Politics

Snap Insight: Political salaries review timely, but will it be enough to attract next generation of leaders?

CNA

Snap Insight: Political salaries review timely, but will it be enough to attract next generation of leaders?

There is also a cost to not attracting the talent needed to steer Singapore in more complicated times, says former Nominated Member of Parliament Nicholas Fang.

CNA

Confidence in imminent victory, Putin’s visit to India: statements by Kremlin spokesman

Confidence in imminent victory, Putin’s visit to India: statements by Kremlin spokesman

Russia has to achieve its goals regarding Ukraine through a special military operation, although it would prefer to do so by peaceful means, Dmitry Peskov noted

Live updates: Canadian tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier

Live updates: Canadian tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. went into effect at midnight Tuesday, affecting hundreds of goods, including steel and aluminum, appliances and electronics and wood, pulp and paper products. There are no reports of…

Could China sanction US for illegal international seabed mining? A study says yes

South China Morning Post

Could China sanction US for illegal international seabed mining? A study says yes

For decades, the United States has used economic and financial restrictions as major foreign policy tools. But as China and other countries gain greater economic and technological strength, they are also acquiring more ways to push back…

South China Morning Post

Office mandates are not a loyalty test

Remote work stopped being a pandemic exception. Leaders who keep asking whether they can force people back will keep fighting yesterday’s argument.

Russia to emerge from Ukraine conflict even stronger militarily — RUSI report

Russia has shifted from relying on mass firepower to mass precision strikes

Sadiq Khan rounds on Westminster council for keeping ‘vertical drinking’ curbs on pubs

The Guardian

Sadiq Khan rounds on Westminster council for keeping ‘vertical drinking’ curbs on pubs

Exclusive: London mayor accuses council of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ in ‘ignoring’ responses to a consultation Sadiq Khan has criticised the “breathtaking arrogance” of Westminster council, which has kept restrictions on vertical drinking…

The Guardian

UK announces import ban, sanctions on Israeli settlements

ABC News

UK announces import ban, sanctions on Israeli settlements

Britain will ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and sanction Israeli individuals and businesses which work to expand them, in a symbolic move that could reshape Western foreign policy in the region.

ABC News

Netanyahu races to unify Israel's right wing in bid to avert election defeat

Straits Times

Netanyahu races to unify Israel's right wing in bid to avert election defeat

JERUSALEM, Sept 8 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to consolidate Israel's fractious right-wing parties ahead of a Tuesday deadline in order to avoid an election loss forecast by opinion polls.

Straits Times

France, UK to join 10 other countries in banning goods from Israeli West Bank settlements

France 24