Updated on Feb. 12, 2026 Singapore’s trade expanded in 2025, according to a report released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Tuesday. Both merchandise and services trade grew. Total merchandise trade increased by 8.7% to $1.4 trillion in 2025, following the 6.6% growth in 2024 while growth in total services trade had
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to hold that urgent meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a week earlier than was originally planned to discuss negotiations with Iran. Trump has repeatedly told the Iranian regime that it needs to do two things to avoid military action as the U.S. builds up its forces in
Hamas leader said on Sunday the group will not disarm, which confounded the requirement of phase two of the Gaza Peace Plan. Hamas’s external political leader Khaled Mashaal said on the second day of the Al Jazeera Forum in Qatar, “In the context that our people are still under occupation, talking about disarmament is an
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison amid condemnation by the U.S.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday released a statement, “The Hong Kong High Court’s decision to sentence Jimmy Lai to 20 years is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case. It
