Diplomacy

PM Wong congratulates Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman on election win

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman won a decisive victory in Bangladesh’s general election on Feb 12.

Trump says Board of Peace members pledge $6b for Gaza, calls for ‘full and immediate’ disarmament of Hamas

Makeshift tents of displaced Palestinian families among the ruins of the Al-Zaitun neighborhood of Gaza City, on Feb 12, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on table in talks with US

Iran and the US renewed negotiations in January to tackle their decades-long dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme and avert a new military confrontation.

Colombia resumes spraying drug crops with drones

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced in December 2025 that spraying of drug crops would resume under growing pressure from the Trump administration, which is demanding a tougher anti-drug policy.

Japan releases arrested Chinese fishing boat captain: Media

The captain was reportedly released after China guaranteed payment of cash collateral, according to public broadcaster NHK and other local media.

Qatar Emir, Trump discuss de-escalation as US, Iran pursue diplomacy

FILE PHOTO: Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) at Amiri Diwan, in Doha, Qatar September 16, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool/File Photo

Philippines urges China to keep tone ‘calm’ as rhetoric heats up

National flags are placed outside a room where Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng address reporters after their meeting in Beijing, China, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

Iran says nuclear talks gauged ‘seriousness’ of US

A man walks past a mural depicting the Statue of Liberty with is torch-bearing arm broken, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy, in Tehran.

US says Trump prefers diplomacy with Iran but warns he has military options

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago

Shanmugam visits China, discusses law enforcement cooperation with counterparts: MHA

Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam with Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong (left pic, right) and Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Chen Wenqing.

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