jonathan head, bbc news, mae sot, thailand.the headlines... china has warned that upcoming joint military drills by the us and the philippines in the south china sea will lead to greater insecurity in the region. beijing's warning comes shortly after the washington post newspaper published a story quoting 12 unnamed officials saying that, for the first time, the drills would take place in waters claimed by beijing. ia nations will observe the drill, including india, japan and france. a un report is warning that improvements in women's reproductive health has stalled, putting at risk 30 yea rs of progress. it found that eight hundred women a day are dying in childbirth worldwide — the same figure as eight years ago. the report says women and girls need more empowerment to develop their own solutions to reproductive health. a court in pakistan has directed the government to restore the social media site x, formerly known as twitter, within a week. the platform has faced disruption for more than two months — since the jailed forme

jonathan head, bbc news, mae sot, thailand.n earth. a gigantic ichthyosaur measuring around 25 metres long, the length of two double decker buses, that lived 202 million years ago. the remains discovered by amateur fossil hunters in somerset will now go on display at the bristol museum and art gallery, it's been a crucial night for both manchester city and arsenal in the champions league. with the latest, here's andy swiss. the manchester city bandwagon has seemed unstoppable recently, but in real madrid, it faced the heftiest of obstacles. level at 3—3 after the first leg, it was real that soon struck. commentator: real madrid draw first blood in manchester! _ second time lucky for rodrygo, and the visitors were ahead. city surged forward. erling haaland and then bernardo silva. oh, so close. the faces said it all, though, as city trailed at the break. after it, real so nearly gifted them an equaliser, nacho almost putting the ball in his own net, but not quite, as the visitors clung on to their advantage. but with just 15 min

jonathan head, bbc news, mae sot, thailand.ilitary drills by the us and the philippines in the south china sea will lead to greater insecurity in the region. beijing's warning comes shortly after the washington post newspaper published a story quoting twelve unnamed officials saying that — for the first time — the drills would take place in waters claimed by beijing. ilt nations will observe the drill, including india, japan and france. a court in pakistan has directed the government to restore the social media site x, formerly known as twitter, within a week. the platform has faced disruption for more than two months since the jailed former prime minister imran khan's supporters called for protests after allegations of vote rigging in february's election. japan has recorded its highest—ever number of foreign tourists in a single month, with more than three million people visiting the country in march. that's almost a i2% rise from japan's pre—pandemic visitor levels recorded in 2019. the country's tourism officials are welcomi