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Singapore has expanded its investigation into haze-creating fires in Indonesia that have blanketed the city state in smog, requesting information from 10 locally registered companies. The National Environment Agency (NEA) sent notices seeking documents and details of land concessions in Indonesia owned by the firms, their firefighting and blaze prevention measures, and their relationship to other relevant companies, according to a Friday statement. All 10 Singapore-registered companies were...

A final-year student, Aminata Sy, was found dead and bound in a sack in Podor, Senegal; gendarmes have opened a judicial investigation. The post Senegal Student Aminata Sy Found Dead appeared first on The Rio Times.

The Bengaluru police have cracked the case of the recent blast at an under-construction building on Jeremiah Road, injuring two, and arrested a 27-year-old bakery salesman, who allegedly conspired with two childhood friends to murder his uncle by assembling an improvised explosive device (IED) concealed inside a parcel 

Serbia’s election chief says unknown people posed as observers and pressured immobile residents at a Mladenovac care home. Prosecutors probe a laptop find. The post Serbia Probes Care Home Incident at Polls appeared first on The Rio Times.

Philippine police are investigating a laptop found alongside images of child abuse at the former home of Meghan Markle’s estranged father, with “full results” expected in a week, the country’s interior minister told reporters. Thomas Markle, whose daughter is married to Britain’s Prince Harry, had been living in Cebu in the Philippines until reportedly returning to the US earlier this year. Philippine interior minister Jonvic Remulla said the country planned to take “appropriate legal actions”...

T.K. Vinod Krishna was suspended based on a report submitted by the Pathanamthitta District Police Chief to the Inspector General of Police, who issued the suspension order, they said

A young woman is abducted, shot twice, and blown up in the jungle. Who wanted Altantuya dead – and who covered it up?

Ongoing investigation reportedly finds malpractice in three other examinations conducted between 2019 and 2023; alleged irregularities relate to examinations conducted for the posts of Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector, Fisheries Officer and Inspector in the Khadi Board

Some villagers have claimed that at least 10 persons died after consuming spurious liquor in Dewas district between September 27 and October 16

Authorities are investigating the rare attack on a Christian church; the assailants remain unidentified and at large.

Adding to the tensions, France is reeling from a shooting that authorities are investigating as a potentially racist and Islamophobic terrorist attack. One person was killed and five others wounded in the Paris suburbs of Trappes and La Verrière, including a 12-year-old girl who was shot eight times. Police arrested the suspected gunman, and investigators reportedly found three gas cylinders rigged to a timer in his apartment, as well as a submachine gun in his car. The French president has condemned the attack, while the mayor of Saint-Denis has denounced the impact of hate speech.

Three people - two women and one man - have been released, and one person remains in custody, gardaí say.

The investigation concerns the alleged defrauding of a consortium of banks led by Punjab National Bank, along with IDBI Bank, Union Bank of India, Andhra Bank (now part of Union Bank of India), and Bank of Baroda, resulting in a loss of ₹326.49 crore

Uganda's anti-graft watchdog ordered a top roads engineer suspended over a toll road whose estimated cost rose to about US$324 million from US$131 million. The post Uganda Orders Top Roads Engineer Suspended appeared first on The Rio Times.

According to a police official, crime branch teams tracked the logistical trail of the weapons provided to the assailants, leading them to a hideout in Surat where the firearms were recovered

Singapore expanded its investigation into haze-creating fires in Indonesia that have blanketed the city-state in smog, requesting information from 10 locally registered companies.

The Independent MP is now in a serious but stable condition, according to the Melbourne hospital.

Prompted by the threat, law enforcement authorities have launched a comprehensive investigation to verify the authenticity of the message

Afterwards, she reached a hospital, where the newborn was declared dead, prompting the hospital administration to notify local police

The accused, identified as Rohit Kolatakke, an assistant section officer with the MPSC, allegedly obtained the confidential question set from Abhijit Lendve, an under-secretary with the commission, who was arrested earlier in the case

Flávio Bolsonaro's lawyers asked Justice Mendonça on 23 October to open an inquiry into Lula over a whisky Vorcaro reportedly bought for US$99,000. The post Flávio Seeks Lula Probe Over US$99K Whisky appeared first on The Rio Times.

While the police have questioned Suraj, one of the two accused, the other accused, Allauddin, is still recovering from the injuries he sustained. The police said both the injured men had been giving contradictory statements.

Trump's former campaign manager is reportedly being investigated for allegedly using his role at the Department of Homeland for financial gain.

Authorities in the Philippines are investigating Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, the ⁠wife of Britain’s Prince ⁠Harry, the Philippine justice undersecretary said ⁠on Friday, after allegations he possessed child sexual abuse images. “Our Anti-Trafficking and Anti-OSAEC (online sexual abuse and exploitation of children) task force in Cebu is currently investigating the matter,” Nicholas Ty, Philippine justice undersecretary, said. Thomas Markle could not be immediately reached for comment but he...

CM Fadnavis said in Nagpur that the audio clip released by Manoh Jarange will be thoroughly investigated using forensic methods

Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 23, 2026 — Nigeria confirms first Ebola case and traces 44 contacts; Kenya absorbs displaced Ethiopians after Moyale gunfire; South Africa probes fatal anti-immigrant mob killing in Durban. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, October 23, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

French prosecutors on Friday said that they were investigating a shooting in Trappes, west of Paris, as a suspected terrorist attack. At least one person was killed, and four more were wounded, earlier in the day when a man opened fire from a vehicle.