Russian police raided the home of opposition activist Lyubov Sobol early on Friday and then took her in for questioning, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his supporters said.
Navalny's supporters said they thought the police action was a response to her trying to knock at the door of an alleged FSB security agent in Moscow who Navalny says took part in a botched plot to poison him in August.
The FSB has dismissed Navalny's allegations as a provocation.
Nine days after disaster, two pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel
Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River in Nepal, nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through its valley, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.
Philippine court issues warrant for VP Duterte's arrest in grave threats case
A Philippine court on Friday ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte in connection with a criminal case accusing her of making threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the first lady, and a former House speaker.
Air India A320 issued stall warning when seatbelt signs off, injuring 24, investigators say
An Air India A320 flying from Phuket to New Delhi last month issued a stall warning when seatbelt signs were off, while a rapid pitch up and then down threw passengers and cabin crew against overhead bins and injured 24 people, Indian investigators said.
Typhoon Saudel brings torrential rain, flooding to China's coastal areas
China's southern coastal provinces of Fujian and Guangdong braced for further torrential rain on Friday, after severe downpours linked to Typhoon Saudel triggered flooding in urban and rural areas, swamping vehicles and causing a three-storey brick building to collapse.
US investigates deadly strike on Iranian wedding
US Vice President JD Vance said that an investigation was being carried out into a deadly strike on an Iranian wedding on Tuesday that an analysis showed likely resulted from a direct hit by the United States' munition.
India food safety crackdown targets company of Nepal's 'Noodle King'
India on Friday ordered a Nepali billionaire's company popular for its Wai Wai noodles to discontinue some products after an investigation found its factory used unhygienic "floor-collected, broken noodles" in making its Indian snacks.
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion, official says
Property, housing and infrastructure worth at least $2.56 billion (387.5 billion Nepalese rupees) were damaged in Nepal's catastrophic floods last week, according to the country's disaster authority chief.
Kuwait air defences deal with Iranian missile, drone attacks
The Kuwaiti Armed Forces have announced its air defence systems are actively intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks early on Thursday.
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