HAVANA - Cuban pensioners on Thursday began receiving a new monthly pension payment nearly double the previous one, but many said the extra would be swallowed by high inflation and a scarcity of basic ...

Homicides in Ecuador rose 40.36% in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period in 2024, the interior ministry said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Telehealth company Ro has enlisted former tennis player Serena Williams as a celebrity patient ambassador for its weight-loss treatments, it said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Plans are also in the works in the event Russia continues to prolong the war and disrupt agreements. Read more at ...

Pop Mart's net profit soared nearly 400 per cent in the first half of 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

BEIRUT - Lebanon said on Thursday it was launching the planned disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps, part of a wider effort to establish a state monopoly on arms. Read more at ...

LONDON - The Premier League's transfer spending spree reached record levels with more than a week of trading to go as promoted Leeds United signed AC Milan forward Noah Okafor for a reported 18 ...

MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources ...

More than 403,000ha of land have been burnt in Spain in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The recall of Coolibah Herbs Gourmet Salad Mix is ongoing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

James Dobson, a formidable force in America's social conservative movement and promoter of an anti-abortion and \"pro-family\" agenda, died on Thursday at age 89. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Military chiefs from the United States and a number of European countries have completed military options on Ukraine and will now present the options to their respective national security advisers, ...