Families

Pet portraiture gets popular with pawrents

Tonya and Larry Smith hold a commissioned portrait of their King Charles Spaniel, Rusty, who passed away in November at their home in Quitman, Ga., on March 19, 2026. Commissioned pet portraits have been around for centuries, but now they’re reaching a much wider clientele. (Erich Martin/The New York Times)

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Weave a ketupat and get creative: Hari Raya crafts and news bites in ST’s March activity page

The series aims to journey with families as they raise children and navigate struggles in an increasingly digital world.

Displaced mothers in Lebanon welcome babies' new lives with hope and fear

Hawraa Houmani, 29, holds her newborn Ali, in a school now used as a temporary shelter for displaced people, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Emilie Madi

With Tunisian opposition figures in jail, some family members lead calls for change

Sofia Ben Agla, wife of detained opposition leader Ghazi Chaouachi, poses for the camera while holding an old photo of herself, her husband, and their two sons inside her home in Tunis, Tunisia, on February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Forum: Filial care goes beyond the occasional birthday meal

Minneapolis grapples with lingering trauma, economic damage after ICE surge

A sign showing Alex Pretti at a memorial in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Evans

Snails, balloons, insects, climbing fun: 4 new activities for the March holidays

Kids enjoying close encounters with the snail at WholeSnail, Singapore's first snail farm (left), and playing in the Sunset Lagoon at Dopamine Land.

Govt to look at easing hurdles for new mothers to rejoin workforce: Chan Chun Sing

Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing at a fireside chat moderated by American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore chief executive Lei Hsien-Hsien on March 13.

Forum: Waiting to have children is often a deliberate and thoughtful strategy

Meloni bets on a lottery to curb Italy's judicial clans

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a session at Italy's Senate in Rome, Italy, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Matteo Minnella

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