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US eyes a swift end to war as fresh attacks hit Gulf states and Iran

Trump said the exit could take place within two to three weeks.

US President Donald Trump said that the exit could take place in two or three weeks.

Could NATO be collateral damage from Trump’s Iran war?

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Trump’s options: Will seizing Iran’s Kharg Island solve Strait of Hormuz blockade?

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Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law

US Supreme Court justices sceptical of Trump order to restrict birthright citizenship

Google faces demands to prohibit AI videos for kids on YouTube

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Asian Insider

After border clashes with Thailand, Cambodia’s economic time bomb ticks louder

The economic realities have raised questions over the performance of Cambodia’s leadership.

Mr Sim Srong surveys the damage of his shop in Samraong district, near the Thai border in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province. His shop was damaged during the outbreak of hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand.

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How to get a billion passengers to fly in India

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For kinship, not gifts: China’s rise redefines ties with relatives abroad

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American Evolution

American Evolution

Did the Trump bet pay off? Some Texas Democrats sense an opening ahead of the midterms

Hispanic voters may shift again in the 2026 midterms.

Rio Grande city is the seat of Starr county in south Texas.

American Evolution

The woman who sued Trump and other tales from America’s factory floor

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American Evolution

How Trump is rewriting the rules of the US presidency from his US$160m Florida mansion

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Climate change
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India updates climate targets as energy crisis bites

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What do higher energy prices and the war in the Middle East mean for renewables?

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Climate change and Singapore’s adaptation strategy cannot wait for geopolitics to stabilise

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Planet trapped record heat in 2025: UN

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How NASA’s Artemis II moon mission will unfold

Artemis II lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket the agency has ever flown.
Artemis II lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket the agency has ever flown.

Bahamas heads for early election on May 12

Bahama’s Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Bahama’s Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Seven-month-old girl in stroller fatally shot in Brooklyn

Timeline: Key milestones in NASA's Artemis moon programme

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft prepares for launch from the Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026.
NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft prepares for launch from the Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026.

Iranians vow to ‘resist until the end’ at Guards naval chief’s funeral

The public funeral of Mr Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as well as other recent victims of US-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, on April 1, 2026.
The public funeral of Mr Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as well as other recent victims of US-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, on April 1, 2026.

NASA’s Artemis II launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century

NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.

Trump to tell wary public that Iran war goals have been accomplished in prime-time address

U.S. President Donald Trump attends to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026.  REUTERS/Evan Vucci
U.S. President Donald Trump attends to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026.  REUTERS/Evan Vucci

FBI arrives in Cuba to investigate deadly speedboat shootout

FILE PHOTO: Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel waves a Cuban flag during a march outside the U.S. Embassy to protest against what they denounce as U.S. aggression in the region, in Havana, Cuba, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel waves a Cuban flag during a march outside the U.S. Embassy to protest against what they denounce as U.S. aggression in the region, in Havana, Cuba, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez/File Photo

Trump to address nation as Iran war batters approval

US President Donald Trump is expected to try and reassure the nation that US goals are being met and that he has a plan for completing the war.
US President Donald Trump is expected to try and reassure the nation that US goals are being met and that he has a plan for completing the war.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 2, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian published an open letter to the people of the US on his website on April 1.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian published an open letter to the people of the US on his website on April 1.

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