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US Vice-President J.D. Vance departed Washington for meetings with Iran in Switzerland that Pakistan said will begin on June 21.

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PM Wong meets Putin for the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan, Russia

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Flower Market artist Cj Hendry’s new exhibit in Singapore

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As hotel restrictions ease, what’s next for Upper Circular Road and Beach Road?

The lifting of restrictions will apply for two years, until May 31, 2028.

The Upper Circular Road area (centre) on June 10, 2026.

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Why a speech by Pursuit Of Jade’s Zhang Linghe has divided Taiwan

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Indonesia’s blanket fuel subsidies favour the rich, say economists, urging targeted aid

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Iran war gives Pakistan its biggest diplomatic boost in decades

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Parents, stop complaining about your children. Do it for the future of Singapore

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When Singapore’s Gen Z volunteers say ‘anything but ageing’, we have a problem

There is a creeping sense of compassion fatigue among our youth amid the stereotyping of seniors, says the writer.

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Singaporean interior designer Alexis Tan, 32, recently attended a 14-day fat camp in Shenzhen.

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