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Malaysian ex-PM’s transfer to house arrest on hold

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has temporarily postponed a plan ​to transfer ⁠jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to house arrest, the attorney-general’s office said on Friday, saying it needed time to ‌review a pardon issued by the king...

Crazy Horse cabaret tamed for Dubai

DUBAI - On stage at a luxury hotel, dancers from Paris’s iconic Crazy Horse cabaret are rehearsing for their debut performance in Dubai — but with less nudity than the original version.

Fraud investigation linked to Spanish train crash

MADRID - The European Union is investigating the possible misuse of EU funds earmarked for the renovation of a Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people, prosecutors said Friday.

Climate talks face tough test as tensions mount

Nearly 200 nations will gather for the COP31 summit in Turkey on Monday but tensions over geopolitics, finance and fossil fuels are tempering expectations of a major breakthrough in tackling the climate crisis.

Europe bomb hoaxes spread to media, more flights hit

Ireland’s government said on Friday that hoax bomb claims sent to Irish media outlets amid a spate of threats against Europe-wide flights were “likely” part of a “co-ordinated campaign of disruption”.

🎬 VOA NEWS
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