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Tycoon Ong Beng Seng pleads guilty in corruption case

Koh EweBBC News, SingaporeJoel GuintoBBC News, SingaporeGetty ImagesAt the time of the offences Iswaran was in the government's F1 steering committee and the chief negotiator on F1-related business matters.Ong helped bring the F1 Grand Prix to Singapore and...

Tens of thousands turn out for pro-Palestine march

Katy WatsonBBC News, Sydney Harbour BridgeDean Lewins/EPAA planned pro-Palestinian protest across the Sydney Harbour Bridge has gone ahead after it was authorised by the Supreme Court just one day prior, in what organisers called a "historic" decision.Tens of...

New Zealand woman arrested after two-year-old found in luggage

A woman in New Zealand has been arrested after a two-year-old girl was found in her luggage while she was travelling on a bus. Police said officers were called to a bus stop in Kaiwaka, a small town...

Aid group says worker killed by Israeli military in attack on Gaza HQ

Palestine Red Crescent SocietyThe Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has accused Israeli forces of attacking its headquarters in Gaza, killing one worker and injuring three others. The humanitarian organisation said the attack "sparked a fire in the building"...

Trump brings back Presidential Fitness Test for public schools

President Donald Trump on Thursday reinstated the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools.First instated in the 1950s to gauge young people's health and athleticism, the assessment included sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups and a sit-and-reach test. It also featured a...

Hamas refuses to disarm until Palestinian state established

Thomas MackintoshBBC NewsEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.More than 60,000...

Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter, in New YorkUS President Donald Trump has fired the boss of one of America's most important economic institutions hours after weaker-than-expected jobs data stoked further alarm about his tariff policy.On social media Trump claimed that...

Mali charges ex-PM Moussa Mara with undermining the state in X post

A former prime minister of Mali, which is now under military rule, has been charged with undermining the credibility of the state over comments on social media.After a prison visit to see detained opposition figures in July, Moussa...

And Just Like That… Sex and the City reboot will end with third season

And Just Like That..., the reboot of 90s and early noughties show Sex and the City, will come to a close after its third season, HBO has announced.Show runner Michael Patrick King shared the news on Instagram, saying...
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Prepare yourself to take the country forward, Lok Sabha Speaker urges youth

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