Category: 4. World

The architect who designed Singapore’s public housing system, now home to most of the country’s 5.9 million residents, has died at the age of 87.

Liu Thai Ker shaped the landscape of modern Singapore, with its distinctive public housing blocks…

This article will be published in the second issue of Russia in Global Affairs for 2026.

The history of international relations is full of attempts by states to drive wedges between actual or potential rivals in…

Global stock markets are bracing for falls when trading resumes on Monday after Donald Trump threatened eight European countries with fresh tariffs until they support his ambition to acquire Greenland.

The US president’s plan to impose new trade…

A 12-year-old boy in Australia is fighting for his life after being attacked by a large shark while swimming in the Sydney Harbour.

The boy and his group of friends were jumping off a six-metre rock ledge at Shark Beach, in the Sydney suburb of…

A huge explosion at a factory in northern China has killed two people and injured 84 others, with five people still missing, state media reported.

The blast happened at around 15:00 local time (07:00 GMT) Sunday at Baogang United Steel plant in…

After President Trump posted his plan to levy new tariffs on Europe on Saturday, reaction was swift and fierce. Trump said the US would implement 10% tariffs on eight European countries he says are getting in the way of a US purchase of…