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Sri Lanka rescues 32 ‘critically wounded’ sailors from sunk Iranian warship
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Sri Lanka rescues 32 ‘critically wounded’ sailors from sunk Iranian warship

Sri Lanka rescued 32 “critically wounded” sailors aboard the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank on Wednesday just outside the island’s territorial waters, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said. No information was immediately available on the cause of the explosion that sank the vessel, but Herath told parliament that the injured sailors were taken to a hospital in the island’s south. The 180-crew frigate had issued a distress call at dawn. Sri Lanka’s defence ministry said it was searching ...

CIDG arrests vlogger Francis Leo Marcos – Napolcom
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CIDG arrests vlogger Francis Leo Marcos – Napolcom

MANILA, Philippines — The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has arrested vlogger Norman Mangusin, more publicly known as Francis Leo Marcos, National Police Commission (Napolcom) Executive Officer Rafael Calinisan said on Tuesday. “I confirm that the PNP (Philippine National Police) CIDG NCR (National Capital Region) just arrested Mangusin in Sheraton Hotel by virtue of

Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka, bodies recovered at sea
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Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka, bodies recovered at sea

An Iranian warship has sunk off the coast of Sri Lanka, with the Sri Lankan authorities saying on Wednesday they had rescued 32 people who were on board and recovered several bodies from the sea. Sri Lankan Foreign minister Vijitha Herath told parliament that the ship, identified as IRIS Dena, had sunk. Sources in Sri […]

Malaysian suspect’s brother recounts final moments before family of 5 killed in Kuantan
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Malaysian suspect’s brother recounts final moments before family of 5 killed in Kuantan

A witness to the tragic incident where a family of five were killed in a house in Cherating Damai, Malaysia’s Pahang state, has said that he heard an argument before the alleged murders unfolded. Kuantan Assistant Commissioner Ashari Abu Samah said initial statements from the witness, who is the suspect’s youngest brother, indicated that he heard the incident at about 7am while he was in his bedroom. “When the witness came out of the room and looked towards the kitchen, he found his mother...