Malaysia’s opposition leader Mahathir  Mohamed, a 92-year-old previous authoritarian ruler of the country, has defeated Prime Minister Najib Razak in a shock upset, winning 112 seats in Malaysia’s Parliament, the amount required for a majority.

Mahathir  Mohamed will become the oldest elected leader in the world, and ends a 60-year rule of Mr Razak’s National Front, which won 76 seats according to the Election Commission.

A Somalian woman has been buried neck-deep in sand and stoned to death after a court run by militant group Al-Shabab convicted her of having 11 husbands, without divorcing the previous ones.

According to Sharia Law, which Al-Shabab adheres to, polyandry, or a woman having multiple husbands, is illegal, while a male may be permitted up to four wives.

Al-Shabab controls large swathes of the Somalian countryside, regularly conducting raids on capital Mogadishu to try and overthrow the central government.

Four non-government MPs have announced their resignation from parliament due to questions surrounding their citizenship status.

The resignation of the Nick Xenophon Team Rebekha Sharkie, and Labor’s Josh Wilson, Susan Lamb and Justine Keay follow the High Court’s ruling that Labor senator Katy Gallagher must step down due to her not renouncing her dual British/Australian citizenship before the last election.

104-year-old Australian academic, David Goodall will end his life through voluntary euthanasia in Switzerland today.

Mr Goodall who has no hesitation in ending his life, spoke to international media saying, “At my age, or less, one wants to be free to choose to die when it is an appropriate time.”

A World War II veteran whose Brisbane home was destroyed in a house fire has been presented with the French Legion of Honour medal from his hospital ward.

Queensland Honorary French Consul Lady Jane Edwards said the Queensland Government collaborated with the French Government to replace Arthur Jackson's medal, which he earned after serving in RAF Bomber Command during WWII.

The federal budget has been slammed as a ‘dud’ and a ‘hoax’ for Queensland, despite the state being the nations second biggest winner.

Queensland Treasurer and Deputy Premier, Jackie Trad says the budget is inherently unfair for Queensland, and criticised a lack of funding for remote Indigenous housing, the Rockhampton levee, Townsville pipeline and Cross River Rail.

North Korea has released three American prisoners following a visit to Pyongyang by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a sign of warming relations in advance of President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The prisoners, all Korean-American, are en route back to America with Pompeo, and it is expected they will be greeted by Mr Trump.

According to Mr Trump, the date and time of a future meeting with Mr Kim has been “set.”

Israel has been accused by Human Rights Watch of “shutting down criticism” after a work permit was not renewed for its local director.

Omar Shakir has 14 days to leave the country after he was accused of supporting the ‘Boycott Divestment and Sanctions’ movement, which demands an end to the occupation of Palestine, equal rights for Palestinian citizens of Israel, and the right of return for all Palestinian refugees to their homes.