China sanctions a Philippine defence chief as a new Detroit bridge opening slips

China imposed sanctions on Philippine defence secretary Gilbert Teodoro over remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue that Beijing said hurt its interests. He, his wife, and their son were barred from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The measure was a personal and official travel ban.

The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority said the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor and Detroit was delayed amid trade tensions between Canada and the United States. The bridge was a finished political argument about timing, not a report that the structure had failed. Trade friction was the stated reason for the slip.

Thailand's criminal court sentenced two Uyghur men from China to death for the 2015 Erawan shrine bombing in Bangkok, which killed 20 people and injured more than 120. The sentences closed a case a decade old. They were handed down as the World Cup and the Iran talks dominated newer headlines.

A judge in Los Angeles County set February 14, 2028, for the trial of Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who allege sexual abuse as children by Michael Jackson. The date was a scheduling order in a civil case about the late singer. It did not include a finding on the allegations.

Dozens of hardliners protested outside a foreign ministry office in Mashhad against Abbas Araghchi and a possible deal with the United States. They said a deal should not be signed without supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei's approval. The protest was a domestic challenge to the diplomacy announced the next day.

Bangladesh's health directorate reported five more children dead from measles in 24 hours. The outbreak's death toll was still rising as other countries dealt with meningitis and dengue-vaccine questions. Measles in Bangladesh remained its own health emergency inside a week of war and sport.