KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power and money laundering by the Kuala Lumpur High Court in a major trial related to a multibillion-dollar scandal over the country’s sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB, on Friday. What was the verdict against Najib? Najib, 72, …

NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: Global pharma giants Eli Lilly, opens new tab and Novo Nordisk, opens new tab are scrambling to cement their lead in India’s booming obesity drug market before cheaper generic versions hit shelves in March next year. Novo’s strategy emphasizes price cuts and accelerated launches, while Lilly’s products …

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army says an operative with the external arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is among several people killed in strikes it has carried out across Lebanon in another breach of its ceasefire with Hezbollah. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said the drone strike on Thursday …

ANKARA: Officials from Libya and Turkiye have stepped up coordination over the investigation into a plane crash near Ankara that killed Libya’s army chief and seven other people as forensic work and preparations for repatriating the bodies are conducted. Libya’s Criminal Investigation Department chief, Major General Mahmoud Ashour, led a …

28-12-2025 TEHRAN: Iran has rejected calls to allow inspections of nuclear facilities bombed during attacks by the United States in June, saying the United Nations nuclear watchdog must first define “post-war conditions” governing access to sites hit by military attacks. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting in Tehran on …

Hyderabad Dec 28 (PMI) The All India Industrial Exhibition, popularly known as Numaish, will be inaugurated on January 1, 2026, at the Numaish Grounds in Nampally. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will formally open the exhibition in the presence of other Ministers. The annual fair, which will continue for …

28-12-2025 WASHINGTON: The United ‍States ‍has carried out an air strike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northwest Nigeria, US ⁠President Donald Trump said. “Tonight, ⁠at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and ​deadly strike ‌against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria,” ‌Trump said in …

27-12-2025 DAMASCUS: The Syrian government arrested a prominent ISIS leader, Taha al Zoubi (also known as Abu Omar Tabiya), along with several associates, according to a statement from the Syrian Interior Minister on Wednesday. Zoubi was reportedly apprehended with a suicide belt and a weapon at the time of his …

27-12-2025 ABUJA: An explosion has ripped through a mosque in northeastern Nigeria as worshippers gathered for their evening prayers, killing and wounding several people, according to media reports. The blast took place at about 6pm on Wednesday (17:00 GMT) in the city of Maiduguri in Borno State, media reported, citing …

27-12-2025 GAZA STRIP: Thousands of people have gathered in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve for the first public celebrations since 2022 after the city cancelled or muted festivities for two years out of respect for the thousands killed during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Families filled Manger Square in the occupied …