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Singapore’s Workers’ Party rejects Leader of the Opposition position

Singapore’s Workers’ Party rejects Leader of the Opposition position

Singapore’s biggest opposition party, the Workers’ Party, has said it will not be nominating a replacement for the position of the Leader of the Opposition. In a media statement issued on Wednesday, the party said it had responded to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s invitation to nominate another elected MP to fill the vacancy. Wong removed WP chief Pritam Singh from his position as Leader of the Opposition last Thursday, following Singh’s court conviction for lying under oath to a parliamentary...
Accidente de tren de cercanías en Barcelona corta el servicio después de otro choque letal en España

Accidente de tren de cercanías en Barcelona corta el servicio después de otro choque letal en España

Por SUMAN NAISHADHAM y JOSEPH WILSON BARCELONA (AP) — El servicio de cercanías en la región de Cataluña, en el noreste de España, estaba suspendido el miércoles después de que uno de sus trenes se estrelló la noche anterior cerca de Barcelona, según las autoridades. Al menos una persona murió y otras 37 resultaron heridas […]
China mega-embassy approval further boosts UK relations

China mega-embassy approval further boosts UK relations

The UK approved China’s controversial plan to build a mega-embassy in London, a move that probably paves the way for Keir Starmer to make the first trip to Beijing by a British prime minister since 2018. The decision, following three delays, moves China closer to constructing the roughly 65,000 square metre (700,000 sq ft) embassy at the site of the former Royal Mint near the Tower of London. Local residents may challenge the decision in court. Starmer is set to visit Beijing and Shanghai from...
Today in History: January 21, Concorde jet takes first supersonic passenger flight

Today in History: January 21, Concorde jet takes first supersonic passenger flight

British Airways and Air France inaugurated scheduled passenger service on the supersonic Concorde jet.

UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills

The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.

UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills

The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.
Mark Carney’s Davos speech in full as he warns of ‘rupture’ in world order after Trump threat

Mark Carney’s Davos speech in full as he warns of ‘rupture’ in world order after Trump threat

Mr Carney said Canada ‘strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland’ and supports Denmark’s sovereignty

What went wrong for Raducanu in Melbourne?

After Emma Raducanu suffered a humbling second-round exit, BBC Sport analyses what went wrong and where the Briton goes from here.

What went wrong for Raducanu in Melbourne?

After Emma Raducanu suffered a humbling second-round exit, BBC Sport analyses what went wrong and where the Briton goes from here.

In pictures: Northern lights dazzle for second night across the UK

After a strong geomagnetic storm on the Sun earlier this week, the aurora was spotted for the second night in a row across the UK
Singapore to buy US aircraft, torpedoes to boost Asia maritime security

Singapore to buy US aircraft, torpedoes to boost Asia maritime security

The United States on Tuesday announced the approval of a US$2.3 billion sale of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, torpedoes and related equipment to Singapore. “The proposed sale will improve Singapore’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing a credible maritime force capable of deterring adversaries,” the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement. It will “enhance the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the...

Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe

Abe's assassination stunned the country where there is virtually no gun crime.