Banks power Singapore stocks higher on Tuesday; STI up 1.4%

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index advances 0.6% to 1,445.35. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russian official say Ukraine's drone development means no region can feel safe, TASS reports

A senior Russian security official warned on Tuesday that the pace and development of Ukrainian drone production meant that no Russian region was safe from attack. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Key moments of EU Foreign Policy chief's interview with Reuters

BRUSSELS, March 17 - Kaja Kallas, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, told Reuters on Tuesday there is no appetite among the bloc's countries to return to ...

South Korean military launches probe after child hit by suspected stray bullet in playground

Authorities said the girl was taken to a hospital and she has since returned home. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Greece wants durable solution to ensure free shipping in Hormuz Strait

ATHENS, March 17 - Greece does not back any separate deals that would allow ships to enter and exit the Strait of Hormuz but ...

Man charged with insulting religious belief by allegedly putting pork, offensive note outside flat

The accused was arrested on March 15, within four hours of the police report. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US Pacific Fleet to deploy wall-climbing, flying robots on ships

WASHINGTON, March 17 - Gecko Robotics has landed a $71 million contract to deploy wall-climbing robots and artificial intelligence across U.S. Navy ships in the Pacific Fleet, the Pittsburgh-based ...

Iran's new supreme leader rejects proposals for reducing tensions with US, senior official says

March 17 - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has rejected proposals for reducing tensions or for a ceasefire ...

Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's Trump-defying prime minister, seeks third term

COPENHAGEN, March 17 - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has staked her leadership on defying U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland. Convincing voters at home to give her a third term is ...

Timeline of recent fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan

March 17 - More than 400 people were killed and 265 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a charge Islamabad ...

SMC opens formal inquiry into doctor who mistakenly cut woman’s arteries, causing her death

The Singapore Medical Council has opened an inquiry into a doctor involved in a surgical error that allegedly caused a patient's death. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Higher energy prices, war in Middle East: A boost for renewables?

As the Middle East conflict sends oil and gas prices soaring, Green Pulse hosts discuss if geopolitics will break ASEAN’s fossil fuel addiction. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...