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Malaysia charges ex-minister for not declaring assets, as graft probe targets Mahathir’s allies

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia charged a former minister on Monday with failing to declare assets. It’s the latest step in a corruption probe that’s targeting people connected to the country’s last prime minister. Former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, who left office more than 20 years ago, is a

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Russia boasts it is beating sanctions, but its longer-term prospects are bleak

Analysis by Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken to gloating about Russia’s resistance to international sanctions and its supposed economic resilience, despite the best efforts of the United States and its G7 partners to choke off Moscow’s oil revenues and starve it of military technology. Scoffing at Europe’s economies, Putin

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Southeast Asian nations cautiously optimistic of progress on Myanmar and South China Sea conflicts

By DAVID RISING Associated Press LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — China’s increasingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar have topped the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats in Laos, with the Laotian foreign minister expressing guarded optimism that progress could be made this year on both acrimonious issues. The foreign

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