All coverage of Singapore, ranked by recency.
Arab Israelis account for about 21% of the country’s population.
CALGARY, Oct 17 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that a \"serious incident\" had caused a major fire at a military base in northern Alberta.
The state government had earlier ordered all schools to close for two days from Oct 8, before extending the closure to educational institutions for another five days from Oct 12.
At least eight Republican senators have spoken out against Trump’s diesel deal with Russia or the sanctions waiver.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong also highlighted the importance of strong tripartism to enable PSA's management team, the unions and the workers to work together in a "relationship of trust" to build a "disciplined and skilled workforce".
A seven-year-old girl was among the dead, West Bengal's chief minister said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described the situation in Oleshky this week as “genocide”.
Zelenskyy said Trump's latest action emboldens Russian President Vladimir Putin and encourages more attacks by Russia.
The survey of 1,021 eligible voters, released on Oct 17, found 68% of Albertans would vote to remain in Canada, up from 64% last month.
LISBON, Oct 17 - Tens of thousands of people marched through central Lisbon on Saturday to protest against soaring living costs and a deepening housing crisis in Portugal, increasing pressure on the centre-right government.
PRAGUE, Oct 17 - Leading Czech opposition parties won the most votes in Senate elections on Saturday, while Prime Minister Andrej Babis' party failed to secure any of the seats it contested in one of its first big electoral tests since taking power last year.
BRUSSELS, Oct 17 - Masked settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank attacked Palestinians, Catholic representatives and Western diplomats and officials, Belgium's foreign minister said on Saturday.
MADRID, Oct 17 - Spain's hard-left parties on Saturday presented separate candidate lists for a snap election after talks on a nationwide pact collapsed, reducing Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez' chances of staying in power at the head of a leftist coalition.
CAIRO, Oct 17 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday Egypt would take any measures necessary to defend Saudi Arabia if asked, amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom, and parliament announced an emergency session on Sunday.
BUDAPEST, Oct 17 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked neighbours Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary to allow the transit of Ukrainian grain cargoes because of a Black Sea blockade, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Saturday.
KYIV, Oct 17 - Ukraine, the United States and Russia could meet during a G20 summit in the US but Washington and Moscow have not confirmed the meeting and other venues are also possible, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.
TIRANA, Oct 17 - Thousands of young Albanians gathered outside the Education Ministry in the centre of the capital Tirana on Saturday on the fifth day of a growing student-led movement to force Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign.
TUNIS, Oct 17 - Thousands of Tunisians joined the largest protest against President Kais Saied in years on Saturday, accusing him of undermining democracy and mishandling the economy in a growing challenge to his rule.
CAIRO, Oct 17 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that his presidential term would end in 2030 and that the question of his departure from office was settled, reaffirming that Egypt's constitution would not be amended.
He also is questioning campaign spending, faulting redistricting and second-guessing candidate choices.
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 - President Donald Trump is blaming senior aides and political operatives for a faltering midterm strategy, questioning campaign spending, faulting redistricting and second-guessing candidate choices as Republicans fight to retain control of Congress, said three people familiar with internal discussions.
They agreed to support countries that undertake reforms and address debt vulnerabilities.
Animal welfare activists called the new rule barbaric.
Finance ministers, central bank chiefs and top officials from around the world attended the meetings.
TIRANA, Oct 17 - Marjana Koceku's life changed last year when Prime Minister Edi Rama hand-picked her to run for Albania's parliament, one of a legion of young lawmakers he hoped would become the face of his Socialist Party.
US President Donald Trump's reversal on the Russia sanctions comes after he struck a deal with Russia President Vlamidir Putin to ease sanctions on Russia in exchange for Moscow releasing large amounts of diesel into global markets.
BANGKOK, Oct 17 - Germany's development minister is seeking an exemption from the country's debt brake, a constitutional limit on government borrowing, for Ukraine funding, arguing that much of Germany's civilian support for Ukraine comes from her ministry's budget.
Protest organisers called on institutions like the International Monetary Fund to focus on climate financing and tax reforms that aid poorer citizens, rather than demand governments cut subsidies and social spending.
SAO PAULO, Oct 16 - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Friday that, if elected president, he would seek to curb Brazil's rising public debt without touching politically sensitive social spending commitments, rejecting media reports that his campaign was considering such measures.
On Oct 15, the Justice Department sued California to block the state from counting the ballots.
Trump’s executive order comes as he has been warming towards Russia.
DALTON, Georgia, Oct 16 - US President Donald Trump made a joke about the popularity of the name Mohammad in the Muslim world as he mocked Iran's presidency during a campaign speech on Friday.
The Georgia crowd gave the joke a muted response.
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said Singapore will send preventive measure notices to seven companies in Indonesia responsible for fires causing the current haze.
Oct 16 - Missiles struck Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Friday, while a Saudi-led military coalition said it had intercepted a ballistic missile headed for the Red Sea city of Yanbu, a key Saudi oil hub that allows exports to avoid the Strait of Hormuz.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 - An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN secretary-general, two people close to the process said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the service was being restored after the White House reportedly asked SpaceX to reinstate it.
Oct 16 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday condemned US President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia, called Moscow's stance a \"parody\" of peace negotiations and welcomed the prospect of a greater role in talks for European allies he called \"real leaders\".
US President Donald Trump praised an armed bystander as a “great hero” for killing a teenage gunman who shot dead three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is barring unauthorized drones along the US border with Mexico as the government steps up efforts to address concerns about illegal cross-border drug shipments.
The US president told the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia to “reconsider” her job just days after her first press briefing faced criticism.
The UN Security Council “condemned in the strongest terms continued and escalatory Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” and criticised attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he did not think either he or Elon Musk was responsible for Ukraine losing Starlink access in a way that affected its military operations against Russia.
VATICAN CITY, Oct 16 - President Vladimir Putin told Pope Leo he had agreed to cooperate after the pontiff asked him on Friday to help get vital supplies into the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky, the Kremlin said.
Indian police detained protest leader Abhijeet Dipke and several protesters demanding the election chief's resignation over the removal of more than 130 million voters from the voter lists.
'Thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it,' Trump told journalists.
Oct 16 - The United Nations aviation agency has found Lebanon's main airport lacks valid certification, according to a report summary seen by Reuters, in a setback to US President Donald Trump's move to revive direct US-Beirut flights.
SAO PAULO, Oct 16 - Employees at Meta acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were negatively affected by restrictions during the country's election, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on Friday, citing messages it reviewed.
MOSCOW, Oct 16 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Pope Leo in a phone call on Friday that he supported a Vatican initiative to help deliver supplies to civilians in the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine and was ready to cooperate on the matter.
NAIROBI/LONDON/NYANGEZI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 16 - The US government has struck a deal to continue supplying some of the world's poorest nations with free life-saving medication and equipment for mothers, infants and young children, after months of uncertainty and challenges with supply.
GUADALAJARA/MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 - Residents in Guadalajara, one of Mexico's biggest cities, are demanding answers over a worsening water-quality crisis that has left many households reporting foul-smelling, sediment-filled tap water and sparked police clashes as protesters urge government action.
BRUSSELS, Oct 16 - French President Emmanuel Macron has warned EU leaders they should agree the bloc's next long-term budget before the end of the year because elections in several countries, including France, will make a deal harder to secure, two diplomats said.
ROME, Oct 16 - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and senior military, police and prison officials have been placed under investigation in Italy over the treatment of Gaza flotilla activists, Italian prosecutors said on Friday.
BERLIN, Oct 16 - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel on Friday reaffirmed their countries' steadfast backing for Ukraine, saying that Russia had shown no willingness to negotiate by intensifying its attacks.
DAKAR, Oct 16 - The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, took over leadership of rebel forces occupying eastern regions this week, in the most significant shake-up of the uprising in years.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 - President Donald Trump said the US may have to target Pickaxe Mountain, a site linked to Iran's nuclear program, as he aims to ensure Tehran does not get a nuclear weapon. In an interview with Newsmax on Thursday night, Trump also said he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war on Iran, which began in February with US-Israeli strikes.
TIRANA, Oct 16 - Thousands of young Albanians marched through Tirana on Friday, breaking some windows and traffic lights on the fourth day of an increasingly violent student-led campaign to force Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign.
ROME, Oct 16 - Italy has extended by another week its suspension of the European Union's border-free travel arrangements with Spain over a surge in migrant arrivals in Ceuta in late July, an Italian government source said on Friday.
BUDAPEST, Oct 16 - Budapest and Kyiv agreed to put their relations on a new footing, Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Friday after meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as the leaders aim to calm tensions over minority rights.
