Court rejects retrial for Malaysia's Najib, grants final appeal hearing
Malaysia's highest court said Tuesday it would hear former leader Najib Razak's final bid to overturn his 12-year jail sentence for corruption, with an acquittal potentially clearing the way for his return to power.
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Court to hear Malaysia ex-leader Najib's appeal of jail sentence
Malaysia's highest court said Tuesday it would hear former leader Najib Razak's final bid to overturn his 12-year jail sentence for corruption, with an acquittal potentially clearing the way for his return to power.
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Pakistan road crash inferno kills 20
At least 20 people were killed when a bus caught fire after colliding with an oil tanker in Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.
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EU says mulling Iran response to 'final' nuclear text
The European Union said Tuesday it was studying Iran's response to a "final" draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers it presented at talks in Vienna.
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Kenya on edge after Ruto wins narrow election victory
Kenyans were on Tuesday braced for a potential period of uncertainty after William Ruto was proclaimed winner of the hard-fought presidential election but his opponents cried foul.
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Amazon's Bezos attends premiere for $1bn 'Lord of the Rings' prequel
It has been dubbed the most expensive show ever made, but producers of Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" described its $1 billion price tag as a "bargain" at a lavish world premiere in Los Angeles Monday.
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Election defeat looms for Trump's biggest critic inside party
Republican dissident Liz Cheney looks set to lose her US Congress seat Tuesday to an election-denying conspiracy theorist, in the latest signal of her party's disavowal of traditional conservatism in favor of Donald Trump's hardline "America First" movement.
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Iran says it has replied to 'final' EU nuclear text
Iran said Tuesday it has given its response to a "final" draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers presented by EU mediators at talks in Vienna.
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US commander says China missile fire over Taiwan must be contested
China's recent decision to fire missiles over Taiwan is a "gorilla in the room" that has to be contested, a top US military commander said Tuesday.
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Chinese ship docks in Sri Lanka despite India, US concerns
A Chinese research vessel docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run southern port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the United States about its alleged spying activities.
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