Prosecutors say Roger Ng, Goldman's former top investment banker for Malaysia, helped his former boss Tim Leissner embezzle money from the fund and bribe officials to win business for Goldman.
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng will stand trial in Malaysia in April and Malaysia has said it was seeking up to $7.5 billion in reparations from Goldman over its dealings with 1MDB.
After a career breaking glass ceilings to join a tiny global elite, Christine Lagarde will bring experience of cool-headed crisis fighting to her job as first female head of the European Central Bank.
The former deputy director-general at state-lender Halkbank was sentenced to 32 months in prison for violating US sanctions on Iran. Ankara has repeatedly criticised his conviction, calling it "politically motivated."
Opinion polls show that incumbent Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is behind the conservative New Democracy opposition party. He wars if his party loses, Greece will return to the "dark days" of austerity.
The US requested the extradition of Ng Chong Hwa – a Malaysian former managing director at the bank – over the 1MDB money laundering and corruption scandal, which played a role in the electoral defeat of former prime minister Najib Razak.
Described as the worst upheaval since the 1968 student riots, the country's economy has received a battering worth one billion dollar.
US pastor Andrew Brunson’s trial resumes on Friday, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has faith in the court's ruling.
Turkey's foreign ministry says there have been an increase in terror attacks and violent incidents in the United States recently.
The case against Mehmet Hakan Atilla, the former deputy chief executive officer of Turkey’s Halkbank, has driven a wedge between Washington and Ankara.
While the end of the months-old visa crisis is a good sign, the two sides still have some distance to go before relations improve.
US case against businessman Reza Zarrab is based on fabricated evidence provided by FETO that has "infiltrated" US state institutions, judiciary and overseas missions, says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel for all latest in-depth, on the ground reporting from around the world.
Copyright © 2023 TRT World.
Like
Follow