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Singapore court appoints KPMG to manage trader Radiant World

KPMG executives Toh Ai Ling, Adrian Chan and Tan Yen Chiaw will be interim judicial managers of Radiant World Corporation.
KPMG executives Toh Ai Ling, Adrian Chan and Tan Yen Chiaw will be interim judicial managers of Radiant World Corporation.

White House pushes for speedy review of voter rolls in hunt for noncitizen voters

FILE PHOTO: A North Carolina Election Integrity Team sign in Spanish warning non-citizens not to vote and that doing so could lead to deportation, a notice that advocacy groups say could intimidate legitimate voters who speak Spanish, ahead of the U.S. presidential election, is displayed near an early voting site in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A North Carolina Election Integrity Team sign in Spanish warning non-citizens not to vote and that doing so could lead to deportation, a notice that advocacy groups say could intimidate legitimate voters who speak Spanish, ahead of the U.S. presidential election, is displayed near an early voting site in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo

Obscure UAE firms hold key to Radiant World’s US$1 billion in assets

Radiant World’s balance sheet shows US$1 billion in trade receivables – money that it says it is owed by customers.
Radiant World’s balance sheet shows US$1 billion in trade receivables – money that it says it is owed by customers.

Vitol trader confirmed Radiant World deal that Vitol now denies

Radiant World has been accused by a number of its lenders and counterparties of fraudulently raising money by using fake documents.
Radiant World has been accused by a number of its lenders and counterparties of fraudulently raising money by using fake documents.

Trump ramps up noncitizen voting prosecutions ahead of midterms

FILE PHOTO: A boy peers out from under a voting booth as his mother marks her ballot during the state’s primary election to choose candidates for the November midterm elections, in Cary, North Carolina, U.S., March 3, 2026.  REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A boy peers out from under a voting booth as his mother marks her ballot during the state’s primary election to choose candidates for the November midterm elections, in Cary, North Carolina, U.S., March 3, 2026.  REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo

US halts Obamacare enrollment for over 760,000 enrollees, claiming fraud

The plans, created by Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act, offer income-based subsidies.
The plans, created by Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act, offer income-based subsidies.

Ex-billionaire Benko convicted at Austrian retrial, sentence increased

FILE PHOTO: Austrian former billionaire Rene Benko waits for the start of his trial, in the first case tackling the collapse of his property group Signa, in a courtroom in Innsbruck, Austria, October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Austrian former billionaire Rene Benko waits for the start of his trial, in the first case tackling the collapse of his property group Signa, in a courtroom in Innsbruck, Austria, October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

Radiant World sent Mizuho Bank fake Glencore e-mail, says court filing in Singapore

Mizuho asserts that it had been defrauded on US$95.5 million in loans it had extended to Radiant World earlier.
Mizuho asserts that it had been defrauded on US$95.5 million in loans it had extended to Radiant World earlier.

Swedish prosecutors probe election fraud allegation casting shadow over vote

An election workers counts early votes and overseas votes at Stockholm City Hall, in Stockholm, Sweden, September 16, 2026. TT News Agency/Christine Olsson via REUTERS
An election workers counts early votes and overseas votes at Stockholm City Hall, in Stockholm, Sweden, September 16, 2026. TT News Agency/Christine Olsson via REUTERS

Radiant World table shows six lenders with $1.1 billion exposure

Radiant World has denied wrongdoing and said the allegations stem from a commercial dispute with Glencore.
Radiant World has denied wrongdoing and said the allegations stem from a commercial dispute with Glencore.

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