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Lee Hsien Yang, who has been granted political asylum in the UK from what he called persecution in Singapore, as he is interviewed by Associated Press in London, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Singapore’s affluent veneer hides repression and corruption, says son of its modern-day founder

By Sylvia Hui - Associated Press

FILE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's brother, Lee Hsien Yang, right, receives friends and family members paying their respects to the late Lee Kuan Yew during a private family wake at the Istana or Presidential Palace in Singapore, March 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Son of Singapore’s founder says he has been granted political asylum in the U.K.

By Sylvia Hui and Eileen Ng - Associated Press

McLaren driver Lando Norris, of Britain, responds to a question during a news conference for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

F1 season resumes in Austin

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

From the left, second-placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, McLaren's chief engineer Tom Stallard, first-placed McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia, and third-placed Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain stand at the podium after the Formula One Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

McLaren bumps Red Bull off its throne in F1’s money-making championship race

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Pope Francis, left, leads a holy mass at the SportsHub National Stadium in Singapore, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Pope Francis completes 12-day visit to Southeast Asia, ending longest tour of his papacy

By Emma Ayers - The Washington Times

Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore's National Parks Board Hwang Yu-Ning presents Pope Francis with a 'Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis', a specially bred orchid variety named after him at the Parliament House in Singapore, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Pope Francis flew to Singapore on Wednesday for the final leg of his trip through Asia, arriving in one of the world's richest countries from one of its poorest after a record-setting final Mass in East Timor. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope marvels at Singapore’s skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten

By Nicole Winfield and Eileen Ng - Associated Press

Pope Francis greets the volunteers on his arrival in Singapore, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Pope lands in economic power Singapore after a joyous visit to impoverished, devout East Timor

By Nicole Winfield and Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug.28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Workers clean oil spill along Sentosa's Tanjong Beach area in Singapore, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)

Singapore rushes to clean up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship

Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin looks on during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) ** FILE **

Biden administration reassures Asian democracies amid fears U.S. military stretched too thin

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong arrives to attend G-20's third Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) meeting in Gandhinagar, India on July 17, 2023. Singapore’s deputy leader Wong is set to be sworn in Wednesday, May 15, 2024, as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure continuity and stability in the Asian financial hub. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)

Wong sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years

By Eileen Ng - Associated Press

Individual champion captain Brooks Koepka, of Smash GC, poses with the trophy after the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Sentosa, Singapore. (Jon Ferrey/LIV Golf via AP) ** FILE**

Brooks Koepka cuts to the chase with his talking done on the course

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gestures during a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese following a bilateral meeting at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia on March 5, 2024. Lee will relinquish his office on May 15 and hand the post to his deputy Lawrence Wong, his office said Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair, File)

Singapore’s outgoing prime minister will stay on as senior minister, his successor says

Associated Press

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gestures during a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese following a bilateral meeting at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia on March 5, 2024. Lee will relinquish his office on May 15 and hand the post to his deputy Lawrence Wong, his office said Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair, File)

Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15 and hand power to his deputy

Associated Press

Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, April 12 ,2024, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina and mobility. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy

By Nicole Winfield and Niniek Karmini - Associated Press