Decision made at prosecution’s request, raising questions over government’s commitment to tackling graft. Malaysia has dropped a multimillion-dollar corruption case against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on charges he defrauded a foundation. Zahid had faced 47 charges involving multiple counts of criminal breach of trust, corruption and money laundering…
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The United States and China have achieved what many deemed impossible – a historic meeting between US President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol. Mr Biden hosted the first stand-alone meeting among the three countries at the Camp David presidential retreat in the…
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The blocking feature will be removed for users of X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk has announced, claiming the feature “makes no sense”. The X boss said users will still be able to block people from directly messaging them, however. But many people on social media said it will make it…
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Property giant Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US as the real estate crisis in China deepens. It will allow the heavily-indebted company to protect its assets in the US as it works on a multi-billion dollar deal with creditors. Evergrande defaulted on its huge debts in 2021,…
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An impending storm could cause “life-threatening” flooding in Mexico and the south-western United States, the US National Hurricane Center has warned. Hurricane Hilary is moving towards Mexico’s Pacific coast with winds of up to 130mph (215km/h). It is expected to make landfall later on Saturday. Forecasters say it will then…
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Torrential rains and unabated construction are frequently triggering disasters in India’s Himalayan region. But an unusual increase in rainfall is making the terrain even more dangerous. Landslides and flash floods have already killed dozens in the area this month, burying homes and buildings. Parts of Nepal and Pakistan have also…
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Own Correspondent: The news of economist time is finally coming true. On january 17 economist time carried a news headline titled Bangladeshi Businessman “ S Alam may be subject to US sanctions” From US congressional leaders to the Fed and the White House, the news was shaken. Later they talked…
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Niger’s coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbours. It comes after the Ecowas group of West African states demanded President Mohamed Bazoum be reinstated by Sunday. Ecowas had warned that the junta could face military action and will…
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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has returned to parliament for the first time since he was convicted in a criminal defamation case. The Congress party leader had lost his lawmaker status in March after he was sentenced to two years in jail. He was reinstated as MP on Monday, two days after the…
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Nauru sees rare earth metals as key to the green transition. But mining them could threaten vital marine ecosystems. Nauru is a small Pacific island 4,000km (2,485 miles) off the coast of Australia. It is so small, it has no capital city and just one road. But its roughly 12,000…
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