EU adopts new sanctions against Russia, including LNG
BRUSSELS – European Union countries adopted a 14th package of sanctions on Russia that aims to close some loopholes and hits Russia’s gas exports for the first time, EU foreign…
Britain’s Princess Anne in hospital with minor head injury
LONDON – Princess Anne, King Charles’ younger sister, suffered minor injuries and concussion following an incident on Sunday and is in hospital as a precaution, Buckingham Palace said, adding that…
Timeline of Singapore’s oil spill: When response teams mobilised, booms deployed
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Rescue teams search for two missing potholers in Spanish cave
MADRID – Spanish police and rescue teams were searching on Monday for two potholers missing since Sunday morning in a 500-metre (1,640 feet) deep cave in northern Cantabria region. Read…
Man accused of concealing woman’s corpse in Hougang condo unit
The woman’s body was only discovered four days after its alleged concealment, by which time it was in a decomposed state.Read More
EU adopts sanctions against six over Sudan civil war
EU countries adopted sanctions against six people in Sudan on Monday over the war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has engulfed the country.…
Oil spill clean-up to take around 3 months before affected beaches progressively reopen: Grace Fu
Based on both satellite and drone images, there has been no observed oil slick along East Coast and Changi since Jun 18.Read More
Government agencies have done well in oil spill clean-up, SOPs effective: Chee Hong Tat
Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat also addressed questions on why containment booms were not pre-emptively deployed at beaches.Read More
Singapore still assessing visa application of shipping CEO who claimed he was denied one over Russia sanctions
Red Box Energy Services CEO Philip Adkins’ initial employment pass (EP) renewal application was rejected because “necessary supporting documents were not provided by the due date specified in the application…
Israel kills senior Gaza health official, tanks push deeper into Rafah
CAIRO – An Israeli air strike at a medical clinic in Gaza City killed the director of Gaza’s Ambulance and Emergency Department, the enclave’s health ministry said, while Israel’s military…