The dispute is over the identities of several prisoners that Hamas is demanding to be released. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

The official added that Mr Biden is legally unable to intervene absent a credible plan from ByteDance to divest TikTok. The ...

Mrs Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva says she is two months away from her 120th birthday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Companies including Moderna and Pfizer are working on mRNA vaccines for bird flu. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Huang Lin-kai was sentenced to death in 2017 for the 2013 murder of his ex-girlfriend and her mother. Read more at ...

BEIJING - China has begun preparations to resume group tours to Taiwan by residents of Shanghai and Fujian province in the ...

A senator said the report illustrated the need to revitalise US shipbuilding and maritime industries. Read more at ...

This follows outcries by British media outlets that the software was misrepresenting news reports. Read more at ...

MELBOURNE - Highlights of the sixth day of the Australian Open on Friday (all times GMT): Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - BP is eliminating 4,700 positions internally, about 5 per cent of its workforce, and more than 3,000 contractor jobs ...

HONG KONG - China’s Vice-President Han Zheng will attend the inauguration ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump on Jan ...

They had expected the process to be "slow and drawn-out", but are coming to terms with the Jan 19 deadline. Read more at ...