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Bolivia elects centre-right president, ending decades of socialism
AFP, Published on 20/10/2025
» LA PAZ - Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business centre-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that left the South American nation deep in economic crisis.
Singapore ties to alleged Cambodian scam ring under spotlight
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/10/2025
» SINGAPORE — The alleged head of a Cambodian criminal ring and his associates set up a family office in Singapore that claimed to receive tax breaks, while also building relationships with firms backed by state investor Temasek Holdings Pte and spending millions on properties in the city-state.
Malaysian king to visit Russia for Putin meeting
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/08/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, will make the first state visit of a monarch from the country to Russia, in a trip at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin that runs from Aug 5 to 10, the palace said Saturday.
European court finds Russia committed abuses in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» STRASBOURG, France - A top European court on Wednesday ruled Russia committed a string of human rights violations in backing anti-Kyiv separatists in eastern Ukraine from 2014, in the downing of the MH17 flight that year and in invading Ukraine in 2022.
Putin slams MH17 probe in meeting with Malaysia's Anwar
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/05/2025
» MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised a United Nations probe that found his country culpable for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which killed all 298 passengers and crew in 2014.
UN aviation body rules Russia downed Malaysian airliner
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2025
» The UN aviation council on Monday ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine that killed all 298 passengers and crew, including 196 Dutch citizens and 38 Australian citizens or residents, the Dutch and Australian governments said in separate statements.
Azerbaijani plane passengers describe ‘loud bangs’
Reuters, Published on 27/12/2024
» BAKU, Azerbaijan - Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia.
Azerbaijan plane ‘downed by Russian air defence’
News Agencies, Published on 26/12/2024
» BAKU, Azerbaijan - An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation have told Reuters.
Hong Kong offers bounties for six more activists
Reuters, Published on 24/12/2024
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong offered bounties of HK$1 million (US$129,000) on Tuesday for six more pro-democracy campaigners deemed to have violated national security laws, and revoked the passports of seven more, as it keeps up its security campaign.
Malaysian lawmakers approve broader internet controls
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2024
» Malaysian lawmakers have voted in favour of broadening the government’s control over the internet, unmoved by criticism that the law risks suppressing dissent and free speech.