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Russia advances to east-central Ukrainian region amid row over dead soldiers
MOSCOW - Russia said on Sunday its forces had advanced to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk amid a public row between Moscow and Kyiv over peace negotiations and the ...
Trump's travel ban on 12 countries goes into effect early Monday
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States goes into ...
S’pore to send delegation led by Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan to UN Ocean Conference
The Republic will serve as one of the vice-presidents of the conference. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Why ‘Japanese walking’ can be good for you
Part of the appeal is it is less time-consuming than the ‘10,000 steps a day’ fitness regime. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Leo, the first US pope, criticises nationalist politics at Sunday Mass
VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo criticized the emergence of nationalist political movements on Sunday, calling them unfortunate, ...
Mother elephant refuses to abandon trapped calf in Malaysia
Local authorities sedated the mother to free the calf from a rope snare. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Colombian presidential contender Miguel Uribe has successful surgery after shooting
The senator was hosting a campaign event in a public park in Bogota. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...
Iran authorities expand dog walking ban to multiple cities
The ban echoes a 2019 police directive that barred walking dogs in Tehran. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...