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Ex-Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je sentenced to 17 years for bribery and fraud
TAIPEI, March 26 — A former Taipei City mayor who once ran for the presidency was sentenced today to 17 years in prison for taking bribes and misusing political donations. Ko Wen-je, the founder of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP),
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German defence minister says Berlin prepared to help secure ‘any peace’ in Iran
BERLIN, March 26 — German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said today that his country was prepared to help secure any peace agreement between the United States and Iran. “We are ready to secure any peace,” Pistorius said during a meeting
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‘He’s the guru’: Juror says Zuckerberg’s testimony sealed Meta’s fate in landmark social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES, March 26 — A juror in the landmark social media addiction trial said Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony hurt Meta’s case, telling reporters after the verdict that the Facebook founder’s answers on the stand were inconsistent and did not go
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Nepal report into deadly uprising recommends prosecuting ex-PM KP Sharma Oli
KATHMANDU, March 26 — A Nepal government-backed report into the deadly September 2025 uprising has recommended the prosecution of ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli and other officials. At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September
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Paris court hands Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan 18-year sentence for rape
PARIS, March 26 — Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison by a Paris criminal court for the rape of three women. The verdict marks the latest fall from grace for the former Oxford
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North Korea’s Kim rolls out red carpet for Belarusian leader, signals tighter anti-West ties
SEOUL, March 26 — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un “warmly” welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on his maiden visit to the fellow Russia ally, with the two strongmen set to sign a friendship and cooperation treaty, state media reported today.
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US links security guarantees to Ukraine giving up Donbas, Zelensky says
KYIV, March 26 — The US is making its offer of security guarantees for a peace deal in Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country’s eastern region of Donbas to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Reuters in an
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Trump says Iran ‘afraid’ to admit it wants a deal ‘so badly’
WASHINGTON, March 26 — US President Donald Trump insisted yesterday that Iran was taking part in peace talks, suggesting Tehran’s denials were because Iranian negotiators fear being killed by their own side. “They are negotiating, by the way, and they
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‘Pathetic liar!’: Iran media roast Trump, cast him as ‘Pinocchio’ over talks claims
TEHRAN, March 26 — Iranian newspapers yesterday ridiculed what they called Donald Trump’s “lies” about ongoing diplomatic discussions to end the war, publishing cartoons of the US president styled as Pinocchio. A caricature of Trump with an elongated nose looming
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Fuel stations run dry in Victoria and NSW as Australian government cracks down on price manipulation
SYDNEY, March 25 — Australia’s centre-left government on Wednesday introduced legislation in the parliament to double penalties for fuel price gouging as global supply disruptions due to the Iran war triggered fuel shortages in some rural regions, Reuters reported. Australia
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