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SICCI highlights role played by outgoing PM Lee in building ties with India

Lee, the city state's third prime minister since independence in 1965, hands over the government to 52-year-old Wong as part of the leadership renewal followed by his predecessors

WhatsApp: Banned in China, Meta's messaging app now working for some users

Users of the Meta Platforms Inc. service in Beijing and Shanghai, who normally employ workarounds like a virtual private network to get on the service, are using it normally

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan refuses to tender apology over May 9 riots

The ex-premier mentioned that he became aware of the protests when he appeared before the then-chief justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial

Huawei's latest high-end phone uses more China-made parts, memory chip

Huawei's resurgence in the high-end smartphone market after four years of US sanctions is being widely watched

Houthis claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden, another unreported in Indian Ocean

The Houthis insist their assaults will continue as long as Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip goes on

Fire breaks out at Lahore airport, Hajj flights, immigration affected

The fire was caused by an electrical malfunction in the immigration counter of the Lahore Airport, affecting Hajj flights scheduled to depart from today

26-year-old Indian student missing in Chicago since May 2: Police

The incident is the latest in a string of troubling cases on the safety and security of Indian students in the US

Severe storms kill 3 as tornadoes tear through central, southeastern US

More than 135,000 customers had lost power in the state as of Wednesday evening, according to PowerOutage.us

House rejects Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, chaos lingers

Colleagues booed in protest. But Greene soldiered on, criticising Johnson's leadership as pathetic, weak and unacceptable

Putin's next target after Ukraine may be Nato's Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia

With the addition this year of Sweden and last spring of Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Baltic Sea has been dubbed a 'Nato lake' by some analysts

Casualties rise in Myanmar's war as forces tighten noose around military

There is pressure on all fronts from powerful militias drawn from Myanmar's ethnic minority groups and newer resistance forces

Defence attacks Daniels' credibility as she returns to stand against Trump

Daniels' testimony was an extraordinary moment in what could be the only criminal case against the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to go to trial before voters decide

Efforts to improve people's lives have fallen short: S Korea's President

As part of a major policy push, Yoon also said a new government ministry would be created to address the country's record low birth rate and fast-ageing society

BOJ board turned hawkish in April, many saw need for more rate hikes

The debate underscores BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda's recent remarks signalling the chance of multiple rate hikes ahead, and heightens the possibility of an increase in short-term borrowing costs

US sends warship through Taiwan Strait weeks before Lai takes office

The latest mission's timing was extra sensitive, given it took place ahead of the May 20 inauguration of Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, a man who China says is a dangerous separatist

Paramount Global in talks to open its books to Sony Pictures and Apollo

A special committee of Paramount's board that is evaluating the company's options allowed an exclusivity period to lapse in its deal discussions with Skydance last week

BoE likely to move closer to first rate cut since 2020 as inflation falls

The big question for investors is whether the BoE suggests that a cut could come in June - when the European Central Bank has already signalled it will reduce borrowing costs

Job market squeeze in UK eases in April, permanent hiring down: Survey

For months the REC survey has painted a weak picture on hiring and pay for newly employed workers that has mostly not carried over to official measures of the broader labour market

Disney, Warner Bros to start streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu and Max

Customers will be able to sign up on any of the three individual websites and chose from an ad-free or ad-supported plan. No prices were disclosed

Will not compromise further with Israel to win Gaza ceasefire: Hamas

Izzat El-Reshiq, a member of Hamas' political office in Qatar, said in a statement late on Wednesday that the group would not go beyond a ceasefire proposal