Three talking points from the Premier LeagueArsenal thrashed Tottenham 4-1 to restore a five-point Premier League lead. (Photo: AFP)MANCHESTER — Arsenal responded to Manchester City applying pressure in the Premier League title race with a 4-1 destruction of Tottenham in the north London derby for the second time this season. The Gunners stretched their advantage over City, who beat Newcastle 2-1 on Saturday, back to five points. AFP Sport looks at three talking points from the Premier League weekend:Eze, Gyokeres prove their worthTwo of the big money signings Arsenal made last summer to finally get them over the line to win a first title in 22 years did the damage on another painful day for Spurs. The England international has scored six Premier League goals since, five of which have come against Spurs.

Bitcoin slid below US$65,000 in early Asia trading on Monday, roiled by fresh nervousness over the status of US tariffs. “The crypto market continues to be fragile, with market participants counting on support at $60,000,” said Caroline Mauron, co-founder of Orbit Markets. The broader crypto market has seen over $2 trillion in value wiped out, with the market for smaller tokens hit especially hard. In the last 24 hours alone, the crypto market shed another $100 billion in value, according to CoinGecko data. Bitcoin was trading at about $64,800 at 11 a.m. in Singapore, below the $65,000 threshold that Rachael Lucas, an analyst at BTC Markets, said was a key support level for the token.

Chinese fleeing Myanmar scam hub arrested in Tak provinceA soldier searches the group of 20 Chinese men who illegally crossed the Moei River from Myanmar's Shwe Kokko scam centre into Mae Sot district of Tak province on Monday morning. (Photo: Ratchamanu Task Force)Twenty Chinese men fleeing the notorious scam hub of Shwe Kokko in Myanmar crossed the Moei river into Mae Sot district of Thailand's Tak province on Monday morning and were arrested for illegal entry. Troops from the army's Ratchamanu Task Force spotted the men carrying their bags high while wading across the river into Thai territory at Ban Wang Kaew village 2 in tambon Mae Pa of Mae Sot district. The detainees were handed over to Tak immigration officials for legal processing. Authorities said illegal border crossings along the Thai Myanmar border continued unabated, particularly foreign nationals fleeing online scam operations in Shwe Kokko, opposite Wang Kaew village of Mae Sot district.

Chinese bus plunges into frozen lake in Russia's SiberiaRescuers at the scene where a bus carrying Chinese tourists plunged into the ice‑covered waters of Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk region, Russia on Feb 20. (Photo: Reuters)MOSCOW - ​Seven bodies ‌have been found in Lake Baikal in Russia's Siberia after a tour bus carrying eight Chinese tourists plunged into ​the ⁠water when the ice broke as it crossed the frozen lake on Friday, ‌the Russian emergency ministry said. One of the Chinese tourists who had been on the bus ⁠managed to escape, Irkutsk regional governor Igor Kobzev said on the Telegram app, and the region's prosecutor's office said a criminal case had been ​opened over the incident. Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake, located north of Mongolia, is ⁠a popular destination for ​tourists. Chinese tourism in Russia has soared in recent years amid closer ties between the two neighbours ‌and the ⁠introduction of a mutual ​visa-free travel regime.

India battle for World Cup survival after 'messing up on grand scale'India's captain Suryakumar Yadav walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal against South Africa. (Photo: AFP)AHMEDABAD — Defending T20 World Cup champions India need "two big performances" to reach the semi-finals after Sunday's huge defeat to South Africa, said their assistant coach. India collapsed to 111 all out in 18.5 overs in response to South Africa's 187-7 as their 12-match win streak in the T20 World Cup came to a crashing end. "When you set out to win a World Cup, don't expect someone to come and deliver it to you halfway through," the assistant coach added. No team has ever retained the T20 World Cup and no side have ever won the trophy on home soil.

Thai exports jump most in four years on AI-led electronics boomA drone view of the Bangkok Port along the Chao Phraya River. Thai exports jumped 24.4% in January from a year earlier, while imports soared 29.4%, Commerce Ministry data showed on Monday. Both figures far exceeded even the most optimistic estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists and marked the fastest growth since late 2021. “We are running a high trade surplus against the US, so they could come up with any measures later.”Thailand’s trade deficit with China was $7.2 billion in January, while the Southeast Asian nation had a $4.8 billion trade surplus with the US. Mr Anutin has pledged to boost the growth that has lagged that of other major Southeast Asian economies.

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Sunday (February 22) said "no thanks" to U.S. President Donald Trump's idea of sending the U.S. Navy hospital ship to Greenland, a territory that Trump has repeatedly said he wishes to take over.

South Korea protests over 'Victory' banner hung from Russian embassyA banner reading "Victory will be ours" is displayed on the exterior wall of the Russian embassy in Seoul. afpSEOUL - South Korea has protested to Russia after its embassy in Seoul unfurled a giant banner declaring "Victory will be ours", an apparent reference to the anniversary of the Ukraine war. South Korea opposes Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its recruitment of soldiers from North Korea, with which Seoul remains technically at war. "In this context, we have conveyed our position to the Russian side regarding the recent display of a banner on the outer walls of the Russian Embassy in Seoul and public remarks made by the Russian Ambassador to South Korea." North Korea has sent thousands of troops to fight for Russia, according to South Korean and Western intelligence agencies.

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Events to showcase Korea's traditionSouth Korea is aiming to deepen its longstanding ties with Thailand by hosting a series of events highlighting traditional Korean culture this year, says Sunju Lee, Director of the Korean Cultural Center in Thailand (KCC). She highlighted the longstanding cultural relationship between Thailand and Korea. She said while K-pop and Korean dramas have enjoyed immense popularity in Thailand, the KCC is committed to showcasing Korea's traditional heritage and history to broaden the understanding of Korean culture. The KCC plans a series of events this year to promote Korea's traditional culture, including: a large-scale Hanbok fashion exhibition in May, a reinterpretation of traditional Korean dance in June, a symphony performance in August and a live major concert from Korea in October. In collaboration with the National Museum of Thailand and the National Museum of Korea, a special exhibition featuring about 100 Thai artefacts -- spanning from prehistoric times to the Rattanakosin era -- will also be held at the Korean National Museum in Seoul later this year, she said.

'No foul play' in private's deathThe Royal Thai Army has clarified the circumstances surrounding the death of a private from the 2nd Artillery Regiment, King's Guard, saying he died from heart failure and showed no signs of having been assaulted. Maj Gen Winthai said Pvt Phetcharat lost consciousness while being detained at the 12th Military Circle jail. The private was later discovered in this state by detainees who were confined with him, Maj Gen Winthai said. Medical personnel determined the cause of death to be heart failure and that assault played no part in his demise, Maj Gen Winthai said. The army's remarks come as the private's family is demanding answers over his death, pointing to alleged irregularities, including a short spoon found in the private's cremated remains.

20 trapped in Tokyo Skytree elevator for 5 hours, tower to close for MondayEmergency vehicles seen near Tokyo Skytree tower in Tokyo on Sunday. (Photo: Kyodo)Twenty people were trapped inside an elevator at Tokyo Skytree tower from Sunday night for more than five hours, the operator said, adding that the facility, which is Japan's tallest broadcasting tower and a popular tourist spot, will be closed throughout Monday for safety checks. According to Tobu Tower Skytree Co, two elevators stopped at around 8.15pm while running between the entrance on the fourth floor and the 350-metre height observation deck. The elevator carrying 20 passengers was going down, while the other had no visitors inside. Tobu Tower Skytree apologised for the incident and vowed to take measures to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

No tsunami threat after earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes BorneoA magnitude 7 earthquake struck just off the north ​coast ⁠of the island of ‌Borneo in the early hours of Monday, the ⁠German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a ​depth of 633 kilometres, ​GFZ ‌said. It initially reported the quake ​at ⁠7.1 but revised ⁠the figure. The US Tsunami warning centre said ⁠there was ​no tsunami threat from the earthquake.