Singapore Faces IAEA Nuclear Assessment and Trump Sets a New Iran Deadline
Headline news for May 20, 2026: Singapore will undergo an IAEA nuclear readiness assessment in 2027 as it considers whether to deploy nuclear energy. President Trump says he was one hour from striking...
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Trump Pauses Iran Strike, Putin Flies to Beijing and Oil Falls
Headline news for May 19, 2026: President Trump says he paused a planned strike on Iran at the personal request of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE as a new Iranian peace proposal arrive...
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Taiwan Vows It Won't Be Sacrificed, Ukraine Strikes Moscow, Singapore Surges
Headline news for May 18, 2026: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te responds to President Trump’s silence on Taiwan during the Beijing summit. Ukraine launches its largest drone strikes on Moscow in over a ...
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Xi Warns Trump: Mishandle Taiwan and the Two Countries Risk Collision
Headline news for May 15, 2026: President Trump and President Xi wrap up their Beijing summit with a stark warning from Mr Xi that mishandling Taiwan risks collision between the two powers. Both agree...
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Trump Meets Xi in China, Warsh Takes the Fed and Gunshots in Philippine Senate
Headline news for May 14, 2026: President Trump sits down with President Xi in Beijing today with trade, Taiwan, AI and Iran on the table and the CEOs of Apple, Tesla and Nvidia in tow. Kevin Warsh is...
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Iran: Not Our Fight, Still Our Problem
Professor Joseph Liow, chairman of the Middle East Institute, joins Lens on Singapore’s Claressa Monteiro to cut through the noise around the Iran conflict and bring it into the Singapore context. Two...
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Trump Flies to Beijing for Xi Summit as Bessent Holds Trade Talks in Seoul
Headline news for May 13, 2026: President Trump declares Americans' financial pain is not even a little bit of a factor in his Iran negotiations — as U.S. inflation hits a three-year high and he flies...
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Japan Bonds Hit a Twenty-Nine Year High as Iran Ceasefire Hanging by a Thread
Headline news for May 12, 2026: President Trump calls the Iran ceasefire on life support and dismisses Tehran's peace proposal as a piece of garbage as the two sides remain deadlocked. Japan's bond yi...
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