Politicians

S. Korea’s Defence Ministry seeks disciplinary action against about 10 officials over martial law

South Korean flag hangs on a pole outside the gate of the National Assembly, on Dec 4, 2024.

US senator urges military action if Hamas, Hezbollah remained armed

Senator Lindsey Graham called for military engagement against Hezbollah if it too does not surrender its weapons.

Myanmar mystics divine future after ill-augured election

Astrologer Min Thein Kyaw consulting with a client at his fortune-telling studio in Yangon on Dec 17, 2025.

Most Valuable Party approved as new political party in Singapore

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Mr Chia Yun Kai, leader of Most Valuable Party, next to Block 73 Bedok South Avenue 3 on April 19, 2025.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

The Kennedy Center board votes to add ‘Trump’ to its name, drawing backlash

US President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center on March 17.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 19, 2025

A police officer walking with a wounded man, during protests by farmers in Brussels on Dec 18 against the EU-Mercosur free-trade deal between the EU and the South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

French police raid home of Culture Minister Rachida Dati in graft probe

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati looks on as she arrives to take part in the inauguration of the Bonnat-Helleu Museum following 14 years of renovations in Bayonne, southwestern France, on November 26, 2025. Searches were carried out on December 18, 2025 at the home of Rachida Dati, as well as at the town hall of Paris’s 7th arrondissement, which she heads, as part of a corruption investigation, according to a source close to the case cited by AFP. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP)

Finland’s far-right party reprimands two MPs over racism scandal

MPs Juho Eerola (left) and Kaisa ‍Garedew said they had apologised for posting similar images of themselves.

Brazil Senate to debate Bill to slash former president Bolsonaro’s jail term

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro began serving a 27-year prison sentence in November after his conviction for a botched coup bid after his 2022 election loss.

Jared Kushner is everywhere, from peace deals to big money deals

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner leaves the Adlon Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on Dec 15, 2025.

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