Israel, Qatar and US secretly meet in New York: Report

Axios reported that the main focus of the meeting was on the Gaza peace agreement. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

GIC, Brookfield agree to $3.4 billion deal for Australia’s National Storage

National Storage operates more than 270 centres across Australia and New Zealand. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

German foreign minister heads to Beijing as Berlin toughens China stance

BERLIN, Dec 8 - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul heads to China on Monday for his first visit as Berlin toughens its ...

Kennedy vaccine advisers ‘turned back the clock’ on disease prevention, say experts

New guidance will increase hepatitis B cases, experts warn. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Zelenskiy says Ukraine's peace talks with US constructive but not easy

KYIV, Dec 7 - Talks with U.S. representatives on a peace plan for Ukraine have been constructive but not easy, Ukraine's ...

Venezuela acknowledges death of detained opposition figure Alfredo Diaz

Caracas says he died of a heart attack in prison, but Washington has called Maduro's regime 'vile'. Read more at straitstimes ...

Syrian refugee returns set to slow as donor support fades

GENEVA, Dec 8 - More than 3 million Syrians have returned home since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's rule a year ago but a decline in global funding could deter others, the U.N. refugee agency said ...