WHO urges Taliban to lift restrictions on women aid workers
Published: 1:56pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 2:00pm, 8 Sep 2025 The World Health Organization has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid...
Former Point72 Japan head plans Hong Kong-based hedge fund firm
Former Point72 Asset Management Japan head Tomohiro Yamaguchi is planning his own hedge fund to capitalise on demand from investors seeking to work with...
Thailand’s Thaksin in Singapore in preparation to return to Bangkok
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is scheduled to return to Bangkok on Monday, days after his abrupt departure for Dubai stoked speculation about...
Argentina’s president suffers crushing defeat in provincial vote
Published: 1:17pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 2:06pm, 8 Sep 2025 Argentine President Javier Milei suffered a sweeping setback on Sunday in the Buenos Aires provincial...
Trump Says US Ready for Second Phase of Russia Sanctions
President Donald Trump signaled on Sept. 7 that the U.S. government is ready to impose more sanctions against Russia, as negotiations to end Russia’s...
Trump: European Leaders Will Visit This Week to Discuss Russia–Ukraine War
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that European leaders would return to the United States in the coming days to discuss the administration’s ongoing...
‘Drowning in money’: Filipinos seethe over ‘stolen’ flood control funds
Mud splattered across gates. Walls daubed with “thief” and “corrupt”. In the Philippines, anger over the misuse of funds set aside for flood control...
ANZ Bank Pays $3.25 Million Penalty for Misleading New Zealand Customers
ANZ Bank’s New Zealand operation has agreed to pay a $3.25 million (US$1.92 million) penalty after admitting it twice breached fair dealing laws. The...
Societe Generale appoints Singapore, SEA country head
Alvaro Huete has been with the French bank for 28 years and is relocating from Paris to Singapore. Read More