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​Workers' Party (WP) supporters wave party flags as they cheer their candidates at the nomination center ahead of the general election in Singapore, on April 23, 2025.
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Singapore’s opposition hopes to make major gains as election campaign begins

The vote promises to be the most contested since independence, as the ruling People’s Action Party sweats a strong challenge amid weak economic forecasts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a speech at the Asia Security Summit, better known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore on June 2, 2024.
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Et tu, Beijing? Zelensky accuses China of sabotaging Ukraine peace summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky crashed China’s party during an unscripted appearance at this weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, accusing Beijing of undermining an upcoming peace summit on the war in Ukraine.

​Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns from a break at Manhattan criminal court in New York, U.S., on Monday, April 15, 2024.
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Hard Numbers: Trump’s independent voters, Supreme Court's refusal to hear protest case, Singapore’s new PM, Samsung’s new chipmaking hub, Tesla’s layoffs, Beijing’s half marathon scandal

Singapore sets an example on AI governance
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Singapore sets an example on AI governance

Marietje Schaake, International Policy Fellow, Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, and former European Parliamentarian, co-hosts GZERO AI, our new weekly video series intended to help you keep up and make sense of the latest news on the AI revolution. In this episode, she reviews the Singapore government's latest agenda in its AI policy: How to govern AI, at the Singapore Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

Cutout of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the Singapore flag
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Singapore politics get (!) interesting

Three political scandals have shown that not all Singaporean politicians are as squeaky clean as their reputation.

Bar charts of Singapore, South Korea, and the Philippines's views on the US and China
Asia

The Graphic Truth: Perspectives on the US and China

How are the US and China are faring in their competition for influence in East Asia?

Hard Numbers: RIP wages in Argentina, Japan's missile arsenal, Mogadishu attack, Singapore’s big LGBT move
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Hard Numbers: RIP wages in Argentina, Japan's missile arsenal, Mogadishu attack, Singapore’s big LGBT move

Argentine workers held Friday a mock funeral procession for the "death" of the living wage in the country.

How long can China's zero-COVID policy last?
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How long can China's zero-COVID policy last?

China's tough pandemic response likely saved a million deaths, but former CDC chief Tom Frieden believes the Chinese have two big problems now. First, their vaccines don't work, he tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World. And second, hesitancy rates — especially among the elderly — remain high.

No feed no chicken
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No feed no chicken

Will Russia's war in Ukraine make chicken pricier than beef?

Biden-Xi virtual summit shows breakthroughs in US-China relationship
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Biden-Xi virtual summit shows breakthroughs in US-China relationship

How was your return to international travel? Were there any breakthroughs at Biden & Xi's virtual summit? What do you think of US Secretary of State Blinken suggesting that Belarus migrant crisis is an attempt to distract from Russia's increased troop presence near Ukraine? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week.