Voting was underway on Friday for Singapore's general elections, where the city-state's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) is contesting on all the 93 seats. ....

The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has surged to over 12.2 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 554,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....

As the world designs and implements Covid-19 recovery plans, it has a choice of either going back to where it was, or investing in a better, more sustainable future, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. ....

New satellite imagery has revealed a previously undeclared North Korean facility that experts suspect could be used to build nuclear warheads, a media report said on Thursday. ....

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray has said that acts of espionage and theft by China's government pose the "greatest long-term threat" to the future of the USA. ....

The Chinese mainland reported seven new imported Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,949, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. ....

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who made light of the coronavirus pandemic and routinely ignored all precautions, has tested positive for the disease, reports said on Tuesday. ....

A draft expat quota bill in Kuwait could result in 800,000 Indians forced to leave the Gulf state, a media report said ....

American rapper Kanye West has announced his bid for the US presidential election slated to take place in November and has received backing from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. ....

Russia recorded 6,632 Covid-19 cases since Friday, raising its total number of infections to 674,515, the country's coronavirus response centre said on Saturday. ....