An alleged money launderer may be offered a pardon deal after claiming he has information about the assassination of a journalist in Malta.

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said he offered an official pardon to the suspect if his evidence leads to the arrest of the mastermind behind the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

The suspect, who was

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Two prison officers who were tasked with guarding the disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein on the night he died in his cell are set to be charged.

According to the Associated Press (AP), the workers at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York are to be charged with falsifying prison records - the first criminal charges in connection with

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Pope Francis is making his first trip to Thailand this week - only the second papal visit to the mainly Buddhist country.

Among those greeting him is a 77-year-old nun who's been living in Thailand for 54 years.

But Sister Ana Rosa Sivori isn't just a missionary, she's the Pope's second cousin. They both grew up in Buenos Aires and had the same

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Sweden drops rape investigation involving Julian AssangeSweden drops rape investigation involving Julian Assange

Sweden has dropped a rape investigation involving the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

A Swedish court ruled in June that Assange would not be extradited from Britain, but at the time said the investigation would continue.

WikiLeaks has welcomed the decision by the Swedish authorities to drop the investigation, after prosecutors announced the case

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The Taliban says it has freed two hostages in a swap for the release of three of its commanders.

Kevin King, from the US, and Timothy Weeks, from Australia, were released hours after the Afghan government freed three Taliban commanders and sent them to Qatar.

Taliban officials said Mr King and Mr Weeks, both professors at the American University of

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