President Herzog’s office says he holds Trump “in the highest regard”, but that anyone seeking a pardon has to submit a formal request.
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Major corruption scandal engulfs top Zelensky allies
The Ukrainian president has called for the justice and energy ministers to be removed from their posts.
Italy investigates claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians
Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.
US House set for crunch vote on ending historic government shutdown
Republicans sound confident the bill will pass, despite their narrow majority. Democrats vow to oppose it.
Ancient statues stolen from Syria’s National Museum
The theft of Roman-era artefacts was discovered after staff noticed a door had been broken from the inside.
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing ‘drop crocs’ found in Australia
Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.
Thailand extradites owner of Myanmar scam city to China
She Zhijiang is one of the biggest figures linked to South East Asia’s cyberscam operations.
Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit
The US president indicates he will go ahead with a lawsuit against the BBC over how his speech was presented by Panorama.
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian warehouse and land as West Bank attacks surge
Several Palestinians were also injured when settlers launched arson attacks targeting an industrial area, a Bedouin village, and farmland east of Tulkarm.
Serbia’s energy reliance on Russia comes unstuck facing US oil sanctions
President Vucic has traded barbs with the Kremlin amid differences over gas supplies and Serbia’s arms trade.