The travel warning was issued by the Royal Thai Embassy in Mexico City. His death triggered a wave of violence by drug cartel members that has claimed many lives, including 25 National Guard members, AFP reported on Tuesday. The embassy advised Thai residents and intending visitors to closely monitor the news, assess the situation, follow local authorities’ instructions and avoid crowded places. The unrest has included the burning of community property, vehicle arson, armed assaults on government officials and road blockades, it said. Emergency assistance for Thai nationals is available via telephone 55-2564-2662 or LINE ID: thaiconsulate.mx

Paris angered over comments posted by US embassy after slaying of far-right activistUS Ambassador to France Charles Kushner failed to show up to explain comments about a slain far-right activist. Barrot summoned Kushner after the US embassy in Paris reposted comments by the administration of Donald Trump which denounced “terrorism” and left-wing violence in France after the killing of far-right activist Quentin Deranque, 23. “It’s a surprise,” Barrot told broadcaster France Info. “It’s not optional.”In December 2024, Trump defended the choice of Kushner as France’s envoy. “It’s a great thing because he’s in our family,” Trump told the French magazine Paris Match.

Thailand car production rises 10.53%A motor expo, held in Nonthaburi, Thailand. (File photo: )Thai ⁠car production ​hit 118,386 units ​in January 2026, ‌up 10.53% from a year earlier, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Tuesday, driven ​by ⁠local sales and electric vehicle (EV) output. Thailand is Southeast Asia's biggest auto production centre and an export base for ​some of the world's top carmakers, including Toyota ​and ‌Honda. Chinese EV makers like BYD (Build Your Dreams) and Great ​Wall Motors have ⁠set up plants in Thailand for ⁠local sales and exports. The FTI expects car production to rise by ⁠3% to 1.5 million units this ​year, after a 0.9% dip to 1.455 million in 2025.

“There’s this cat coming out of Muay Thai, out of Dagestan right now, Asadula Imangazaliev, who’s like 22 years old and he’s [expletive] everybody up,” Rogan said. “A Dagestani Muay Thai fighter who has his own style… one of the most terrifying strikers alive right now. A lot of people think he’s the best striker alive.”Rogan was particularly struck by Imangazaliev’s hybrid approach – blending taekwondo, karate and traditional Muay Thai. Next month, Imangazaliev challenges Muay Thai great Nong-O Hama for the vacant ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title at ONE Friday Fights 147, a tentpole event at Lumpinee Stadium. Nong-O remains one of the most decorated fighters in modern Muay Thai and a former longtime bantamweight champion in ONE, revitalised since dropping down a division last year.

Dead Chiang Mai park tigers' remains burned, buriedThe remains of 72 tigers who died at the Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai have been destroyed to ensure none of the parts end up in the illegal wildlife trade, the Protected Area Regional Office 16 said on Monday. Citing the result of a preliminary necropsy, officials said the tigers were infected with feline parvovirus and died as a result of a secondary bacterial infection, which resulted in complications. A total of 246 tigers were kept at Tiger Kingdom's facilities in Mae Rim and Mae Taeng districts. As of Feb 18, 72 tigers had died -- the largest incidence of mass deaths of captive tigers ever recorded. He warned that failing to address systemic weaknesses in disease surveillance could undermine not only animal health and wildlife conservation, but also human health.

Microsoft on Monday released a Secure Boot update ahead of the expiry of a root certificate first issued in 2011, warning users to install the patch to avoid potential startup problems when the certificate lapses in mid‑2026. Secure Boot is a security feature that checks software during system startup so only trusted operating systems and signed code can run. The expiring certificate prompted Microsoft to refresh the platform’s root of trust to maintain device integrity and prevent disruption. The update will be delivered through Windows Update and should install automatically for most users as part of routine system updates. Windows 11 users were specifically urged to install the updated Secure Boot certificate.

Mourinho's Bernabeu homecoming upended by suspension, racism rowReal Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior talks with Benfica's coach Jose Mourinho in the aftermath of the alleged first-leg racial abuse. Mourinho cannot sit in the dug-out for the play-off second leg after being sent off during his team's 1-0 first-leg defeat in Lisbon last week. The 63-year-old also came under fire for his controversial comments in the aftermath of alleged racial abuse aimed at Madrid star Vinicius Junior by Benfica midfielder Gianluca Prestianni. The Argentine will miss the second leg after the Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) provisionally suspended him for one game amid an investigation into the incident. The coach said referee Francois Letexier was avoiding booking Madrid players who were at risk of suspension for the second leg.

German says deceived by transgender, who stole his moneyThe German answers police questions after the brawl on Pattaya's Beach Road early Tuesday morning. (Photo: Amporn Sangkaew)PATTAYA — A German man involved in a brawl with five transgenders has told police one of them had stolen a large amount of money after he took him back to his hotel room, mistakenly believing him to be a woman. During the scuffle, one of his assailants also stole and ran off with his bag, the 55-year-old tourist later told police. The man told investigators he had taken one of them to his hotel room on Monday night, mistaking him for a real woman. He rushed out of the hotel and caught up with the departing transgender, restraining him.

'Welcome to CHINA' greets Philippine officials on trip to disputed South China SeaA Philippine soldier peers through an observation telescope from a viewing deck in Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday. (Photo: Reuters)THITU ISLAND, ​South China Sea - As the Philippine Coast Guard plane ‌descended toward the country's most strategically important outpost in the disputed South China Sea, passengers' phones lit up with a roaming alert: "Welcome to CHINA." Among those on board were Senator Risa Hontiveros and Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela, both outspoken critics of Beijing's actions in the South China Sea. China claims most of the South China Sea, despite the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague invalidating the claims in a 2016 ruling. China's actions in the South China Sea, which have included water-cannoning and close-quarter manoeuvring of ships, have resulted in collisions and injury to Philippine crews.

Digital community projects under reviewThe Community Digital Centres project has developed 2,222 centres nationwide. The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is revising the Net Pracharat project to provide free WiFi for 24,700 villages, as well as the Community Digital Centres project that has developed 2,222 centres nationwide, in a bid to restructure them. Previously the board of the National Digital Economy and Society Committee scrapped its plan to establish 1,200 new community digital centres, in addition to the existing 2,222 centres nationwide. The board established 1,722 community digital centres in 77 provinces nationwide, and has opened an additional 500, bringing the total to 2,222 nationwide. The establishment of community digital centres costs roughly 400,000 baht per year per centre.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Monday (February 23) pressuring Iran to unilaterally accept the demands of the United States will certainly yield no results. Iran and the U.S. will hold a third round of nuclear talks on Thursday (February 26) in Geneva, Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on Sunday (February 22), amid growing concerns about the risk of military conflict between the longtime adversaries.

President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday (February 24) comes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his administration’s tariff policy and as Republicans brace for a difficult midterm election cycle. University of New Hampshire political science professor Andrew Smith said the Court’s decision is likely to sharpen the president’s rhetoric, including the possibility of comments directed not just at Democrats but also at the Supreme Court justices seated in the chamber.

US forces to complete withdrawal from Syria within a monthA US military vehicle in northeastern Syria driving towards the Iraqi borderQAMISHLI (SYRIA) - The US forces that led the coalition against the Islamic State group will complete their withdrawal from Syria within a month, three sources told AFP on Monday, as troops began leaving a major base. The withdrawal comes as Syria's government has expanded its control to the country's northeast, previously controlled by US-allied Kurdish forces, and formally joined the coalition against IS. With Kurdish forces at the forefront, IS was territorially defeated in 2019 but retains sleeper cells. A diplomat from a country allied with both the United States and Syria said the withdrawal should be completed within 20 days. Human Rights Watch expressed concern over the wellbeing of 8,500 people after the camps of al-Hol, which Damascus shut down on Sunday, and Roj, still under Kurdish control, close.

Ukraine marks four years since Russian invasionUkraine has been remembering its dead on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasionKYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine was on Tuesday marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, with a show of solidarity from its staunchest allies and no immediate end in sight to Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II. The Russian bombardment has sparked the worst energy crisis since the start of the invasion, during a bitter winter. Russia, though, has rejected Ukrainian proposals for the deployment of European troops in Ukraine after any ceasefire deal. Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, for its part considers the war to be a resurgence of Russian imperialism aimed at subjugating the Ukrainian people. In an interview with the BBC broadcast on Sunday, Zelensky said he believed Putin had "already started" World War III.

At a defining moment in human history, the world gathered at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. India brings scale and energy to everything it undertakes, and this summit was no exception. Yet with this technology, changes that once took decades can unfold within weeks and affect the entire planet. Instead, this technology must be a tool for global good, opening new avenues of progress for the Global South. Under the India AI Mission, we have deployed thousands of GPUs and will deploy many more soon.