A fireball erupts from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. Photo: AFP
Israel-Hamas war

Israel calls for civilians to leave Gaza City as ‘significant operation’ looms

1 hour ago

Israel’s military called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, ahead of an expected ground invasion.

A fireball erupts from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. Photo: AFP

Israel calls for civilians to leave Gaza City as ‘significant operation’ looms

Israel’s military called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, ahead of an expected ground invasion.

1 hour ago

‘Unbelievable loyalty’: Filipino nurse stayed with patient during Hamas attack

Angelyn Aguirre, a nurse from the Philippines, is being remembered for her bravery for choosing to stay with her elderly patient when Hamas gunmen attacked a bomb shelter in Israel.

51 minutes ago

Analysis | As Israel battles Hamas, Lebanon’s Hezbollah is a wild card

Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war? The answer could well determine the direction of a battle that is bound to reshape the Middle East.

5 hours ago
Angelyn Aguirre, a nurse from the Philippines, is being remembered for her bravery for choosing to stay with her elderly patient when Hamas gunmen attacked a bomb shelter in Israel. Photo: Weibo

‘Unbelievable loyalty’: Filipino nurse stayed with patient during Hamas attack

Angelyn Aguirre, a nurse from the Philippines, is being remembered for her bravery for choosing to stay with her elderly patient when Hamas gunmen attacked a bomb shelter in Israel.

51 minutes ago
Israel-Hamas war

Analysis | As Israel battles Hamas, Lebanon’s Hezbollah is a wild card

Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war? The answer could well determine the direction of a battle that is bound to reshape the Middle East.

Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war? The answer could well determine the direction of a battle that is bound to reshape the Middle East.

5 hours ago
Israel-Hamas war

US signals Iran won’t access its US$6 billion in Qatar any time soon

The question of Iranian access to the funds has been in the spotlight since Iran-backed Palestinian Hamas militants attacked Israel on Saturday.

The question of Iranian access to the funds has been in the spotlight since Iran-backed Palestinian Hamas militants attacked Israel on Saturday.

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Gaza rescuers scared and exhausted under Israel’s air strikes

So many buildings have been destroyed in Gaza, including many occupied by civilians, that rescue services were struggling to reach new bomb sites quickly.

1 hour ago
Gaza rescuers scared and exhausted under Israel’s air strikes

Analysis | Why Qatar, Egypt and Turkey are struggling to mediate the Israel-Hamas war

Brokering a ceasefire appears all but impossible amid the escalating violence, as fears grow of a massive humanitarian crisis – and Israel vows to wipe the Palestinian militant group ‘off the face of the Earth’.

4 hours ago
Why Qatar, Egypt and Turkey are struggling to mediate the Israel-Hamas war

US signals Iran won’t access its US$6 billion in Qatar any time soon

The question of Iranian access to the funds has been in the spotlight since Iran-backed Palestinian Hamas militants attacked Israel on Saturday.

4 minutes ago

Gaza rescuers scared and exhausted under Israel’s air strikes

So many buildings have been destroyed in Gaza, including many occupied by civilians, that rescue services were struggling to reach new bomb sites quickly.

1 hour ago

Analysis | Why Qatar, Egypt and Turkey are struggling to mediate the Israel-Hamas war

Brokering a ceasefire appears all but impossible amid the escalating violence, as fears grow of a massive humanitarian crisis – and Israel vows to wipe the Palestinian militant group ‘off the face of the Earth’.

4 hours ago
Israel-Hamas war

Analysis | As Israel battles Hamas, Lebanon’s Hezbollah is a wild card

Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war? The answer could well determine the direction of a battle that is bound to reshape the Middle East.

Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war? The answer could well determine the direction of a battle that is bound to reshape the Middle East.

5 hours ago

Israel says no break to Gaza siege unless hostages are freed

Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas movement that rules the Gaza Strip in retribution for the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.

Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas movement that rules the Gaza Strip in retribution for the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.

12 Oct 2023 - 9:52PM

‘Situation is unprecedented’: rescuing hostages in Gaza would be a daunting task

The Hamas-run Gaza Strip is a tiny enclave, surveilled continually by Israel, surrounded by its guns. But rescuing – or even locating – more than 150 hostages hustled there by Palestinian militants will be a daunting task.

The Hamas-run Gaza Strip is a tiny enclave, surveilled continually by Israel, surrounded by its guns. But rescuing – or even locating – more than 150 hostages hustled there by Palestinian militants will be a daunting task.

12 Oct 2023 - 3:25PM
Israel-Hamas war

Analysis | As Israel battles Hamas, Lebanon’s Hezbollah is a wild card

Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war? The answer could well determine the direction of a battle that is bound to reshape the Middle East.

Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war? The answer could well determine the direction of a battle that is bound to reshape the Middle East.

5 hours ago

Israel says no break to Gaza siege unless hostages are freed

Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas movement that rules the Gaza Strip in retribution for the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.

Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas movement that rules the Gaza Strip in retribution for the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust.

12 Oct 2023 - 9:52PM

‘Situation is unprecedented’: rescuing hostages in Gaza would be a daunting task

The Hamas-run Gaza Strip is a tiny enclave, surveilled continually by Israel, surrounded by its guns. But rescuing – or even locating – more than 150 hostages hustled there by Palestinian militants will be a daunting task.

The Hamas-run Gaza Strip is a tiny enclave, surveilled continually by Israel, surrounded by its guns. But rescuing – or even locating – more than 150 hostages hustled there by Palestinian militants will be a daunting task.

12 Oct 2023 - 3:25PM

World Spotlight

World | OPINION
More than 3,500 set a record for the largest zumba dance in Singapore on June 20, 2015, part of efforts by the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society to promote interracial and interreligious harmony. Singapore is an example of an Asian state with successful strategies to address multi-ethnic stresses and forge dynamic and stable multicultural communities. Photo: SPH

Outside In | Israel-Hamas war reminds Asia of threats to peace

Israel thought it had dealt with the Palestinian problem. There are lessons here for the handling of Myanmar’s Rohingya, Indian Kashmir, and Taiwan and Xinjiang.

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Opinion | Obstacles to better China-EU relations can be cleared

The EU wants China to become more involved in global issues such as climate change, health and debt relief, which is why decoupling is impossible. The two must continue to engage to resolve their differences over trade imbalances and security issues like Ukraine and Taiwan.

The EU wants China to become more involved in global issues such as climate change, health and debt relief, which is why decoupling is impossible. The two must continue to engage to resolve their differences over trade imbalances and security issues like Ukraine and Taiwan.

13 Oct 2023 - 9:30AM
Obstacles to better China-EU relations can be cleared

Opinion | There’s only one way to avert nuclear war in Northeast Asia

Anti-proliferation mechanisms that once kept nuclear ambitions in check are failing as the old global order crumbles. The North Korea nuclear impasse is part of this trend, and it cannot be resolved without multilateral talks that take into account divergent interests.

Anti-proliferation mechanisms that once kept nuclear ambitions in check are failing as the old global order crumbles. The North Korea nuclear impasse is part of this trend, and it cannot be resolved without multilateral talks that take into account divergent interests.

4 hours ago
There’s only one way to avert nuclear war in Northeast Asia

Macroscope | Israel-Hamas war shows limits of forecasting in an age of uncertainty

it has become clear investors are out of their depth when it comes to gauging non-economic threats, particularly geopolitical risk. Analytical humility is more important than ever for those trying to make sense of the world.

it has become clear investors are out of their depth when it comes to gauging non-economic threats, particularly geopolitical risk. Analytical humility is more important than ever for those trying to make sense of the world.

12 Oct 2023 - 8:30PM
Israel-Hamas war shows limits of forecasting in an age of uncertainty

Opinion | As thousands suffer in Israel-Hamas war, only one country benefits

Iran’s enduring hostility towards Israel is in no small part due to its close ties with the shah and Israel’s role in his oppression of the Iranian people.

Iran’s enduring hostility towards Israel is in no small part due to its close ties with the shah and Israel’s role in his oppression of the Iranian people.

12 Oct 2023 - 4:52PM
As thousands suffer in Israel-Hamas war, only one country benefits
An Oxfam protester in a Rishi Sunak mask outside parliament in London on September 19, on the eve of the UN Climate Ambition Summit, calling for oil and gas giants to pay more tax to raise critical funds to help communities devastated by climate change. Photo: AP

Opinion | How to tackle the public backlash against the green transition

To stay the spread of disquiet and keep climate action on track, governments must minimise the economic disruption and shepherd a just transition.

12 Oct 2023 - 5:58AM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet during the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 10. Canadian-Indian relations have been affected by allegations about New Delhi’s role in the  death of a Sikh leader in Canada. Photo: AP

Opinion | Why Trudeau’s two-faced game is damaging Canada’s foreign relations

In the recent media frenzy, Canada has been portrayed as the victim of foreign countries trampling on its sovereignty. It is not clear whether the Trudeau government is fully in control of its national security apparatus or is a hostage to hardliners within it.

11 Oct 2023 - 2:10PM
More than 3,500 set a record for the largest zumba dance in Singapore on June 20, 2015, part of efforts by the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society to promote interracial and interreligious harmony. Singapore is an example of an Asian state with successful strategies to address multi-ethnic stresses and forge dynamic and stable multicultural communities. Photo: SPH

Outside In | Israel-Hamas war reminds Asia of threats to peace

4 minutes ago

The EU wants China to become more involved in global issues such as climate change, health and debt relief, which is why decoupling is impossible. The two must continue to engage to resolve their differences over trade imbalances and security issues like Ukraine and Taiwan.

13 Oct 2023 - 9:30AM