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KUALA LUMPUR: Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has withdrawn his appeal against a court ruling denying his request to serve the remainder of his sentence at home, local media The Edge reported on Monday (Apr 27), citing court documents.The law firm representing Najib, Shafee & Co, informed the Court of Appeal on Apr 3 that it was filing a “Notice for Discontinuance” on the appeal, according to the court documents seen by local news outlets.The document reportedly did not state the reason for withdrawal.Najib was found guilty of a string of graft offences in connection to his role in…

Sydney, Australia – Until recently, Rosco Jewell sold about one used electric vehicle every two months on his online marketplace, Amazing EV.But in the weeks since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran, Jewell has been shifting a second-hand EV roughly every two weeks.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“It is now getting very hard to find used EVs to buy in the $20,000 to $50,000 range. And we’ve also seen prices increase by 10 to 15 percent – in some cases, 20 percent as well,” the Sydney-based businessman told Al Jazeera.As conflict in the Middle…

The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday, according to a social media post by U.S. Southern Command.The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has gone on since early September and killed at least 186 people in total. Other strikes have taken place in the Caribbean Sea.The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs.When asked about a previous strike in the eastern Pacific that killed two men, a spokesperson for U.S. Southern Command told CBS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Boston Red Sox’s house cleaning, where manager Alex Cora and five others on the coaching staff were axed amid a poor start to the 2026 MLB season, has one veteran in the clubhouse ticked off.While it may not necessarily be about Cora’s firing in general, shortstop Trevor Story reportedly didn’t like the answer the organization gave when addressing the vast change with lots of season left.”Trevor Story said the Red Sox bosses’ explanation this morning was not sufficient and he intends to have more conversations with [general manager] Craig Breslow today,”…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Patricia Heaton is calling on “her friends on the left” to tone down heated political rhetoric following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.On Saturday, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, first lady Melania Trump and other top officials were evacuated from the Washington Hilton after shots were fired near the ballroom after a gunman exchanged fire with Secret Service agents in the lobby before being subdued and taken into custody.When shots were fired, hundreds of attendees ducked under tables or took cover inside the ballroom before being evacuated,…

Ryota Haga was in high school when the biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan triggered a deadly tsunami and swept away his family home in the quiet northeastern town of Otsuchi in March 2011.Now 31 with a wife and toddler, the volunteer firefighter faces another natural disaster: this time a wildfire raging for a sixth day and threatening his community after burning through more than 1600 hectares of forest.”It’s been 15 years since the earthquake, and our lives were finally beginning to settle down,” Haga said at the end of another draining day battling the blaze on Sunday.”We can’t let…

BEIJING: Beijing slammed on Monday (Apr 27) an EU plan aimed to bolster the bloc’s industries against fierce competition from China, vowing countermeasures if it is enacted.The EU unveiled in March new “Made in Europe” rules for companies trying to access public funds in strategic sectors, including cars, green tech and steel, obliging firms to meet minimum thresholds for EU-made parts.The proposal, held up for months by wrangling over the measures, is a key part of a European Union drive to regain its competitive edge, reduce its industrial decline and stave off hundreds of thousands of job losses.Beijing’s commerce ministry…

Brent crude rises more than 2 percent after Washington and Tehran fail to hold second round of talks in Pakistan.Published On 27 Apr 202627 Apr 2026Oil prices have climbed higher amid stalled peace talks between the United States and Iran.Brent crude rose more than 2 percent on Sunday after hopes for a second round of ceasefire negotiations between Washington and Tehran unravelled over the weekend.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAfter easing slightly, Brent, the primary benchmark for global prices, stood at $106.99 as of 1:30 GMT.Stock markets in Asia shrugged off the impasse to open higher on Monday, with Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pentagon on Sunday announced that a lethal strike was conducted on another vessel allegedly carrying suspected narco-traffickers in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people on board.The U.S. Southern Command said it conducted a “lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” at the direction of the leader of the Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan of the Marine Corps.”Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the Southern Command claimed in a press release.US MILITARY KILLS…