Lebanon Declares Ceasefire, Anthropic Files for IPO and Johor to Head to Polls
Headline news for June 2, 2026: Lebanon announces a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel — but Netanyahu says military operations in the south will continue. Anthropic confidentially files f...
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Asia’s largest security summit begins in Singapore, amidst US-Iran deal
Headline news for May 29, 2026: Asia’s largest security conference, Shangri-La Dialogue kicks off its twenty-third session in Singapore today. The US and Iran reach a deal to extend the ceasefire, pen...
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Trump says no one gets to control the Strait of Hormuz, as US launches new strikes on Iran
Headline news for May 28, 2026: US launches new strikes on an Iranian military site, complicating an already uncertain US-Iran draft framework deal. The RBNZ holds rates steady as New Zealand reveals ...
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Is Singapore losing the world we relied on? An intelligence chief's candid take
Are we seeing a fragmentation in the rules-based global order? And if so, what does this mean for Singapore? In this episode of Lens on Singapore, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Henry Wilkinson, chief in...
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Singapore and China Call for Ceasefire, U.S. Strikes Iran, Russia Threatens Kyiv
Headline news for May 26, 2026: Singapore and China jointly call for an immediate Middle East ceasefire as Iran's top negotiator heads to Doha for talks even as U.S. forces strike Iranian missile sit...
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Russia Pounds Kyiv, Trump Slows Iran Talks and Oil Falls Below $100
Headline news for May 25, 2026: Russia launches its largest assault on Kyiv in years with six hundred drones, ninety missiles and a nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon then strikes again overnight killi...
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M1-Simba Merger Dies and Rubio Calls Iran's Hormuz Toll Plan Unfeasible
Headline news for May 22, 2026: The M1-Simba merger is officially dead as Tuas Limited terminates its sale agreement following the IMDA's suspension of the review. US-Iran talks remain deadlocked over...
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OpenAI announces $300M investment in Singapore, Xi and Putin denounce Trump’s Golden Dome
Headline news for May 21, 2026: US President Donald Trump says he was “right on the borderline” between a deal and resuming the war on Iran. OpenAI announces it will open its first Applied AI Lab outs...
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