The most popular destinations were Turkey, Thailand and China

Following the end of the ceasefire, the Russian Armed Forces returned to the special military operation

In the first quarter of 2026, foreigners made 293,200 tourist visits to Russia

According to Dmitry Peskov, Russia remains open to dialogue and fully welcomes US mediation efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine

The economy grew at a very high rate in 2023-2024, the Russian deputy prime minister noted

Keir Starmer's grip on power is slipping after Cabinet members privately urged him to make a graceful exit in the wake of disastrous local elections .

A Kia multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) driver made a discretionary right turn at a signalised junction in Ang Mo Kio on Monday (May 11), despite two cars hurtling towards him from the opposite direction. This led to an accident involving the MPV and one of the cars.The accident happened at about 8am at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10. Map showing where the accident took place. GRAPHIC: Google Maps, SG Road Vigilante Dashcam footage shows the traffic lights were in favour of oncoming traffic; vehicles intending to make a right turn would need to do so on a discretionary basis.Based on the footage, the Kia MPV made the discretionary right turn when a Mercedes sports utility vehicle (SUV) and a Mercedes saloon car were travelling straight.

SINGAPORE — The High Court on May 11 ordered The Online Citizen (TOC) chief editor Terry Xu to pay more than $154,000 in legal costs to Cabinet ministers K Shanmugam and Tan See Leng over the defamation suit they had brought against him.The sum comprises $78,000 in lawyers’ fees — $39,000 for each minister — and more than $76,000 in disbursements, which are out-of-pocket expenses.Mr Shanmugam, the Coordinating Minister for National Security, was awarded $44,398.25 in disbursements, while Dr Tan, the Manpower Minister, was awarded $32,064.25.Mr Xu was not present or represented by a lawyer at the hearing to determine legal costs.In March, Mr Shanmugam, who is also Home Affairs Minister, and Dr Tan were each awarded $210,000 in damages over an article that TOC had published in December 2024, titled Bloomberg: Nearly half of 2024 GCB transactions lack public record, raising transparency concerns.The TOC article referred to a Dec 12, 2024, Bloomberg article on good class bungalow (GCB) transactions which mentioned the property deals made by the two ministers in 2023.

A pet owner is appealing for help to locate her missing ginger cat after it was startled and ran away at Gardens by the Bay on Sunday (May 10). In an Facebook post on May 11, user Shermaine Tan wrote that the incident occurred near the Bayfront Plaza car park. The ginger cat, Bravo, had been taken out of its carrier and initially appeared calm, but panicked moments later and bolted towards nearby bushes that lead into a vegetated area. Tan wrote that food and snacks were placed in the area where it fled, in hopes of luring it back. One person was stationed at the spot it was last seen while another went searching within a 500m radius, she said in her post.Tan added that park rangers were also alerted and are helping in the search. Bravo's owners, Tan and Wei Cheng, also created a Telegram group titled Bravo Search Party 2026 on May 11 to coordinate search efforts, adding that they believe Bravo «hasn't eaten or drunk in the last 20 hours». The channel has 479 subscribers so far. 

The targets included command centers, surveillance posts, staging grounds, buildings used for military purposes, and some ten weapons depots

According to Alexander Sternik, the West does this using vague terms such as 'economic diversification' and 'protection against external threats'

Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Third CIS Department Alexander Sternik noted that Moscow develops cooperation with the region with respect and strategic patience

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said the stance the European Union is taking in relation to a peaceful settlement essentially prevents it from being achieved

A few hours after Keir Starmer's 'reset speech', I spoke to a Cabinet minister steadfastly loyal to the Prime Minister.

Keir Starmer's grip on power is slipping after Cabinet members privately urged him to make a graceful exit in the wake of disastrous local elections .

From Nixon visiting during the Cold War to Clinton navigating the optics of being welcomed in Tiananmen Square, presidential trips to China have always been fraught.

Tom Steyer is running for California governor on an affordability agenda, testing voters’ willingness to set aside their aversion to billionaires.

In his first term, the president demanded fundamental shifts in China’s economic model. Now, he has copied parts of how Beijing does business.

Two public holidays — Hari Raya Haji and Vesak Day — are around the corner. If you are making plans to unwind or catch up with friends on the eve of these public holidays, you can do so with peace of mind.Public transport operators SBS Transit and SMRT will extend the operating hours of train services on the eve of Hari Raya Haji (May 26) and on Vesak Day's eve (May 30).In addition, the operating hours of 53 bus services will also be extended to complement the extension of train operating hours. Commuters are advised to plan their journeys early and to note the changes. NSL, EWL, CCL and TELThe last train will depart the North-South Line's City Hall MRT station for Marina South Pier and Jurong East at 12.30am.Meanwhile, the last train to depart from the East-West Line's City Hall MRT station for Tuas Link and Pasir Ris will also be at 12.30am.On the Circle Line, the last train will leave Dhoby Ghaut and HarbourFront MRT stations at 11.57pm and 11.30pm respectively.The last train to depart from the Thomson-East Coast Line's Bayshore and Woodlands North MRT stations will be at 12am and 12.12am respectively.

Netizens have been paying their tributes to Singaporean hiker Timothy Heng, 30, who died on Mount Dukono, Indonesia, during the volcanic eruption last Friday (May 8).He had reportedly climbed the mountain again despite evacuating safely to save another hiker who was stranded at a higher elevation.Heng, also known as «Timo», was found dead near Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid, 27, near the volcano's crater rim near the summit.In an Instagram post on Monday (May 11), Kenneth Wong, co-founder of outdoor apparel brand Goliath, described the shock when he heard of Heng's passing.Wong highlighted the impact Heng made in the past year with the founding of The Outside, a company that helps would-be hikers with training and coaching for mountaineering and trekking.Said Wong: «You inspired people to go outside, to explore, to climb mountains, to see the beauty of this world, and to live more courageously.»Seeing the number of lives you've impacted in such a short time has been incredible.«Heng's final act of ascending the volcano to help Shahin was »just so undeniably you", Wong added.

A private-hire vehicle (PHV) passenger alleged online that his driver had been «constantly using his phone while driving».Instagram page Sgfollowsall shared the passenger's recount of the journey in a post on Tuesday (May 12).According to the post, the complainant had taken a Grab ride with his pregnant wife on May 9 when he noticed the driver multitasking.«There were multiple times he swerved lane and had hard braking,» the passenger claimed.«I had enough and recorded him holding his phone on the emergency lane on PIE.»In one video shared by the page, the driver can be seen holding his phone in his left hand and scrolling the screen with his right hand while the car is moving.Four other photos also show him looking at the device. In one of them, a navigation app is seen on the mobile phone screen while other pictures reflect what appears to be a call and messaging app open.It is unclear if the vehicle was moving or stationary when the photos were taken.The passenger added that he had submitted a report to Grab.

One man is dead following a shooting in the parking lot of the North Hill Co-op in the city's northeast on Monday.

A new report submitted to the Quebec government says boys are «systemically disadvantaged» in their school system. Meanwhile, new Health Canada data shows higher rates of young men aged 15 to 24 suffer from mental health issues.

Among the delights of life that bring people together while aligning cultures is food, and Chef Claudia Parkinson knows that only too well. For the last eight years, the St Mary native has been feeding the family and guests of three British high commissioners to Jamaica, serving Asif Ahmad and Judith Slater, and now Alicia Herbert.

Vice-Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, chief of defence staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), released her first memoir, Life, Duty & Command, on Sunday on Amazon. Within 24 hours of its release, the memoir earned a place on Amazon’s Best Seller list in the Jamaica, Caribbean & West Indies History category.

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said Jamaicans should begin seeing improvements in the health sector in the coming months as the Government makes progress in addressing the shortage of specialist nurses in the sector, which worsened when the country ended its medical cooperation with Cuba.

The European Union (EU) is seeking to rebrand its relationship with Jamaica, signalling a shift away from traditional donor-recipient dynamics to a partnership of potential amid a crumbling global order.

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Jurong Central SMC MP Xie Yao Quan said he will be «working closely with shop owners in Yuhua Place in Jurong to bring in quality tenants at fair and sustainable rents».He posted several photos on his Facebook page on Sunday (May 10) showing many vacant units in the shopping mall.This comes after several shops located along Jurong East Ave 1, housing beauty and wellness establishments, were shut down after anti-vice raids. The police conducted enforcement operations between March and April leading to the arrest of 19 women aged between 24 and 55 for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities and breach of work-permit regulations.In his post, Xie said he took a walk «to see first-hand the shuttered shops» and also acknowledged that there is much more work to be done, adding that the goal is to rejuvenate the «neighbourhood centre into a destination for families, seniors and residents of all ages».