Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15 and hand power to his deputy
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday that he will step down on May 15 after two decades at the helm, and hand power to his deputy Lawrence Wong.
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Ukraine war live updates: Russia expresses 'extreme concern' and calls for restraint in Middle East, but refuses to condemn Iran
This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.
U.S. will not join any retaliatory action by Israel on Iran: White House
JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counteroffensive against Iran, an option that Netanyahu's war cabinet favors after a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, according to officials.
U.S. military destroyed 80 drones, 6 missiles launched from Iran, Yemen, U.S. Centcom says
U.S. forces, supported by U.S. European Command destroyers, on Saturday and Sunday destroyed more than 80 one-way attack drones and at least six ballistic missiles aimed at Israel from Iran and Yemen, the U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, said on Monday.
U.S. will not join any retaliatory action against Iran: White House
JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the U.S. will not take part in a counteroffensive against Iran if Israel decides to retaliate for a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight, a White House official said.
Situation on eastern front has 'significantly worsened' in recent days, Ukraine's army chief warns
Ukraine's top military general warned Saturday that the battlefield situation in the east of the country, which continues to be the epicenter of the fiercest fighting in Ukraine, has deteriorated sharply.
Police in Australia identify the Sydney stabbing attacker who killed 6 people
SYDNEY (AP) — Police have identified Sunday the assailant who stabbed and killed six people at a busy Sydney shopping center before he was fatally shot by a police officer.
Sydney police officer who shot dead mall attacker praised for courage: ‘proud of her’
The Sydney police officer who shot dead the man behind the deadly stabbing attack at one of the city’s busiest shopping malls has been identified as Inspector Amy Scott.