Iran Strikes US Bases in Jordan and the UAE, Hormuz Traffic Collapses and Fed Signals Rate Hikes 

Headline news for September 1, 2026: Iran launches Operation Punishment of the Aggressor, hitting US bases in Jordan and the UAE as a supertanker catches fire on naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and crossings collapse to five vessels. Fed chair Warsh signals rate hikes at Jackson Hole, with mark…

US and Iran Trade Strikes Over Hormuz, ComfortDelGro Lands Copenhagen Deal and Iceland Stays Out of the EU 

Headline news for August 31, 2026: US forces strike Larak Island after observing Iran preparing to launch sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliates with ballistic missiles and drones against US forces in Jordan in the most significant escalation since late July. ComfortDelGro wins a US$2…

Nepal Flood Toll Hits 392, Nvidia Doubles Revenue and Warsh Speaks at Jackson Hole Today 

Headline news for August 28, 2026: The Nepal-Tibet flood death toll rises to at least three hundred and ninety-two with nearly one thousand five hundred missing, as authorities warn barrier lakes could burst by September 1. Nvidia surges nine per cent after reporting revenue up one hundred and six …

Meta to Pay US$18B, Nvidia Beats on Every Measure and Nepal Flooding Kills 157 

Headline news for August 27, 2026: Meta agrees to pay up to eighteen billion US dollars to settle child harm claims from twenty-nine US states without admitting wrongdoing, limiting teens to two hours daily on Facebook and Instagram. Nvidia reports revenue up one hundred and six per cent to ninety-…

Technology doesn't replace the human touch. It should create more room for it

Digital transformation is not the destination, but the foundation for delivering better care. In this episode of Lens on Singapore, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Johnson Poh, assistant chief executive at IMDA, Dr Melvin Heng, group CEO of Thomson Medical Group, and Mokaneswary A/P Mogan, nurse mana…

Canada Retaliates With 20 Billion in Tariffs, Iran Restarts Hormuz Talks and Nvidia Reports Today 

Headline news for August 26, 2026: Canada announces twenty billion US dollars in retaliatory tariffs on US goods effective September eighth matching Washington dollar for dollar across seven hundred products as trade talks collapse. Iran restarts Hormuz talks with Oman, sending oil down two per cen…

Operation Economic Outcast Targets Iran, Singapore Named in Transhipment Report and UK Backs Ukraine 

Headline news for August 25, 2026: The US launches Operation Economic Outcast sweeping new Iran sanctions targeting sixty entities across shipping, oil, gold, aviation and digital assets, with a cure period before the toughest measures on major trading partners take effect. Singapore is named in a …

PM Wong Shifts Singapore's Family Support, US Declares Economic D-Day on Iran and Haze Hits Region 

Headline news for August 24, 2026: Singapore’s PM Wong announces a fundamental shift in family support at the National Day Rally with more childcare leave, lower preschool fees and greater financial support throughout the child-raising years. US Treasury Secretary Bessent writes of an economic D-Da…

Russia Strikes Kyiv And Kills 16, China’s Evergrande Founder Sentenced to Life In Prison

Headline news for August 21, 2026: Large-scale Russian airstrike killed 16 people and wounded more than 40 in Kyiv. US President Donald Trump has threatened economic penalties against countries that provide any support to Iran. China Evergrande Group’s founder Hui Ka Yen sentenced to life in prison…

US Debt Tops US$40T, Ukraine Names New Defence Chief, US-South Korea Joint Drills Scaled Back

Headline news for August 20, 2026: United States total debt crossed a historic 40 trillion US dollar threshold. Ukraine’s lawmakers have approved Yevhenii Khmara as the country’s new defence minister. South Korea and the United States will cut short ​annual joint military drills to five days from e…