Democracy icon Mohamed Nasheed’s political future in balance as governing party voters head to the polls.
Officials say those who died in the fire include nine Indians and a Bangladesh national.
Maldivians voice outrage as disgraced Sri Lankan leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to the Maldives.
The government in the Maldives bans a campaign called ‘India Out’.
Mixed reactions as UN, US, China welcome climate pact and activists denounce more ‘blah blah blah’ from global talks.
UNICEF says repeated school closures affecting 434 million children, with many learning less than pre-pandemic levels.
Abdulla Shahid defeats ex-Afghan Zalmai Rassoul in 143-48 vote by secret ballot, with two of 193 members not voting.
Indian Ocean island nation recorded single-day rise of 1,500 cases on Tuesday, compared with less than 100 a month ago.
Three of the four suspects allegedly behind the explosion that critically wounded the former president are in custody.
Motives remain unclear but theories point to religious ‘extremists’ or political rivals involved in corruption scandal.
Family of ex-president and current speaker say doctors ‘very happy’ with his recovery after life-saving surgery.
No arrests so far but police seek four people who were noticed ‘due to suspicious behaviour at crime scene’.
Hospital says Nasheed in intensive care after ‘life-saving surgery’ on injuries to his head, chest, abdomen and limbs.
Ex-president and current Maldives parliament speaker was being treated for shrapnel wounds and now in stable condition.
