Fortunately, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thought a full split was unlikely: "I can’t see how a full decoupling can happen at this stage."

U.S. President Donald Trump will pursue the "complete denuclearization of North Korea," a White House official said Tuesday, amid questions over whether Trump's recent reference to the North as a "nuclear power" signaled any policy shift.

Most respondents say Trump’s return to the White House is positive for Singapore, particularly among older Singaporeans.

Trump intends to sign a flurry of executive actions as soon as Jan 20 after taking the oath of office. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The most powerful US president since FDR will demand a different approach, say Steven R Okun and Thurgood Marshall Jr.

Trump said it will become “the official policy” of the US that there are only two genders, male and female, which would require agencies to give force to the definitions and terms in the order when applying statutes and regulations. The White House called the move “biological reality” and will “protect women from radical gender ideology.”

President Joe Biden’s administration is considering ways to keep TikTok available in the United States if a ban that’s scheduled to go into effect Sunday proceeds, according to three people familiar with the discussions.