A Malaysia court has convicted former prime minister Najib Razak for abuse of power and money laundering, in his second major trial for a multi-billion-dollar state funds scandal.
Najib, 72, was accused of misappropriating nearly 2.3 billion…
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What is remigration, the far-right fringe idea going mainstream? | Migration News
Last week, Republican Ohio gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy challenged other Republicans over their idea that ancestry or heritage is what makes someone truly American.
“The idea that a ‘heritage American’ is more American than another…
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Remarks on Countermeasures Against U.S. Arms Sales to China’s Taiwan Region_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
Q: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has put on its website the decision to take countermeasures against 20 U.S. military companies and 10 senior executives. Do you have any further comment?
A: In response to the latest U.S. announcement of…
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Remarks on Countermeasures Against U.S. Arms Sales to China’s Taiwan Region_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
Q: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has put on its website the decision to take countermeasures against 20 U.S. military companies and 10 senior executives. Do you have any further comment?
A: In response to the latest U.S. announcement of…
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Remarks on Countermeasures Against U.S. Arms Sales to China’s Taiwan Region_Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of South Africa
Q: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has put on its website the decision to take countermeasures against 20 U.S. military companies and 10 senior executives. Do you have any further comment?
A: In response to the latest U.S. announcement of…
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1MDB: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak found guilty of abusing power and money laundering
Friday’s verdict comes after seven years of legal proceedings, which saw 76 witnesses called to the stand.
The verdict, delivered in Malaysia’s administrative capital Putrajaya, is the second blow in the same week to the embattled former leader,…
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Nuclear submarine arms race heats up between North and South Korea : NPR
In this undated photo provided Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un inspects a…
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Bangladesh election: Why BNP leader Tarique Rahman’s return matters | Politics News
Dhaka, Bangladesh — Standing amid a sea of people on the outskirts of Dhaka, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), declared that he had “a plan for the people and for the country”.
It’s a plan that…
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak convicted in trial
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was convicted Friday following a corruption trial tied to multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund.
The nation’s High Court found Najib, 72,…
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Recognizing preparedness efforts in Spokane County
Saturday marks the fifth annual International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. Since 2020, this event has encouraged education and awareness about how people and organizations work to prevent, prepare for, and partner against…
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