MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday received outgoing Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Miguel Utray in a farewell call at Malacañan Palace. In a press release, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Marcos thanked Utray for his contributions to strengthening cooperation between the Philippines and Spain during his four-year tour of duty

As election day looms, the president turns his eyes overseas for help with a pressing domestic problem.

The biennial Paris Motor Show kicks off with a record number of Chinese brands descending on the French capital. European carmakers are fighting back, showcasing their latest models, as the EU announces a deal with China to limit the imports of hybrids. FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin has been speaking with CEOs of both Chinese and European carmakers.

President Donald Trump's envoys told ​Ukrainian officials on Friday that a deal to allow Russian diesel exports is part of a bid to draw Russia back to negotiations after the failure of previous efforts to launch sustained talks to end the war, three people familiar with the meeting told Reuters. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Grégoire Roos, director of the Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes at Chatham House. He says that "it's clear that Moscow is just playing with Washington because Vladimir Putin knows that Donald Trump lives on borrowed time".

The flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled after passengers on the plane's previous journey complained of bug bites.

A 14-year-old was detained after the middle-school principal and teacher were injured.