Yemen, intense Israeli air strikes on the capital Sana'a

Today's news: 13 people died off the coast of Mumbai in a collision between a navy speedboat and a passenger ferry; In Malaysia acquitted of evasion and money laundering Rosmah Mansor, wife of former premier Najib; Indonesian President Prabowo declared in Egypt that he would fight corruption by pardoning after restitution; In North Korea, divorces are punished with imprisonment in labour camps for both spouses.

ISRAEL - YEMEN - GAZA

A series of intense Israeli air strikes rocked Yemen's capital San'a, killing at least nine people, according to media reports controlled by the Shia Houthi militia. The Israeli army claimed to have attacked ‘military targets’ on the west coast. Meanwhile, Israel continued shelling Gaza, killing at least 16 Palestinians in the north, including children and a doctor at the al-Ahli Arab hospital.

MALAYSIA

TheHigh Court of Malaysia acquitted Rosmah Mansor, wife of imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak, of charges of money laundering and tax evasion. The two were the subject of multiple corruption investigations after a surprise election defeat in 2018, when voter fury over her alleged role in a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) ended her nine years in power.

INDIA

At least 13 people died after an Indian Navy speedboat lost control and hit a passenger ferry off Mumbai. Three navy personnel were among the dead, while more than 100 people were rescued. The Indian Navy stated that there was an ‘engine malfunction’. According to local media, an investigation has been ordered to find out the cause of the collision.

INDONESIA

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he might forgive people who have committed crimes if they return what they have stolen, underlining his commitment to fight corruption. Speaking in front of hundreds of Indonesian university students in Cairo during his visit to Egypt on the occasion of the D-8 Economic Summit, Prabowo said he would implement a plan in the coming weeks or months to recover ill-gotten gains.

NORTH KOREA

If a divorce takes place in North Korea, spouses are sent to a labour camp for one to six months to atone for ‘crimes’ committed, some residents of the country told Radio Free Asia. Divorce is considered an anti-socialist act and is generally frowned upon in Korea, a communist country where Confucian values still have deep roots. In the past, only the spouse who asked for a divorce was punished.

TAJIKISTAN

Makhmadsobir Abdukakkhor, one of the leaders of the ‘Group 24’ movement banned in Tajikistan for ‘ideological-religious extremism’, who now lives abroad, reported that at home, the authorities constantly put pressure on the relatives of the exiled activists, asking them to convince them to ‘sincerely repent and return home’, where those who have returned are now in prison.

RUSSIA

On the initiative of the Russian Ministry of Justice, a competition has been launched for all students in Russia's high schools, aimed at compiling a ‘dictionary of traditional values’, as announced by the vice-president of the Moscow Duma, Anna Kuznetsova, a project to support a future law against ‘destructive information’.

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