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.
Typhoon Fung-wong weakens in the Philippines, killing four
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Trump to meet Sharaa at White House, capping major turnaround for Syria
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday caps a stunning year for the rebel-turned-ruler who toppled a longtime autocratic leader and has since toured the world as he seeks to end Syria's international isolation.
New Delhi police detain dozens in anti-pollution protests
Indian police detained dozens of people during a rare protest at the famed India Gate monument in New Delhi demanding action to curb an annual scourge of toxic air swathing the capital and its surrounding region.
US Senate advances bill to end federal shutdown
The US Senate on Sunday moved forward on a measure aimed at reopening the federal government and ending a 40-day shutdown that has sidelined federal workers, delayed food aid and snarled air travel.
Turkey seeks safe passage for 200 civilians trapped in Gaza tunnels
Turkey is working to ensure the safe passage of some 200 civilians trapped in tunnels in Gaza, after having facilitated the return of a deceased Israeli soldier killed there more than a decade ago, a senior Turkish official said late on Sunday.
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