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Malaysian ex-PM ordered to repay $1.3bn to looted fund
Published on 31/03/2026
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court on Tuesday ordered jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to pay $1.3 billion to a former unit of the scandal-tainted state fund 1MDB, state media reported.
Robert Mueller, ex-FBI chief who led Trump-Russia inquiry, dead at 81
AFP, Published on 22/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led a politically explosive investigation into Donald Trump, has died aged 81, triggering a gloating response Saturday from the US president.
Russia jails 15 for life over 2024 concert hall attack
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» MOSCOW - A Russian court on Thursday sentenced 15 men — including four gunmen — to life in prison over the Crocus concert hall attack which left 150 people dead, the deadliest onslaught in Russia in more than two decades.
Emails to Chinese dancers allegedly threatened Australian PM
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» SYDNEY — A security scare at the Australian prime minister's residence this week was sparked by a bomb threat against an anti-Beijing Chinese dance troupe, the act's hosts said Friday.
Bill Clinton to face grilling on significant Epstein ties
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» CHAPPAQUA (UNITED STATES) - Former US president Bill Clinton will be grilled by a Congressional panel on Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus onto Donald Trump's own ties to the convicted sex offender.
US Democrats allege ‘cover-up' over Trump sex abuse claims
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - Democrats on Wednesday accused US President Donald Trump’s administration of the “largest government cover-up in modern history” over reports that it withheld documents relating to allegations that the Republican leader sexually abused a minor.
UN Sudan probe finds ‘hallmarks of genocide’
AFP, Published on 19/02/2026
» GENEVA - The United Nations’ independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said Thursday the paramilitary siege and capture of El-Fasher bore “the hallmarks of genocide”.
Peru to elect interim leader after graft scandal ousts president
AFP, Published on 18/02/2026
» LIMA - Peru's Congress is preparing to elect an interim president on Wednesday to replace Jose Jeri, who was impeached in a graft scandal just four months after taking office.
Peru impeaches interim president after four months in office
AFP, Published on 18/02/2026
» LIMA - Peru's Congress on Tuesday impeached interim president Jose Jeri, the Latin American country's seventh head of state in 10 years and only the latest toppled over graft claims.
Bill, Hillary Clinton to testify in US House Epstein probe
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) — Bill and Hillary Clinton will testify in a US House investigation surrounding deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesman for the ex-president said, heading off a potential vote to hold the couple in contempt.