ahead Of Sanctions Deadline
President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week, ahead of a looming US sanctions deadline and escalating tensions with Moscow.
Vietnam automaker Vinfast to build factory in India, eyeing growth in Asia
Vietnam’s Vinfast is to set break ground on a $500 million electric vehicle plant in India’s Tamil Nadu, part of a larger $2 billion investment to expand into Asian markets.