US foreign policy

US deportations to Vietnam surge: Returnees struggle to rebuild lives in an unfamiliar country

Deportees in HCMC: Vietnamese deportees from the US met by Ho Chi Minh City Police personnel on Sept 16, for registration and settling-in process..

Greenland deal a boost for US naval strategy

(From left) US President Donald Trump, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland‘s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen at the signing of a trilateral security deal in New York on Sept 22.

Trump is checking out of his presidency

Confronting a midterm electoral defeat amid intractable wars, Donald Trump announced on Sept 21 that his planned Washington triumphal arch would also be a “top grade military complex”.

Left adrift by allies and events, Gulf states soften stance on Iran

Iran-aligned Houthi fighters firing at Saudi-backed forces from a video released by Houthi Military Media.

Donald Trump drops demands to own Greenland, but the harm has been done

A new Danish-US agreement may have eased fears over an American takeover of Greenland but the negative sentiments remain.

News analysis

Canada wants closer ties with Europe. But what would EU associate membership mean?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on Sept 17.

25 years on, living in the world 9/11 created

The Tribute in Light is tested over the Manhattan skyline in New York, New York, US, on Sept 9. Friday will mark the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

The end of the ‘win-win’ era

Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law (left), shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Sept 5.

US treasury chief Bessent backs using US financial power as foreign policy tool

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also spoke about the US having joined Japan in a rare joint yen-buying intervention on July 31.

Iran raises price of petrol as US applies economic pressure

A woman crosses as motorists drive past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in Tehran. Iran, a major oil producer with some of the world’s cheapest fuel, has for years heavily subsidised petrol.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.