PoliticsPresident Trump delivered remarks at a Pentagon ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, honoring the victims and first responders who lost their lives.
PoliticsPresident Trump delivered remarks at a Pentagon ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, honoring the victims and first responders who lost their lives.
PoliticsSpeaking at the Pentagon, President Trump honored passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 who fought back against the hijackers, forcing the terrorists to crash the plane into a field in Pennsylvania.
SocietyA new St Andrew’s Mission Hospital facility in Tampines North brings nursing home care, day care and community support together. Its dementia-friendly design aims to help seniors age well, while the open, unfenced site can accommodate more than 270 nursing home residents and up to 60 day-care users.
SocietyLee Siang and Roland Yeow have received the President’s Award for Social Service Professionals, the highest honour at this year’s awards. Their work included reshaping support for children with dyslexia and learning difficulties, and helping at-risk children and youths. Twelve individuals and two teams were recognised.
WorldDulcie Leimbach, editor and co-founder of PassBlue, was working as a journalist for The New York Times in New York when the September 11 terror attacks occurred. She recalls seeing people falling from the North Tower.
CultureParis is being recast as the “City of Celine” as Celine Dion launches her long-awaited comeback tour. She is performing a run of sold-out concerts for the first time since disclosing in 2022 that she has stiff-person syndrome. The programme also speaks with Oleg Chirita of the Red Heads, described as the world’s biggest international Celine Dion fan club.
PoliticsCondoleezza Rice, who was national security adviser to then-President George W. Bush during the 9/11 attacks, spoke at the Pentagon on the 25th anniversary and recalled what she remembered from that day.
PoliticsThe Netherlands and Spain are calling for a harmonised, EU-enforced minimum age for social media, with the measure also covering video games and AI chatbots. The European Commission is expected to announce a ban on social media for minors next week.
WorldA moment of silence was observed at the United Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, honoring victims who resisted the hijackers during the 9/11 terror attacks.
WorldAt a Pentagon ceremony, President Trump honored the thousands killed on 9/11, calling them “beautiful souls ripped from our world.” He said they would never be forgotten and declared that the United States must fight hard for victory.
PoliticsAt the GOP’s midterm convention, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance rally party supporters. Rep. Claudia Tenney addresses changing security threats and information-sharing a quarter-century after 9/11.
WorldTo mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, NBC News’ Joe Fryer reflects on how the attacks reshaped the United States through conversations with a retired NYPD lieutenant, the president of Families of Flight 93, Inc., and a man who lost his father that day.
TechSingapore Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling says innovation can create more partnerships between Singaporean and Chinese companies. She also announced the one-stop AI-powered BizSG portal, which will help businesses find and apply for government grants and support schemes and calculate tariffs.
WorldAt a 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon, Donald Trump used part of his speech to defend his administration’s ongoing war in Iran. He said days like 9/11 reveal what a country is made of and declared that the United States was still sending terrorists “where they belong – to hell.”
TechAfter becoming the first country to ban social media for minors, Australia is proposing further restrictions on Big Tech. New legislation would require platforms to let users opt out of algorithmic feeds and would strengthen online child protection, while opposition lawmakers call the measures government censorship.
SocietyOutward Bound Singapore has opened its third and largest campus on Coney Island, offering 70 high-adventure elements. Links to mainland Singapore and Pulau Ubin will support land expeditions, kayaking and sailing, while the campus is expected to accommodate the entire Secondary 3 cohort for the five-day MOE-OBS Challenge by 2030.
PoliticsThe EU has pledged €6.1 billion in support for Ukraine, including aid for Patriot interceptors. Brussels is seeking donations from EU countries that still hold interceptors in their national stockpiles, with replacements planned through deliveries scheduled for 2027.
PoliticsLatvian President Edgars Rinkevics says the West needs to rethink what hybrid warfare means amid cyberattacks, sabotage, espionage, drone incursions and other suspected gray-zone operations linked to Russia. He says it is unclear whether Moscow genuinely wants dialogue and insists Europe must be part of a peace process for Ukraine.
WorldGarrett Graff, author of “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11,” examines the earliest moments of the attacks and how they sparked the Global War on Terror and reshaped the United States. He also discusses George W. Bush’s memories and the realization that the country was under attack only after the second crash at 9:03.
Politics28:29CoinDesk’s Policy Protocol examines the AMC–Robinhood tokenization dispute and the CLARITY Act’s uncertain prospects. Digital Chamber CEO Cody Carbone says the bill’s fate hinges on ethics, arguing that the White House and President Trump must publicly weigh in on the Tillis–Gallego ethics proposal to secure 60 votes. He also outlines a fallback if the bill stalls.
CultureThe broadcast features a shocking documentary following Elizabeth Holmes as she prepares to go to prison, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reuniting 27 years later for “Practical Magic 2,” and Celine Dion’s grand return.
CultureDance instructor Elvis Amisi calls Ottawa’s growing kizomba community the “United Nations” of dance. The music and movement are bringing people together in a video titled “Kizomba is joy.”
SocietyCustomers of Singapore’s True Fitness and True Yoga have reported more than S$600,000 in losses after the companies abruptly entered provisional liquidation. The Consumers Association of Singapore has contacted the provisional liquidator about arrangements for affected consumers, while employees seek answers.
PoliticsLuxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden discusses European strategic autonomy and its implications for space policy during a visit to Paris for the French government's International Space Summit. He also says he is extremely worried by extremists who win elections in Europe, amid continuing tensions between Brussels and the Trump administration.