May 13 (Reuters) - The Monetary Authority of Singapore on Monday said it has appointed Gan Kim Yong as the chairman of the city-state's central bank.
Yong replaces Lawrence Wong who has also been serving as Singapore's finance minister since 2021. (Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli television aired previously withheld footage on Wednesday of five pyjama-clad female army conscripts being seized by Hamas gunmen during the Oct. 7 raid that triggered the Gaza war. The captives' families hoped the footage would increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a truce with Hamas and secure the hostages' release. The Netanyahu government saw the release of the subtitled three-minute clip to national and international media as an opportunity to shore up support.
The EU will be forced to follow Joe Biden’s tariffs against China whether it likes it or not, otherwise Europe will alone face the concentrated trade shock from Xi Jinping’s predatory mercantilism.
An Egyptian official changed the terms of the deal — after Israel had already agreed to it — by adding in more of Hamas' demands, CNN reports.
These tunnels could house living quarters, store weapons, and offer shelter from extreme weather, research team suggests
Considering that Haley said Trump was unfit to be president, many people accused the former South Carolina governor of being a hypocrite.
Mark Peterson via ReutersDonald Trump on Wednesday provided his reasoning for not testifying at his criminal hush-money trial—despite claiming just a month ago that he “absolutely” would.On Tuesday, Trump’s attorneys rested their defense in the case against the former president, who faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment to keep porn star Stormy Daniels quiet about their alleged affair. Trump, however, did not end up testifying.In an interview on WAB
Pentagon leadership says the B-21 penetrating strike aircraft will form the "backbone" of America's future bomber fleet.
Trump hit out at Colombia-born New York Justice Juan Merchan on the final day of witness testimony
The former president’s “fair and square” comment did not go down well.
China's Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (CCCEU) signaled that it "could raise its temporary tariff rate on imported large-engine vehicles to a maximum of 25 percent." The potential tariff comes after the Biden administration announced an increase in tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, among other imports. Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita joins Catalysts to break down the potential tariff increase from China and in the impacts it will have on global vehicle imports. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Catalysts. This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino
At least seven people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, officials said
Space Wars The militarization of space is really heating up after the Pentagon accused Russia of launching a satellite that national security officials believe is capable of attacking other satellites in orbit, the BBC reports. And most chillingly, this satellite, which the Russians launched last week, is on the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite. […]
Matthew Trickett dies in unexplained circumstances in Maidenhead park
The Trump scion's objection to Katie Phang's gag was too ironic for critics.
Fulton county district attorney overseeing election case against ex-president wins with nearly 90% percent of the vote
Ali Abbasi pointed out an awkward truth for the former president.
Chaim Otmazgin had tended to dozens of shot, burned or mutilated bodies before he reached the home that would put him at the center of a global clash. Working in a kibbutz that was ravaged by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Otmazgin — a volunteer commander with ZAKA, an Israeli search and rescue organization — saw the body of a teenager, shot dead and separated from her family in a different room. In the frantic hours, days and weeks that followed the Hamas attack, his testimony ricocheted across the world.
The change in policy is being considered after Russia placed weapons across the border from northeastern Ukraine, The New York Times reports.
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken said he was "committed" to working with Congress to respond to the court.
China on Thursday encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games aimed at punishing the self-ruled island after its new president vowed to defend democracy.China -- governed by the Communist Party since 1949 -- claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to bring the island under its rule, by force if necessary.
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