South Africa’s top police official, Fannie Masemola, has been suspended by the president after being charged with breaking finance laws JOHANNESBURG — JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s top police official was suspended by the president on Thursday after he was charged with breaking finance laws related to an allegedly corrupt police contract. Fannie Masemola appeared … Read more
When US Vice President JD Vance touched down in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on April 11 for the first round of peace talks with Iran (which failed to produce a lasting peace deal), a curious moment drew attention. In a video, which has now gone viral, US envoy Steve Witkoff is seen leading Vance … Read more
HONG KONG — The founder of the debt-ridden real estate developer China Evergrande pleaded guilty to a series of charges, including illegal absorption of public deposits, fraud and corporate bribery, according to a mainland Chinese court statement Tuesday. Hui Ka Yan, also known as Xu Jiayin, was detained in China in September 2023 on suspicion … Read more
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday quashed fraud convictions against onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai, a rare victory in the prominent activist’s legal battles. Lai, 78, an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily, will stay in prison because he was sentenced to 20 years … Read more