India's BrahMos draws global interest, Philippine first family's feud: 7 Asia highlights
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India's BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system has reportedly drawn interest from at least 15 countries spanning from Asia to South America after its use in cross-border strikes against Pakistan enhanced the global profile of the Indian weapons industry.
Malaysian police arrested a 21-year-old Chinese national on Monday on suspicion of slashing his ex-girlfriend's neck with a knife at Taylor's University on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.
Illustration: Mario Rivera
As Ferdinand Marcos Jnr touches down in Washington this weekend, his mind may well be half a world away, fixed not on the security and trade talks that await him but on the family feud back home: one born of betrayal, blind ambition and the wounds of history.
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