Police in the Maldives have arrested an ex vice president after he was denied entry into India.
Ahmed Adeeb tried to enter the southern Indian city of Thoothukudi through a tugboat.
However Indian authorities detained him and sent him back to the Maldives, where he was arrested upon arrival.
He'll now be brought to the capital Male.
Adeeb was sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2016 for reportedly plotting to assassinate the country's president Abdulla Yameen.
Iran sends proposal for negotiations with US to mediator Pakistan
Tehran has submitted its latest proposal for negotiations with the United States, Iranian state media and a Pakistani official said on Friday, a move that could offer hope for breaking a deadlock in efforts to end the Iran war.
Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks
Iran said on Thursday it would respond with "long and painful strikes" on US positions if Washington renewed attacks and restated its claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating US plans for a coalition to reopen the waterway.
Ukrainian drones hit Russian port of Tuapse for the fourth time
A fresh Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse, the fourth in the past week, sparked a fire at the sea terminal but caused no injuries, local officials said early on Friday.
Detained Myanmar ex-leader Suu Kyi to meet legal team this weekend
The legal team of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet the detained former leader this weekend after she was transferred to house arrest in the capital by the military-backed government, a representative said on Friday.
UK police charge man over stabbing attack in London
British police charged a 45-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder on Friday following an attack during which two men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in what officers have called a suspected terrorist incident.
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