Malaysian Court Pauses Sexual Assault Suit Against Premier Anwar
A court panel comprised of three judges decided to stay proceedings of the trial in a unanimous decision Monday that was read out by Appeal Court Judge Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali.
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Trump Agrees to Delay Murdoch Deposition Over WSJ Epstein Story
Donald Trump and News Corp. agreed to delay Rupert Murdoch's deposition over the Wall Street Journal's report on the late Jeffrey Epstein until the publisher's request to toss out the president's $10 billion libel lawsuit is resolved. The deal, filed late Monday in federal court in Miami, ends Trump's request to force News Corp.'s 94-year-old chairman emeritus to sit for a deposition within 15 days. Trump, 79, had argued that Murdoch's answers to questions about the story must be rapidly preserved for a potential trial due to the executive's advanced age and recent health scares.
