Russia's Navalny in coma in ICU after alleged poisoning

21 Sept 03:49 Key points summarised by AI

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma in a Siberian ICU following suspected poisoning during a flight.
His spokeswoman alleges he was poisoned through tea at an airport, forcing an emergency landing and placing him in grave condition.
This incident follows previous alleged poisonings and occurs amid his ongoing anti-corruption efforts and challenges to the Kremlin.
Navalny's team demands a criminal investigation, linking the suspected poisoning directly to his political activism.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

Yesterday 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.