JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will start negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire when he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Monday in Washington, Netanyahu's office said late on Saturday.
CAIRO - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire deal in a phone call on Saturday, the Egyptian presidency said, but it was unclear if they discussed Trump's call for the transfer of Palestinians
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - The United States wants Ukraine to hold elections, potentially by the end of the year, especially if Kyiv can agree a truce with Russia in the coming months, President Donald Trump's top Ukraine official told Reuters.
Those earning up to 1.2 million rupees (S$18,800) annually will no longer pay income tax.
The finance minister announced steps to tackle slowing growth, rising prices and low middle-class consumption.
Rescue efforts to save a truck driver who fell into the hole entered the fifth day.
ISLAMABAD - Eighteen paramilitary soldiers and 24 militants were killed in fighting in south-western Pakistan, the military's media wing said in a statement on Saturday.
The push to decipher the script is the latest front in a cultural war over India’s ancient past.
The director of her zoo has quickly monetised the park’s star occupant.
The willingness to spend on pets comes as more young people turn to them for companionship.
TOKYO - Visitors can step back in time to Japan's samurai era in an new Tokyo exhibition that uses cutting-edge technology to bring to life the work of iconic artist Hokusai.
One firefighter was taken to a hospital.
Three days before his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump launched a meme coin, a type of cryptocurrency whose value is buoyed by social media and internet culture, rather than any sort of functionality or intrinsic value. The coin – officially called $Trump – briefly
The rivalry shows no sign of abating.
S'pore has come under the spotlight in a US probe into whether the AI firm circumvented curbs.
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order on Saturday imposing hefty new tariffs of 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on imports from China, potentially disrupting more than $2.1 trillion worth of annual trade.
The Philippines’ high-stakes gamble of offering to remove US medium-range missiles in exchange for China’s restraint in contested waterways puts Manila at the center of a geopolitical storm where shifting alliances and great-power pragmatism could make or break its national
Japan had promised earlier to take steps to remember the victims, including many Koreans.
NEW DELHI - India slashed personal tax rates in its annual budget on Saturday, as the world's fifth largest economy focuses on boosting domestic demand amid uncertainty over the global economic outlook due to potential new tariff barriers.
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the challenges of reviving growth and giving relief to a middle class hit by rising living costs, while also preparing for an uncertain year of global trade, when his government unveils its budget on Saturday.
NEW DELHI - India plans to cut personal income tax rates to boost middle-class spending power, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, as she announced an annual budget that also sought to increase private investment to strengthen growth.
NEW DELHI - India will focus on boosting middle-class spending power, encouraging inclusive development and boosting private investment to strengthen growth, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, announcing the annual budget.
NEW DELHI - India will focus on boosting middle-class spending power, encouraging inclusive development and boosting private investment to strengthen growth, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, announcing the annual budget.
The Soviet Union’s collapse and America’s current decline have remarkable similarities. The Soviet Union failed because it marginalized the entrepreneurial class. The United States is faltering because the ruling class sidelined the working class, leading to extreme economic
Attackers set off firecrackers, splashed paint outside the family’s home and smashed the windows of 2 cars.
US Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick has accused DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, of stealing US technology and getting around US export controls to obtain high-end Nvidia chips. In the nomination hearing with the US Senate on January 29,
Trump has threatened a 10% levy from 1 February - but his campaign included 60% tariffs against Chinese imports.
