A passenger ferry catches fire off Palawan in the western Philippines, leaving at least five people dead and about 87 people missing. The Philippine Coast Guard says 42 people are rescued as search and rescue operations continue, with casualty and missing figures based on the latest headcount.

Saima Wazed resigns as the World Health Organization’s regional director for Southeast Asia amid fraud-related allegations. Her departure follows mounting scrutiny and investigations tied to claims of fraud and forgery linked to her and or her family in Bangladesh, adding uncertainty to the agency’s regional leadership.

A Thai police officer suspected in a kindergarten shooting surrenders after an 18-hour standoff in eastern Thailand. Officials say he allegedly shot and killed his wife inside Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten, where she worked, before barricading himself and later giving himself up to authorities.

Four people are hospitalized after a reported stabbing on Bromley High Street in south-east London, with at least one in critical condition. Emergency crews, including London Air Ambulance, respond in the afternoon, and police arrest seven men as they investigate the attack.

A music teacher in Perth is charged after police allege he produced child exploitation material and indecently recorded a child. He is due to appear in court as investigators pursue the case, which raises fresh concern over child safety and safeguarding in educational settings.

The Sandiganbayan orders that former House Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez be transferred from ոստիկան custody to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology while he remains in hospital. The court acts as he seeks to continue his confinement at a medical center in San Juan City.