SocietyHistorian of American capitalism Eli Cook joins WIRED to answer viewers’ questions about capitalism, including who invented it, whether corporations wield more power than governments, and how life in the United States might look without a capitalist society.
SportsSingapore’s wait for an Asian Games badminton gold medal continues after Loh Kean Yew lost the men’s singles final to Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn. His silver was Singapore’s second-ever badminton medal at the Asiad and its first badminton podium finish in 20 years.
SocietyA 17-year-old from Lethbridge, Alberta, has been arrested over alleged links to the 764 online youth recruitment network. RCMP accuse the teen of offences involving terrorism, child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and animal cruelty; the group is listed as a terrorist entity in Canada.
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EconomyJonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision-makers from Wall Street, Washington and beyond. The program includes interviews with Ed Yardeni, Tobin Marcus and Dan Ives, among others.
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WorldIran’s foreign minister says Tehran’s position on the Strait of Hormuz remains unchanged as mediators work on a draft agreement to reopen the waterway. The statement comes as the conflict with the United States enters its eighth month.
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WorldSouth Korea says North Korea’s explosions of landmines in the Demilitarized Zone violate the armistice agreement.
SocietySingapore has secured its first medal in Digital Construction at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai. Samuel Tan of Ngee Ann Polytechnic won bronze in the category. Held every two years, WorldSkills is the world’s largest international skills competition, bringing together hundreds of competitors to demonstrate vocational expertise.
SocietyLindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman charged with killing her three young children, appeared in court Tuesday morning for a hearing that could determine the future of her murder case. Her attorney argued that there is no evidence she killed the children.
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CultureNearly 30 years after Diana, Princess of Wales, died, her brother Charles Spencer has written a memoir about her life, struggles and the royal institutions that shaped both. He discusses Swan Song: Diana, my sister, and her legacy in an interview with Matt Galloway.
WorldEthiopia’s army says it controls Alamata in the northern Tigray region after fighting intensified with an alliance of armed groups. Fears are growing that the violence could return to full-scale civil war, following a previous two-year conflict estimated to have killed 600,000 people.
EconomyEnergy ministers from EU countries, joined by Norway, Switzerland, Britain and Ukraine, brief reporters after informal talks centered on energy affordability and security.
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EconomyDoMo Farm, Singapore’s fourth and newest egg farm in Lim Chu Kang, plans to breed and hatch its own laying hens locally while using AI to monitor their health. Its first eggs are expected on store shelves in 2028. The farm is projected to raise locally produced eggs’ share of demand to 50%, from about one-third, after the project was delayed twice.
Tech8:49U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting an AI summit in Washington and has dismissed warnings about the technology, saying the United States must stay ahead of China in the AI arms race. Geoffrey Hinton, widely regarded as an AI “godfather,” says Trump does not really understand AI and is ill-advised about it.
WorldUkraine’s National Academy of Sciences was struck by a Russian drone, killing one person and injuring three, according to Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. Video showed people evacuating through windows as firefighters helped them escape and thick black smoke rose from the burning building.
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ScienceWith two days to go before Alberta-born astronaut Joshua Kutryk travels to the International Space Station on a joint NASA-SpaceX mission, his wife says the mission is “starting to feel real.” Kutryk and his crewmates will join astronauts already aboard and conduct experiments, including some Canadian ones.
SocietySome outdoor fitness classes in Singapore are proceeding despite the haze. An organiser said the one-hour PM2.5 reading is a more accurate guide for deciding whether classes should continue, even as the 24-hour PSI has reached the unhealthy range nationwide. Sport Singapore has a haze management plan for outdoor facilities.
PoliticsPolitical comedy duo The Good Liars visit Trump rallies across the United States and tell CNN’s Laura Coates that supporters are beginning to turn against the president. Some diehard fans known as “Front Row Joes” now call him “a fraud,” while a CNN panel discusses the issues driving weaker MAGA support.
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HealthQuebec cardiologist Dr. Raja Hatem, one of the few doctors in Canada qualified to perform chronic total occlusion angioplasty, joined colleagues in livestreaming the procedure from Montreal’s Sacré-Cœur Hospital. The broadcast was intended to share expertise with 150 cardiologists across the country.
SocietySingapore’s youth offending rate rose from 4.8 per 1,000 youths in 2024 to 5.6 last year, driven by a sharp increase in cheating offences. Authorities will step up prevention and interventions, including outreach to siblings of youth offenders who may face similar risks. Rehabilitation programme completion rates remained high.
PoliticsAndy Burnham appeared close to tears while paying tribute to his father, Roy, on the second day of the Labour conference. The prime minister said he was “utterly determined” to keep united the UK that had given his father “a good life”.
SportsThe Senate approved the “Protect College Sports” bill late Monday, creating a proposed federal framework for regulating parts of college sports, including the transfer portal and name, image and likeness rights.
PoliticsManitoba Opposition Leader Obby Khan resigned as party leader on Monday and left the Progressive Conservative caucus. He said internal fighting and feuding had taken an intolerable toll, and will sit as an Independent from Tuesday as the provincial legislature prepares to return.
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SocietySingapore authorities made 975 drug-related arrests at checkpoints last year, more than 50% higher than in 2024. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and Central Narcotics Bureau attributed the rise to stepped-up detection and enforcement. Authorities also conducted over 1,400 joint checkpoint operations, about one-third more than in 2024.
SocietyFox News reports that new court documents concerning the deaths of two Ole Miss students contain “shocking” information. Yahya Mohamed Mosleh and Islam Mohamed were arrested in connection with the deaths.
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