Vladimir Putin has taken oath as the president of Russia for a fifth time in an elaborate ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace. The inauguration follows Putin's victory in the recent presidential election, where he secured 87% of the votes. In his inaugural address, Putin offered talks with the West, but "only as equals". For ..read more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suffered another setback. The UK held local body elections on 2nd May results are out and Sunak's Conservative Party (aka Toris) has been hammered by the main opposition, the UK Labour Party. The Tories lost about 400 council seats, and only 1 out of 11 mayors in the UK ..read more

Hamas says it has accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar which seeks to halt the seven-month war with Israel in Gaza. In a statement Monday, Hamas said the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, told the Qatari prime minister and Egyptian intelligence minister that the militant group had accepted their proposal ..read more

The tranquil atmosphere of Singapore was erupted by the earthshattering speech of PM Lee Hsien Loong . That he chose Mayday 1st May to do it shows his craftiness.True to his pompous character he held court to mesmerize his guillible audience on his superhuman achievements in bringing prosperity and racial harmony to Singapore. He had ..read more

Since I’m due in the UK, I thought I’d touch on a character that had been an interesting part of my childhood. He was, what they’d call a reflection of the quirky part of British culture, a celebrated loser. I am, of course talking about Mr. Michael Edwards better known as “Eddie the Eagle,” a ..read more

As usual with the ultra-pompous PM Lee Hsien Loong his announcement that he will hand over the baton to DPM Lawrence Wong on 15 May 2024 took Singapore by storm. He gave L.Wong the highest tributes of his so-called exceptional competence for his coming post of PM. What follows is the gradual and certain deflation ..read more

Iraq’s Islamic Resistance has carried out a daring strike against Israel. The militant group rained missiles at Mossad’s intelligence centre in Tel Aviv. The umbrella group of Islamic Resistance announced the strikes in a statement on Friday. The coalition said it had hit Mossad’s centre with advanced Al-Aqrab cruise missiles.   ..read more

Days after Houthis rejected US's offer of money, the Yemeni group announces '4th Phase' Of Red Sea ship attacks, vowing to escalate attacks to "any areas within our reach". Houthis spokesperson Yahya Saree said, "We will attack all ships heading to or having links with Israel in the Mediterranean Sea as well as in any ..read more

International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan issued an unusual warning about alleged threats to his office and the world court. The Chief Prosecutor claimed attempts to intimidate amid buzz of possible arrest warrants against Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The office insists that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence ..read more

Happy May Day to all and since today is a public holiday, I will post something which I consider to be lighthearted unlike my many past commentaries. A divorced male Singaporean friend in his mid sixties will be arriving home from the Philippines later this week with his newly wed Philipino wife. Out of social ..read more