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Internet personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in a Miami federal jail as they contest their extradition to Britain, where they face serious criminal charges including rape.
Bangladesh has made Sheikh Hasina's extradition from India a precondition for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to New Delhi. Hasina fled the country during a 2024 popular uprising, intensifying bilateral tensions.
Rey Grabato II, an Iloilo businessman recently added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list for alleged securities and wire fraud, is in the Philippines recovering from a severe stroke, his family confirmed.
Rey Grabato II, son of a Philippine town mayor, has been added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list for an alleged US$650 million scheme that defrauded approximately 2,000 investors between 2018 and 2022.
Singapore's highest court has dismissed a cybercrime suspect's attempt to challenge police seizure of his belongings, ruling his legal approach was fundamentally flawed and procedurally improper.
Daniel Kinahan, alleged cartel boss, has been charged in Ireland with directing a criminal organisation. He was extradited from Dubai on a government jet and remanded in custody following his court appearance.
Bangladesh's government is moving to overturn conditional bail granted to fugitive former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed in the UAE, citing fears he may hold passports from multiple countries that could enable further flight.
Bangladesh's exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared her intention to return and stand trial despite a death sentence handed down by a war crimes tribunal in November 2025. Speaking from India, where she has sheltered since August 2024, the 78-year-old maintains her trial was politically motivated and calls for independent forensic investigation.
Malaysia's upper house has approved the Cyber Security Bill 2026, a comprehensive replacement for the 1997 Computer Crimes Act. The legislation establishes stronger penalties and international extradition mechanisms to combat evolving digital crimes.