He spent part of his speech rating some world leaders on their good looks, wealth and strength. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

SEOUL, Feb 20 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his reclusive country had overcome recession and accomplished major economic goals over the past five years as he opened the Ninth Party Congress, ...

INNSBRUCK, Austria, Feb 19 - An Austrian court late on Thursday found a 37-year-old amateur mountaineer guilty of manslaughter over his girlfriend's death of cold near Austria's highest summit after ...

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 20, 2026. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

JERUSALEM, Feb 19 - More than 75,000 Palestinians were killed in the first 15 months of Israel's military assault in Gaza, a figure far higher than the 49,000 deaths local health officials announced ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.54 per cent to 49,395.16 points. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the economy had overcome recession. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - United States President Donald Trump on Feb 19 accused former President Barack Obama of disclosing ...

A massive US military buildup in the Middle East has fuelled fears of a wider war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 - President Donald Trump has told Congress he is pursuing a civil nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia that does not include non-proliferation safeguards the U.S. has long said would ...

PARIS, Feb 19 - A war of words erupted between French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday over the killing of a French far-right activist who was beaten by ...