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1. Everyone gets a BrahMos? Global interest in missile raises India’s profile
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.
2. Viral knife attack on Chinese student shocks Malaysia
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.
3. Marcos vs Marcos: the bitter truth behind the Philippine first family’s feud
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.