Asia-Pacific

Residents play with their children in a playground at the semi-abandoned "Life in Venice" housing complex in Qidong, on China's east coast, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

FILE - Election Commission staff inspect ballot boxes before loading onto a vehicle for delivery to various regions across the country ahead of the March 5 general election in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

Performers of Yingge Dance, a traditional folk dance from southern China, gather beside a historic gate before Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Tarique Rahman, the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), attends an election rally ahead of national election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Maksudur Rahman, 31, who escaped after fighting for the Russian army, shows a Russian military dog tag during an interview with The Associated Press in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Rescuers work amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

This undated image provided by Maxime Aubert shows handprints with sharpened fingertips in the Maros region of Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Ahdi Agus Oktaviana/Maxime Aubert via AP)

Alysa Liu, of the United States, poses after winning the gold medal in the women's event at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, central Japan, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Cai Tao, a 15-year-old giant panda, the father of Satrio Wiratama, the first panda cub born in Indonesia, sits in his enclosure at Indonesia Safari Park, in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Sonam Tashi shouts slogans during a demonstration to commemorate the anniversary of the 1959 uprising in Tibet against Chinese rule, in New Delhi, India, March, 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

ARCHIVO - Esta imagen de larga exposición muestra la trayectoria de un cohete Falcon 9 de SpaceX con la 25ta ronda de aproximadamente 60 satélites de banda ancha Starlink de Space X tra despegar desde el Complejo de Lanzamientos 40 en la base de la Fuerza Espacial en Cabo Cañaveral, Florida, la noche del miércoles 28 de abril de 2021. (AP Foto/John Raoux, Archivo)

Former Chinese official Li Chuanliang walks between buildings in the Mayflower Church community, in Midland, Texas, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)