May 11, 2026 (Monday)

Former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is released from prison on parole after serving eight months of a one-year sentence.

The Senate of the Philippines is placed under lockdown after an altercation involving the National Bureau of Investigation and senator Ronald dela Rosa during an attempt to serve the arrest order from the International Criminal Court against dela Rosa.

Three people are killed and five others are injured in a suspected arson attack on a seven-story building in Décines-Charpieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Philippine vice president Sara Duterte is impeached by the House of Representatives for the second time.

In the Philippines, 13 of 24 senators vote to install minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president, replacing Tito Sotto in a surprise ouster move.