Turkey ex-minister arrested in multi-billion-dollar investment fund scandal
Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya served as the family minister from 2016 to 2018 and until recently, she was a deputy chair of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP
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Malaysia: Jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak to leave prison for house arrest after paying $12.3M fine
Convicted in the 1MDB scandal for embezzling millions, jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak will serve his prison term under house arrest after his party had collected donations to pay his fine.
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Turkiye arrests former minister as part of a widening fund manipulation scandal
Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, ex-family and social affairs minister, was arrested in Turkiye over her alleged involvement in a share-price manipulation scandal. She resigned in September amid allegations and charges related to investment funds.
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Brazil’s Lula to join other world leaders at ASEAN summit
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will attend the ASEAN summit in Manila later this month, joining other global leaders such as US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.