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Malaysia drops 1MDB-linked charges against ex-PM Najib

29-11-2024 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Wednesday allowed corruption charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal filed against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak and the former treasury chief to be dropped, their lawyers said. Najib faces several trials linked to the scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad …

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India suspends parliament again over US action on Adani

29-11-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s lower house of parliament suspended proceedings for a second day on Wednesday after disruptions by lawmakers demanding a discussion of the US indictment of billionaire Gautam Adani, while stocks of his group’s companies clawed back some losses. Last week US authorities accused Adani, his …

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Nuclear attack unlikely despite Putin’s warnings: US

29-11-2024 NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: The US decision to allow Ukraine to fire American weapons deeper into Russia has not increased the risk of a nuclear attack, which is unlikely, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s increasingly bellicose statements, five sources familiar with US intelligence told media but Russia is likely to …

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Hezbollah faces long road to recover from war

29-11-2024 BEIRUT: With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succor to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel’s offensive, as the first steps on a long and costly road to recovery, four senior officials said. Hezbollah believes the …

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Bomb threats made against Trump cabinet nominees

29-11-2024 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Several of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and picks for his White House team have been targeted by bomb threats. The FBI said it was aware of “numerous bomb threats” as well as “swatting incidents”, in which hoax calls are made to attract a police response to …

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