Theresa May

(June 3): June 7 will mark the end of Theresa May’s tenure as British Prime Minister, after a three-year leadership fraught with bad mistakes, resignations, controversy and widely panned policies. Her time as PM will be defined by her inability to deliv

SINGAPORE (May 27): “We believe that the president of the US is engaged in a cover-up.” — US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, following a meeting with other Democratic Party leaders on whether or not to impeach US President Donald Trump.

SINGAPORE (May 27): The US’ decision to include Huawei Technologies on its US Entity List has added fuel to the trade tensions between itself and China. 

SINGAPORE (May 6): “What’s wrong with a female emperor, I wonder? Those practices need to change in the modern era.” — Yukiko Minegishi, who works with a uniform maker in Tokyo.

(Apr 11): Brexit is on course to be delayed until the end of October under a plan agreed by European Union leaders to remove the threat of a chaotic break-up later this week.

LONDON (Mar 21): Theresa May gambled on a desperate bid to get her Brexit deal approved by Parliament, as a standoff with the European Union drove Britain to the brink of an economically disastrous no-deal divorce. 

LONDON (Mar 14): Britain’s Parliament voted to avoid an economically disastrous no-deal split from the European Union, opening the door to delaying Brexit and radically re-writing the terms of the divorce. The pound climbed to its highest level since Ju

SINGAPORE. (Mar 12): The pound advanced for a second day as the UK government said it had secured changes to its divorce deal from the European Union and planned to hold a vote in parliament.

LONDON (Dec 13): Theresa May survived an attempt to oust her as UK prime minister on Wednesday, but the size of the rebellion against her weakens her position at a critical time as she tries to steer the UK out of the European Union.

(Nov 27): As Theresa May flies into Northern Ireland to sell her Brexit plan, the Democratic Unionist Party is uniting behind leader Arlene Foster’s opposition to the deal.