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Victims, witnesses of sex crimes encouraged to report offences to bring culprits to justice: Sim Ann

Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Sim Ann speaking to media at the Sexual Crime Awareness held at the Police Cantonment Complex on April 27.
Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Sim Ann speaking to media at the Sexual Crime Awareness held at the Police Cantonment Complex on April 27.

Colombia highway bombing death toll rises to 19

Relatives of the victims at the scene of the attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, on April 26.
Relatives of the victims at the scene of the attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, on April 26.

How the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner unfolded

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C.. on April 25.
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C.. on April 25.

Security operation in Belfast after police station car bomb

Three killed in clashes in India’s troubled north-east

Another Malaysian nabbed for helping scam syndicates; 17th arrested since March

The victim was told by scammers posing as government officials from the Monetary Authority of Singapore that she was under investigation for money laundering.
The victim was told by scammers posing as government officials from the Monetary Authority of Singapore that she was under investigation for money laundering.

Kosovo court jails three men for 2023 terror attack near Serbia's border

Kosovo police officers escort Dusan Maksimovic after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, at the court in Pristina, Kosovo April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj
Kosovo police officers escort Dusan Maksimovic after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison, at the court in Pristina, Kosovo April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj

Israeli strike kills three in Gaza, medics say

Palestinians gather near the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the two-year Israeli offensive, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, in Gaza City, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo
Palestinians gather near the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the two-year Israeli offensive, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, in Gaza City, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

South Africa promises crackdown on xenophobic attacks after Ghana protests

FILE PHOTO: A child looks on next to her mother holding a placard, during a march by a South African anti-xenophobia group following a recent campaign by another group which called on the government to prioritise jobs for nationals and remove undocumented immigrants from the country, in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 26, 2022. REUTERS/ Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A child looks on next to her mother holding a placard, during a march by a South African anti-xenophobia group following a recent campaign by another group which called on the government to prioritise jobs for nationals and remove undocumented immigrants from the country, in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 26, 2022. REUTERS/ Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Peruvian police raid property of former electoral chief amid election irregularities

A member of the Peru National Police speaks with Piero Corvetto, the former head of Peru’s National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), during a raid at his residence as part of a new investigation into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting votes from the April 12 general election, in Lima, Peru, in this handout distributed on April 24, 2026. Policia Nacional de Peru/Handout via REUTERS
A member of the Peru National Police speaks with Piero Corvetto, the former head of Peru’s National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), during a raid at his residence as part of a new investigation into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting votes from the April 12 general election, in Lima, Peru, in this handout distributed on April 24, 2026. Policia Nacional de Peru/Handout via REUTERS

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.