--- description: Jeyaretnam is a reporter at TIME, based in the Singapore bureau. She covers the Asia-Pacific region and global overnight news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # Miranda Jeyaretnam  ## Miranda Jeyaretnam Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jeyaretnam is a reporter at TIME, based in the Singapore bureau. She covers the Asia-Pacific region and global overnight news.  ## Miranda Jeyaretnam Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Jul 24, 2026 ### [Trump Weighs ‘Massive Attack’ as Iran Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal](https://time.com/article/2026/07/24/us-iran-ceasefire-attack-energy-prices-oil-hormuz-strait/) President Donald Trump said Iran is “not ready” to make a deal and hasn’t “received enough pain yet.... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 23, 2026 ### [Japanese PM Sets Off Debate About Work-Life Balance](https://time.com/article/2026/07/23/japan-sanae-takaichi-overwork-work-life-balance-karoshi/) Sanae Takaichi posted about how little sleep she gets on the job, but it has drawn criticism from so... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 22, 2026 ### [Trump Admin Pauses $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California, Minnesota](https://time.com/article/2026/07/22/medicaid-california-minnesota-fraud-newsom-walz-trump/) The Trump Administration has cited suspected fraud, but critics say the targeting of Democrat-led st... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jul 15, 2026 ### [Elon Musk Could Get Charged With Breaking Election Law](https://time.com/article/2026/07/15/elon-musk-wisconsin-election-law-supreme-court-million-dollar-giveaway/) The billionaire could face criminal charges for possibly violating Wisconsin law when he offered vot... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jul 14, 2026 ### [Trump Administration Vows to Dismantle the International Criminal Court](https://time.com/article/2026/07/14/international-criminal-court-icc-trump-rubio-state-department/) The Trump Administration has already imposed several sanctions and restrictions on ICC officials rel... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Jul 13, 2026 ### [How Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat Will Be Filled](https://time.com/article/2026/07/13/lindsey-graham-senate-seat-vacancy-congress-gop-replacement/) Here’s what to know about the vacancy left by the passing of the Senator from South Carolina—and wha... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jul 10, 2026 ### [Palestinian Authority to Hold First Major Elections in 20 Years](https://time.com/article/2026/07/10/palestinian-authority-elections-gaza-west-bank-east-jerusalem-israel-explainer/) The Palestinian Authority is set to hold its first legislative elections in 20 years in late Novembe... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 3, 2026 ### [Iran Prepares for Week of Funeral Processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei](https://time.com/article/2026/07/03/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-funeral-mass-mourning/) The Iranian regime has cast the funeral procession as a symbolic rebuke to the U.S.-Israeli campaign... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 1, 2026 ### [Trump Reports Over $1 Billion in Income From Crypto Ventures](https://time.com/article/2026/07/01/trump-2025-financial-disclosure-crypto-world-liberty-financial/) The President vowed to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world” at the start of his second te... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Jun 30, 2026 ### [Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced to 30 Years for Billion-Dollar Fraud](https://time.com/article/2026/06/30/miles-guo-wengui-fraud-china-billionaire-ccp-ho-wan-kwok/) Guo, who built an online platform criticizing the Chinese government, was sentenced to 30 years in p... [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Jun 29, 2026 ### [Trump and Iranian Officials Make Conflicting Remarks About Next Steps in Talks](https://time.com/article/2026/06/29/us-iran-ceasefire-attacks-strikes-peace-talks-mou/) The two countries are sending delegations to Doha, Qatar, after days of tit-for-tat hostilities. [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 26, 2026 ### [Iran Strikes Vessel in Strait of Hormuz, Pausing Escort Operations](https://time.com/article/2026/06/26/strait-hormuz-iran-strike-vessel-un-escort-shipping-oil-trump/) The latest incident has amplified worries that the shipping disruptions that upended global trade fo... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 25, 2026 ### [What Americans Think of the U.S.-Iran Deal, According to Polls](https://time.com/article/2026/06/25/us-iran-deal-mou-trump-approval-war-polls/) A majority of Americans don’t think the war with Iran was worth the costs or that the preliminary ag... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 24, 2026 ### [Mamdani Endorsements Sweep New York Primaries in Blow to Establishment Democrats](https://time.com/article/2026/06/24/mamdani-new-york-primary-endorsements-election-results-lander-valdez-avila-chevalier-reactions/) Three candidates backed by the democratic socialist Mayor of New York City won key U.S. House primar... [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 23, 2026 ### [What to Know About Europe’s Deadly Heatwave—and How to Stay Safe](https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/heatwave-europe-record-high-temperatures-deadly-extreme-heat-stress-safety/) At least 18 people have died in France, including two children and three elderly people, amid the he... 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