Singapore must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said as he addressed a wave of anti-Indian comments that emerged online following the devastating
A joint Arab-Islamic summit held in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on November 11, rejected Israeli claims that the war in Gaza was in “self-defense.” The participating members instead held Israel responsible for
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The death toll in Gaza crossed 11,200 on the 38th consecutive day of the Israeli assault, on November 13. Among the more than 11,200 Palestinians who have been killed so far according
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One of the curiosities of our time is that the far right is quite comfortable with the established institutions of liberal democracy. There are instances here and there of disgruntled political leaders
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Tis the season for holiday shopping, and as American consumers ready their spending dollars, few of us are likely to link our gift buying to the high cost of low prices on
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Arturo Bejar’s return to Facebook’s Menlo Park campus in 2019 felt like coming home. The campus was bigger than when he’d left in 2015—Facebook’s staff doubled in size every year and a
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by Xinhua writer Wang Jiangang A hush fell over the gathered dignitaries and staff at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. It was a moment that transcended the usual bustle
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My neighbour in Ram Vihar, upon seeing me all packed and cheerful for my holiday, inquired where I was headed. “To escape Delhi’s smog, I am off to Nepal,” I replied. “But
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Soaring beyond the horizon, where dreams take flight in the endless expanse of possibility, urging them to sleep, praying to God not to awaken until the last breath. Reality compels them to
More Editorial In recent days, the world has witnessed an alarming escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, and the repercussions extend far beyond the borders of this conflict-ridden region. The stark division
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Patterns of cooperation that have benefited our prosperity and security for decades are now under increasing – and I would suggest almost irreversible – strain. ~ Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
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