


SIA flight from Paris to Singapore diverted to Azerbaijan over 'technical issue'Ī Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from Paris to Singapore that departed on Thursday (Sep 8) was diverted to Baku, Azerbaijan due to a "technical issue", the airline said on Friday.įlight SQ333 landed "uneventfully" at Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport at around 6.35am local time (10.35am Singapore time) on Friday. The new law goes beyond that to allow for preemptive nuclear strikes if an imminent attack by weapons of mass destruction, or against the country's "strategic targets" - including its leadership - is detected. The original 2013 law stipulated that North Korea could use nuclear weapons to repel invasion or attack from a hostile nuclear state and make retaliatory strikes. The move comes as observers say North Korea appears to be preparing to resume nuclear testing for the first time since 2017. The move makes its nuclear status "irreversible" and bars any negotiation on denuclearisation. North Korea has passed a law officially enshrining its nuclear weapons policies. North Korea makes nuclear weapons policy 'irreversible' with new law: Report State flags at all government buildings in Singapore will be flown at half-mast on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral as a mark of respect. In a Facebook post, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he was "deeply saddened" by the queen's death. US President Joe Biden led tributes, saying she was "a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons" while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said she was "a reassuring presence throughout decades of sweeping change". On her death, her eldest son Charles automatically succeeds her as King Charles III, becoming monarch of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other Commonwealth countries including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.įrom the national anthem to notes, coins, stamps, postboxes and passports, many aspects of life in Britain and beyond will change when he takes the throne. World leaders paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, following her death on Thursday (Sep 8) aged 96, after 70 years on the throne. Let's get you up to speed with the day's stories.
