1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (221+ words) SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) " Singapore's economy grew 6. 0% in the first quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, government "data showed on Monday, higher than "an official advance estimate of 4. 6%. On a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted basis, gross domestic product expanded by 1. 0% in the…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (406+ words) By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, May 24 (Reuters) " Colombia's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigns on Sunday with rallies that drew massive crowds, ahead of a May 31 vote that analysts predict will result in "weeks of heated and deeply polarizing debate…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (40+ words) CARACAS, May 24 (Reuters) - Prisoners in Venezuela's western Barinas prison staged a protest on the roof of the detention center on Sunday, "piling flaming mattresses and calling for the ‌removal of the prison's director, who they said had overseen gua. .....

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (47+ words) By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) - U. S. stock futures rose on Monday while the dollar and oil prices slipped as the prospect of a deal to end the Iran war buoyed risk appetite "although a lack of clarity over when the…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (251+ words) CARACAS, May 24 (Reuters) " Prisoners in Venezuela's western Barinas prison staged a protest on the roof of the detention center on Sunday, "piling flaming mattresses and calling for the "removal of the prison's director, who they said had overseen guards as…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (212+ words) WELLINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) " New Zealand will tighten English language rules for mid-skilled work visa applicants while expanding philanthropy "options for investor migrants, Immigration Minister "Erica Stanford said on Monday. The changes, effective from June 1, cover the Accredited Employer Work Visa…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (249+ words) SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) " Oil prices hit two-week lows on Monday on optimism that the U. S. and Iran were moving "closer towards a peace deal even "though they remained at odds over key issues, including blockades on the Strait of Hormuz that…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (388+ words) SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) " U. S. stock futures rose on Monday while the dollar and oil prices slipped as the prospect of a deal to end the Iran war buoyed risk appetite "although a lack of clarity over when the Strait of Hormuz…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago  (42+ words) By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, May 24 (Reuters) - Ireland's governing centre-right Fine Gael and the Social Democrats, one of the country's smaller centre-left parties, won two by-elections on Sunday, while the reputed head of a "well-known crime family mis. .....

5+ hour, 15+ min ago  (480+ words) NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) " Experts trying to prevent a tank of hazardous chemicals from exploding in Southern California found a "potential crack" in the container that might be reducing the pressure, a fire official said on Sunday. Since Friday, officials…...