Singapore announces general election on May 3, dissolves parliament – CNBC

Singapore announces general election on May 3, dissolves parliament  CNBC GE2025: Singapore heads to the polls on May 3 for 14th General Election  CNA GE2025: Singaporeans will go to the polls on May 3, Nomination Day on April 23  The Straits Times Singaporeans start defining their voting choices ahead of upcoming General Elections  YouGov Business Singapore to hold general…

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Live updates: Judge slams Trump; Officials defend tariffs; CNBC host warns of 'Black Monday' – The Hill

Live updates: Judge slams Trump; Officials defend tariffs; CNBC host warns of ‘Black Monday’  The Hill ‘Whatever’: Trump official pressed on tariffs against islands populated by penguins  USA Today Reciprocal Tariff Calculations  United States Trade Representative (.gov) After Trump’s Tariffs, Stocks Plunged but Penguin Memes Ticked Up  The New York Times ‘Nowhere on Earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs…

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U.S. reaffirms commitment to Taiwan as Beijing conducts live fire drills in East China Sea – CNBC

U.S. reaffirms commitment to Taiwan as Beijing conducts live fire drills in East China Sea  CNBC China’s New Barges Reveal How it Might Try to Seize Taiwan  The New York Times ‘Live-fire drills’: China conducts second day of war games around Taiwan  Al Jazeera China’s military launches live-fire exercise in escalation of blockade drills near Taiwan  CNN White House…

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Oil rises as Trump says Iran will be held responsible for any future Houthi attacks – CNBC

Oil rises as Trump says Iran will be held responsible for any future Houthi attacks  CNBC Iranian general responds to Trump threats against Houthi rebels  Fox News Trump Blames Iran for Houthi Attacks  Bloomberg What’s happening in Yemen? A breakdown of the Houthi-US violence  Al Jazeera English Houthi missile, drone attack on U.S. Navy ships failed, official says  ABC News…

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Europe looks to mobilize $840 billion in defense spending boost, EU Commission head says – CNBC

Europe looks to mobilize $840 billion in defense spending boost, EU Commission head says  CNBC EU defence plans could mobilise 800 billion euros, von der Leyen says  Reuters Von der Leyen proposes new €150B common defense fund  POLITICO Europe EU Proposes €150 Billion in Loans for Pan-European Defense Amid Trump Pull Back  Bloomberg $840 Billion Plan To ‘Rearm Europe’…

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Europe wants to broker peace in Ukraine — and between Trump and Kyiv after the White House fiasco – CNBC

Europe wants to broker peace in Ukraine — and between Trump and Kyiv after the White House fiasco  CNBC Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine  The New York Times UK’s Starmer says Europe is at ‘crossroads in history’ as leaders agree to steps to Ukraine peace  The Associated Press European leaders ‘doubling down’…

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Zelenskyy calls for creation of 'European army' as he warns Russia 'is not preparing for dialogue' – CNBC

Zelenskyy calls for creation of ‘European army’ as he warns Russia ‘is not preparing for dialogue’  CNBC Zelenskyy says time has come for the creation of ‘armed forces of Europe’  The Associated Press ‘Putin is weak. We must use that’ — Zelensky’s Munich speech in 5 key quotes  Kyiv Independent Zelenskyy: NATO is key to security, but there’s…

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