Race issues

Singapore must act firmly when others seek to divide it: Edwin Tong on blocked online content

Law Minister Edwin Tong called on Singaporeans to be more discerning when viewing online content and to not disseminate it if it is harmful.

Singapore blocks online posts targeting Indian community; content likely from China-based platform

MHA said that the content undermines Singapore’s model of multiculturalism.

US actor Ted Danson apologises for blackface roast of Whoopi Goldberg in 1993

Ted Danson, 78, was involved romantically with Whoopi Goldberg at the time of the celebrity roast held by the New York Friars Club.

British PM calls for calm after protests over handcuffing of dying student

A demonstrator reacting after kicking a police wall on June 2 near Portswood Police Station, following a protest march in Southampton, southern England.

British interior minister condemns violent reaction to handcuffed student’s murder

Demonstrators attacking a police van following a protest in Southampton, England, on June 2, over the case of murdered student Henry Nowak.

Hegseth strikes female and black navy officers from promotion list

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired or sidelined nearly three dozen senior military officers since taking office.

Student’s killer jailed for life, UK police face probe over handcuffing of dying victim

The accused, Vickrum Digwa, used a large knife carried in a sheath attached to a belt worn outside his clothing to carry out the murder.

France moves towards symbolic repealing of slavery legislation

France abolished enslaving humans more than 170 years ago, and in 2001 recognised slavery and the slave trade as “crimes against humanity”.

Australian police did no threat assessment before Bondi attack, inquiry hears

A member of the Jewish community stands at a floral memorial in honour of the victims of the mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jeremy Piper

Missing Washington placard highlights Trump’s scrubbing of US history

The Francis Griffith Newlands fountain on the Washington, DC–Maryland border is dedicated to a long-dead, white supremacist senator.

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