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April 26, 2026 16 visible stories Cyber & Technology

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The Straits Times Asia

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Sri Lanka detains 22 Buddhist monks for drug smuggling

The monks were mostly young students from temples across Sri Lanka.

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Southeast Asia · straitstimes.com

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Pathway tracing the aborted takeoff of Swiss International’s flight LX147 at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on April 26, 2026. — screengrab via Fli...

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Swiss International says 5 injured after flight aborts takeoff in New Delhi

Swiss International said that a flight from Delhi to Zurich had to abort its takeoff early on Sunday after an engine issue, adding that four passengers and one crew member were injured. The airline did not elaborate, but the Economic Times reported that one of the engines had caught on fire as the plane was accelerating down a runway and that the passengers were injured during an emergency evacuation. “Shortly after...

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Philippines says two US citizens among 19 killed in raid

The two Americans, identified as Lyle Prijoles and Kai Dana-Rene Sorem, arrived in Negros Occidental province about a month before they were killed, officials said in a statement late on Saturday (Apr 25).

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Sri Lanka detains 22 Buddhist monks for drug smuggling

The monks were mostly young students from temples across Sri Lanka.

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Swiss International says 5 injured after flight aborts takeoff in New Delhi

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Philippines says two US citizens among 19 killed in raid

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Sri Lanka seeks buyers for airport built with Chinese loans

Country has sought to privatise unprofitable state-owned enterprises.

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Two US citizens among 19 killed in raid on alleged communist stronghold: Philippine army

The US embassy has yet to respond to a request for comment.

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Tickets for HBL PSL 11 final to go on sale from April 27

The tickets for this year’s HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) are set to go on sale from April 27, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday. The final — with teams yet to be decided — would take place at the Gaddafi...

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