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With fear evident on their faces, two Brits facing the death penalty in Bali for a £300,000 cocaine drug plot were today displayed in front of photographers.

KP Sharma Oli’s departure coincides with demonstrators defying an indefinite curfew and clashing with police, a day after 19 people lost their lives in violent protests sparked by a social media ban.

China’s top anti-corruption watchdog has launched an investigation into Yi Huiman, the former head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and a veteran of the country’s banking sector.

Ramin Isayev, former SOCAR AQS director, was sentenced for embezzlement, fraud, and money laundering, with investigators saying he laundered millions through Turkish real estate and used shell firms to win state tenders.

Zambia’s former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of corruption.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday intensified his criticism of Israel’s actions in the 23-month Israel-Hamas war, which led Israel to respond by banning two left-wing Spanish ministers from the country.

Jamaicans head to the polls on Wednesday for a closely fought general election which has been overshadowed by an investigation into potential corruption in the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) which is seeking a third term in office.

The European Union stated on Monday that it doesn’t "encourage" aid flotillas heading to Gaza, as ships carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists, including Greta Thunberg, set sail for the war-torn area.

In Kathmandu, young Nepalis protested the government’s social media ban. They also voiced concerns about widespread corruption.

Two former presidents in Peru are facing disparate outcomes in the corruption cases they face.

On Monday, a wealthy business couple identified several Philippine congressmen and public works officials, alleging that they forced them to pay large kickbacks in order to secure lucrative flood-control projects from the government, according to explosive testimony during a nationally televised Senate investigation.

Donald Trump was met with a mixture of boos and cheers as he attended the thrilling US Open men’s singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner on Sunday.

Three young women were injured after an SUV mounted the pavement and crashed into pedestrians walking next to a popular beach in Ibiza.

Greece has announced drastic measures, including tax breaks and other financial incentives, to address a population decline that is on track to make it the oldest nation in Europe.

A drone launched from Yemen by Houthi rebels hit the arrivals hall at Ramon Airport in southern Israel on Sunday, the Israeli military and the Israel Airports Authority said.

South Korean workers detained during a massive immigration raid in Georgia Thursday will be returned to South Korea on a chartered flight following negotiations, an official announced Sunday.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world’s fourth-largest economy.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore, long considered a potential Democratic frontrunner for the 2028 presidential election, said on Sunday he would not run for president and instead seek re-election as governor.

Israel’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.

A group of Palestinians is set to file a legal petition urging the UK to take responsibility for what they describe as “serial international law violations,” including war crimes committed during the British occupation of Palestine from 1917 to 1948, with ongoing consequences that they assert are still felt today.

Keir Starmer must fulfill his "legal duty to act to prevent a genocide", Greta Thunberg told the Guardian while travelling onboard an aid flotilla heading for Gaza.

The Republican senator who leads the homeland security committee has criticized JD Vance for “despicable” comments, seemingly in support of extrajudicial military killings.