Trump Rejects Iran's Peace Offer, Drones Strike Gulf States and Thaksin Freed
Headline news for May 11, 2026: President Trump calls Iran's latest peace proposal totally unacceptable as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait all report Iranian drone strikes over the weekend. Two Singaporean ...
11 Touko 3min
Iran and the US Close In on a Deal, Wall Street Hits Records and Oil Falls
Episode Title: Iran and the U.S. Close In on a War-Ending Deal, Wall Street Hits Records and Oil Falls Headline news for May 7, 2026: Iran reviews a U.S. peace proposal as reports emerge that Washi...
7 Touko 4min
Project Freedom Paused, Epic Fury Declared Over and Oil Falls as Hope Grows
Headline news for May 6, 2026: President Trump pauses Project Freedom citing great progress toward a final Iran deal but the naval blockade holds as another ship was struck in the Strait overnight. Se...
6 Touko 4min
Project Freedom Backfires, Iran Strikes the UAE, ADB Cuts Asia Growth Forecast
Headline news for May 5, 2026: Project Freedom triggers a sharp escalation as the U.S. sinks six Iranian boats and Iran fires missiles at a UAE port with the ceasefire hanging by a thread. In Singapor...
5 Touko 4min
Trump Launches Project Freedom and Singapore Signs an Essential Supplies Deal
Headline news for May 4, 2026: President Trump launches Project Freedom to escort stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, even as a tanker is struck by unknown projectiles this morning. In Singapo...
4 Touko 4min
Oil Back Up, Powell Exits and Trump Says the Iran Blockade Could Last Months
Headline news for April 30, 2026: Oil closes at its highest level since 2022 as President Trump says the Iran blockade could last months with no nuclear deal in sight. Jerome Powell ends eight years a...
30 Huhti 4min
The Economy Is Changing. Will We Still Have Work?
Minister for Manpower, Tan See Leng and Minister of State for Digital Development and Information, Jasmin Lau join Claressa Monteiro on Lens on Singapore to tackle the question many Singaporeans are q...
29 Huhti 29min
UAE Quits OPEC After Sixty Years as Iran War Fractures the Gulf's Energy Order
Headline news for April 29, 2026: The UAE quits OPEC after nearly sixty years, effective Friday, as the Iran war fractures the Gulf's energy order and oil surges back above a hundred dollars a barrel....
29 Huhti 4min
