Habib Siddiqui

  Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found   guilty   of abuse of power and money laundering by the Kuala Lumpur High Court in a major trial related to a multibillion-dollar scandal over the country’s sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB, on Friday. What was the verdict against Najib? Najib, 72, has been found guilty of four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering linked to the illegal transfer of about 2.2 billion Malaysian ringgit ($543m)  from 1MDB  more than a decade ago. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Meet the US’s drug running friends: A history of narcotics involvement list 2 of 4 Malaysia halves ex-PM Najib Razak’s jail term in 1MDB corruption scandal list 3 of 4 Malaysian court rejects Najib’s bid to serve sentence under house arrest list 4 of 4 Swiss court convicts two executives for embezzling $1.8bn from 1MDB end of list Each charge carries between 15 and 20 years’ imprisonment, although sentencing has yet to b...

  Tensions are flaring along the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border in Central Asia with the Tajik government reporting multiple armed incursions this month, straining its fragile relationship with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders. More than a dozen people have been killed in attacks by men whom Tajik authorities call “terrorists” and the resulting clashes with Tajik forces, officials in Dushanbe and Beijing said. Victims include Chinese nationals working in remote areas of the mountainous former Soviet republic. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Does adolescence last until 32? Scientists unlock brain’s five eras list 2 of 4 Which countries owe the IMF the most money in 2025? list 3 of 4 Where in the world are wealth and income most unequal? list 4 of 4 New Cambodia-Thailand clash: What’s up with the other wars Trump ‘ended’? end of list In the latest fighting this week, at least five people were killed in Tajikistan‘s Shamsiddin Shokhin district, including “three terrorists”...

  The author at her high school graduation. She has now graduated from college with a degree in English translation, amid the genocide [Courtesy of Shahed Abu AlShaikh] I had just begun my third year studying English translation at university when the war started. The onslaught turned my life upside down – it erased colours, shattered dreams, and broke my spirit. University education – the centre of my life and ambition – stopped. Gaza itself came to a standstill amid unprecedented destruction. Like all families in Gaza, my family and I have suffered greatly during this war. Two years of genocide robbed us of our health and sense of stability. We were forced to flee 10 times, moving from northern Gaza to Khan Younis in the south, then to Rafah, then to Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. After more than a year, we returned to Gaza City, only to be displaced again to Khan Younis eight months after our return. Our home was badly damaged; we are now forced to live in it, with tarpaulins in...

  Washington, DC   – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu   has been warning   of a grave Iranian threat to Israel and the world for more than 30 years. United States President Donald Trump heeded those warnings in June and bombed Tehran’s nuclear facilities. But it appears that Netanyahu is still not satisfied and will be pushing for more military actions against Iran when he returns to the US on Sunday to visit Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Photos: Global stories of 2025 in pictures list 2 of 3 Israel says member of Iran’s IRGC among several killed in Lebanon strikes list 3 of 3 Iran’s government budget reveals tough road ahead as currency hits new low end of list This time, the focus is on Iran’s missile programme. Israeli officials and their US allies are beating the drums of war against Iran once again, arguing that Tehran’s missiles must be addressed urgently. But analysts said another clash with...