Bloomberg A Pakistani High Court suspended former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s 10-year jail sentence on Wednesday, a judgement that may revive his political career after his party was ousted from power in July’s national election. The two-member panel of judges, including Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, also suspended graft convictions against Sharif’s daughter, Maryam, and her spouse ...

Bloomberg Malaysia’s former premier Najib Razak will face new charges in a case linked to troubled state fund 1MDB, following earlier allegations of money laundering and corruption. The expected allegations against Najib are part of a case linked to 2.6 billion ringgit of funds transferred to his personal account, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said in a statement, after detaining him ...

Bloomberg The UK and the European Union signalled their readiness to work to break the deadlock in Brexit talks as Prime Minister Theresa May prepared for a crucial summit aiming to persuade EU leaders to back her plans. The bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, repeated his offer to re-write his blueprint for avoiding a hard border between the UK ...