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Malaysia

Pardon paves way for Anwar's return

Malaysia's king has agreed to pardon Anwar Ibrahim immediately, the country's newly installed prime minister said on Friday, paving the way for the jailed leader to return to politics and potentially become the prime minister. It was the latest dramatic development after Mahathir Mohamad's alliance defeated the long-ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, ending the corruption-riddled regime's six-decade stranglehold on power.