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One month on, Iran has the upper hand as war risks rise for Trump and the world

People waving national flags and holding portraits of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in central Tehran on March 25.

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What actually remains of Iran’s leadership?

A billboard with a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (centre), in Tehran on March 22.

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S’pore retains lowest-tariff edge in Asia even as US court ruling narrows the gap

Trade-oriented economies like Singapore will be supported by any pickup in trade activity on lower tariffs.

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PARF changes likely to spur more COE renewals, tilt balance further towards EVs

Revised PARF rebate scheme makes EVs even more attractive to car buyers, by hitting non-EVs more..

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Three key provisions in Trump’s Greenland deal with NATO. Will they be enough?

Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.

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Trump has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but neither got what they really wanted

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented US President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal in the Oval Office, on Jan 15.

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Iran’s leaders are facing a perfect storm of crises. Bloody crackdown could spell the end

Smoke rises as protesters gather amid evolving anti-government unrest at Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on January 10, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY.

Verification lines : Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from the position of the bridge and fencing which matched file imagery of the area. The date could not be independently verified.

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AI dues are coming as soaring demand for memory chips set to boost computer prices

In January 2025, Micron Technology broke ground for Singapore’s first high bandwidth memory advanced packaging plant worth US$7 billion (S$9.05 billion) in investment.

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US, Europe retreat from electric cars risks ceding race to China

Legacy carmakers like Ford are realising they need to provide EVs that meet local needs.

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Manila’s turn towards Seoul to bolster defence versus China reflects shifting security framework

The Philippine Navy commissioned the BRP Diego Silang, the second of two guided-missile frigates ordered from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries.

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