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Mexican authorities arrested the former governor of Guerrero state on suspicion of ordering the destruction of evidence connected to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, one of Mexico's most emblematic cases.
Police discovered a body wrapped in netting at Sungai Tanjung Sembrong in Batu Pahat after a fisherman spotted the remains while recording social media content. Three men have been arrested for questioning.
A 20-year-old Singaporean woman reported missing in Cambodia has been found safe in Phnom Penh. Cambodian authorities ruled out kidnapping, confirming she voluntarily left Singapore to meet an online gaming friend and had intentionally switched off her phone.
Susanna Liew, wife of missing pastor Joshua Koh, has criticized a court decision that upholds a stay order on investigations, arguing it makes finding answers and achieving accountability 'increasingly impossible' and blocks renewed scrutiny.
Thai authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the disappearance of Russian siblings Diana Nazimova, 22, and Roman Nazimova, 17, in Chonburi. The men allegedly confessed to killing the pair and concealing their bodies.
The wife of missing pastor Raymond Koh has appealed directly to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim following a Court of Appeal decision to suspend a High Court ruling that would have required police to restart investigations into the pastor's 2017 disappearance.
United Nations human rights experts have demanded independent probes into claims that authorities interfered with public protests raising awareness of Mexico's missing persons crisis during the football World Cup tournament.
Mexico's World Cup success provides temporary relief from persistent national crises including over 135,000 missing persons, stubborn inflation, and social unrest, raising questions about whether sporting triumph can distract from urgent governance challenges.