The Chinese flag is seen in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Photo by CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM / AFP Paetongtarn Shinawatra, known by her nickname "Ung Ing”, embraces her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as they arrive for the royal endorsement ceremony officially appointing her as the new prime minister of Thailand, in Bangkok on August 18, 2024.

Eala fights through to keep Abu Dhabi Open bid aliveMANILA, Philippines -- Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala had to dig deep to get into the quarterfinal round of the Mabudala Abu Dhabi Open early Thursday morning. The Filipina, after the match, said that she really tried to claw back and “find the fight” despite the stellar play of Sasnovich to keep herself in the running for the Abu Dhabi title. “I really tried my best in those moments to fight, I really tried to find the fight. Eala trailed 0-4 in the final set, as her Abu Dhabi quest looked doomed as she seemed running out of fuel. “I just think these moments are moments I only dreamt about.

Navy to set up monitoring station at TubbatahaMembers of Western Naval Command Staff together with the Staff of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park during the Signing of MoU for the Co-Location of NMD Tubbataha at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Ranger Station, Feb. 3, 2026. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy is set to station some of its personnel at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park to track the movement of vessels in the Sulu Sea, where Chinese warships have also passed through, according to the Navy. The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a marine protected area and world-renowned scuba diving site. Chinese Navy vessels have passed through these waters using all foreign vessels' right to innocent passage to transit within the Philippine archipelagic waters. Having the Navy set up its own detachment there will "enhance maritime monitoring and conservation efforts, strengthening inter-agency coordination for effective maritime situational awareness in the Sulu Sea," the Navy said in its news release.

China said to halt Panama deals after ports operation nulled, Bloomberg News reportsA view of the Balboa Port is pictured after Hong Kong's CK Hutchison agreed to sell its interests in a key Panama Canal port operator to a BlackRock Inc-backed consortium Panama City, Panama, March 4, 2025.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. The House passed legislation today that ends the partial government shutdown while lawmakers negotiate over Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy and funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP

France to wage "year of resistance" against Shein and other platformsA customer holds shopping bags with a Shein logo in the first physical space of Chinese online fast-fashion retailer Shein on the day of its opening inside the Le BHV Marais department store, the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville, in Paris, France, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Barack Obama (L) and Dmitry Medvedev, who were then the U.S. and Russian presidents, sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) at Prague Castle in Prague April 8, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo

The coming end of ISS, symbol of an era of global cooperation(FILES) (L/R) The crew-12 NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are seen on a TV screen during a press conference for SpaceX Crew-12 Mission at the International Space Station at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on January 30, 2026. (Photo by Moisés ÁVILA / AFP)

New crew set to launch for ISS after medical evacuation(FILES) French astronaut Sophie Adenot (R) speaks during a press conference regarding her departure for the International Space Station (ISS) in 2026, at the CNES, Centre national d'études spatiales (National Center for Space Studies) in Toulouse, southwestern France on November 24, 2025. (Photo by Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP)

Photo by VINCENT THIAN / VARIOUS SOURCES / AFP This combination of pictures created on February 04, 2026 shows L/R China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on January 29, 2026 and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.

TSMC Chairman CC Wei (L) speaks during a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on February 5, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / POOL / AFP)

AI to track icebergs adrift at sea in boon for scienceTourists photograph pieces of an iceberg that drifted south on the Labrador Sea from Greenland in Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland, Canada, May 27. REUTERS/Greg Locke

(L to R) Lisa Sanchez from Mexico United Against Crime, Denise Dresser, professor and political analyst at ITAM, Juanita Goebertus from Human Rights Watch, and Andre Rangel, communications director for the Americas at Human Rights Watch, attend a presentation on their analysis of the situation in Latin America as part of the launch of HRW's global report, in Mexico City on February 4, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)

Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman speaks during a press conference with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles on June 5, 2025.