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Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Stefan Vermes | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDespite rising trade tensions, Singapore still wants to promote a “multilateral, rules-based trading system” and looks forward to further cooperation between ASEAN and the European Union.This was revealed by Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong while speaking at the Singapore FinTech Festival on Wednesday.”If we can bring both the EU and ASEAN together to discuss the EU-ASEAN Digital Economy Agreement, I think there will be great progress,” said Mr Gan,…

Tim Davie said the BBC’s “enemies” did not define the narrative about Britain’s public broadcaster.The outgoing head of the BBC says it will not be defined by its “enemies” as Britain’s public broadcaster faces a public relations and leadership crisis and a legal threat from US President Donald Trump.In a call with staff on Tuesday, BBC Director-General Tim Davie acknowledged mistakes had been made but said he was “deeply proud” of the publicly funded broadcaster.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”We will thrive, and this story is not just given to us by our enemies. It is our story,”…

A report by Human Rights Watch and the Central American human rights organization Cristosar alleges that dozens of Venezuelans forcibly returned from the United States to prisons in El Salvador earlier this year were subjected to torture and other serious abuses, including sexual violence. The report released Wednesday includes interviews with 40 of the 252 Venezuelans sent to the notorious terrorist confinement center (Secot). They say some have been beaten by guards and taken to solitary confinement as punishment for protesting, while others have been driven to the brink of suicide. The report accuses El Salvador’s prison system of systematic…

Moises Caicedo will be recognized for his exceptional performances at Chelsea, with the terms of his contract likely to be adjusted to reflect his status as a world-class midfielder.Chelsea have a contract with him until 2033, but he could be granted a pay rise depending on his performance over the past 12 months. Changes to the Terms will be made privately. Chelsea’s salary structure is very encouraging, with players being paid relatively low compared to other top clubs, but they are rewarded for playing well.Caicedo joined Chelsea in the summer of 2023 for £115 million, making him the most expensive…

Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks at the event “SoftBank World” held in Tokyo on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued via conference call that advances in artificial intelligence will lead to new jobs not yet imagined and that advances in robotics will help start a loop of “self-improvement.” Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSoftBank Group shares fell as much as 10% on Wednesday after the Japanese giant announced it had sold its entire stake in U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion. The capital will…

The announcement came as a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean and a feud between President Trump and Petro.Published November 12, 2025November 12, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareColombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered a halt to information sharing with U.S. security agencies as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to fire missiles at ships in the Caribbean.”An order has been issued to all levels of the intelligence services of the public security forces to suspend communications and other transactions with the US security services,” Petro said on Tuesday’s X news agency, adding that the suspension “will remain…

When Anthony Joshua returns to the ring, he may have the support of Oleksandr Usyk and the undisputed world champion’s training team.Joshua is currently “undecided” whether he will work for Team Usyk in the future, but he is training for “fact-finding missions” with the Ukrainian team. It would be a remarkable development to see Joshua form such a partnership with a nemesis who has defeated him twice. sprayer This content is provided by sprayercookies and other technologies may be used. To view this content, you must allow cookies. You can change the settings and enable it using the buttons below.…

Luckin Coffee is preparing to relist its stock in the United States, the company’s co-founder and CEO Jingyi Guo said at an entrepreneurs’ gathering earlier this month, five years after a $300 million accounting scandal derailed the coffee chain’s business. “Under the guidance of the city government, we are actively pushing forward with the process of relisting on the main board of the United States,” Guo said, speaking at a government-sponsored event in the southeastern city of Xiamen, where Luckin Coffee is headquartered, according to a CNBC translation of a speech in Mandarin released by a government-backed business association. Guo…

Powerful bursts of energy from the sun pass through Earth, disrupting energetic particles in the uppermost layers of the atmosphere, painting spectacular aurora borealis in the night sky as far south as Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and even northern Florida. Several bursts of energy from the Sun, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), are expected to reach Earth’s magnetic field over the next two nights. The Space Weather Prediction Center announced a “severe” geomagnetic storm watch for G4 on Tuesday and Wednesday. G4 is the second strongest level on a five-point scale. Magnetic storms occur when solar wind passes through Earth’s…

Sam Kerr scored twice in her first start in 692 days as Chelsea beat St. Pölten 6-0 to claim back-to-back wins in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.Kerr, whose last start for the Blues came in December 2023, scored in vintage style. She scored the first goal with a touch from her feet, then curled a shot into the box for her team’s fourth goal of the night. The second goal was a poacher’s goal, with Kerr scoring his fourth header of the season after the match had already been decided. Her previous two goals came off the bench in the…