Singapore’s ruling party wins election in landslide | Politics News

The People’s Action Party has been facing a concerted challenge form the Workers’ Party. Singapore’s long-governing People’s Action Party (PAP) has retained its strong grip on power in the city-state’s general election, extending its 66-year unbroken rule and staving off any gains by the opposition Workers Party (WP). The Election Department announced the PAP won…

Iran reasserts uranium enrichment rights as further US talks delayed | Nuclear Energy News

Foreign Minister Araghchi insists Iran’s nuclear activities are civilian in nature. Iran has defended its right to enrich uranium, doubling down on a long-held stance as the next round of nuclear negotiations with the United States in Oman were abruptly delayed. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took to social media on Saturday to declare, “Iran has…

PM Wong’s PAP scores landslide victory in Singapore general election

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong addresses People’s Action Party (PAP) supporters, at an assembly area for the results of the general election, in Singapore, May 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS/Edgar Su Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s People’s Action Party (PAP) won the Singapore General Election Saturday by a landslide, securing 87 of the 97 parliamentary…

Warren Buffett to retire as Berkshire Hathaway CEO at end of 2025 | Business and Economy News

‘Oracle of Omaha’ stuns shareholders, but pledges to maintain investments in group and says he will still be ‘hanging around’. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has announced that he will retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group at the end of the year. Buffet told the group’s annual shareholder meeting on Saturday that he would…

Next-gen air defence: India moves to acquire infrared-guided VSHORADS

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducts three successive flight trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha, on Saturday. (A file photo) | Photo Credit: ANI The government has started the process to procure a next-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORADS (NG), which…

Europe marks VE Day with Trump on its mind

BBC Parisian women smile in May 1945 after Germany’s capitulation was signed the previous day “Celebration? What celebration? It feels more like a funeral” – the damning words of a former senior Nato figure to describe this week’s ceremonies marking Victory in Europe Day. The top-level diplomat who spent years at the transatlantic defence alliance…

Israelis protest for captives, against Netanyahu’s Gaza war expansion | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Thousands of Israelis have gathered outside the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, urging the government to prioritise the release of captives still held in Gaza instead of escalating military operations in the Palestinian territory. The demonstration on Saturday was held as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government authorised the mobilisation of up to 60,000 reserve…