Malaysian court upholds ex-PM Najib’s 1MDB conviction
BSS :A Malaysian appeal court on Wednesday upheld former leader Najib Razak’s corruption conviction and 12- year jail term over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, which...
International
Putin says Russia has ‘right to defend its security’
BSS :Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking publicly for the first time since his high-profile talks with US leader Joe Biden, said Wednesday that Moscow reserves...
British PM under fire for joking about lockdown party
BSS :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire on Wednesday after a video emerged of his senior aides joking about holding a Christmas party...
Somalia caught between drought and fighting
Al Jazeera :More than 300,000 people in Somalia’s Galgaduud region have been affected by a severe drought that has gripped most of the country and...
Brazil rules out vaccine requirement for travelers
BSS :Brazil on Tuesday ruled out requiring a Covid-19 vaccination certificate for foreign travelers arriving in the country, despite a recommendation from the national health...
Several killed as blast rocks Iraqi city Basra
Al Jazeera :At least four people have been killed and four others wounded in an explosion that rocked the centre of Iraq’s southern city of...
France to shut nightclubs over Covid surge
BSS :Nightclubs in France will be ordered to be closed for four weeks from this weekend to counter a Covid surge that has put hospitals...
Mongolia’s Covid-19 tally exceeds 385,000
BSS :Mongolia’s Covid-19 tally has reached 385,166 after 296 new infections were reported over the past 24 hours, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday....
Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises to 34
BSS :The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano rose to 34 on Tuesday, the national disaster agency said, as aid was...
Malala Yousafzai calls for stronger US support to Afghan women
BSS :Human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, who survived an attack by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012, argued Monday for stronger US support of Afghan girls...
Saudi Arabia, Oman sign deals worth $30b
BSS :Saudi Arabia signed deals with Oman valuedat $30 billion, state media said Tuesday, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began a tour of Gulf...
Qatar, Turkey to work together on stabilising Afghanistan
Al Jazeera :Qatar’s foreign minister has reiterated his country’s position on addressing the situation in Afghanistan, saying Doha will continue to work towards enhancing humanitarian...