1. The Philippines and the U.S. carried out joint maritime exercises for a fifth time in the South China Sea.

2. ASEAN told Myanmar's military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.

3. Approximately 1.4 million people are preparing for the worst of it as they face deportation orders under Trump’s administration.

4. Canada’s foreign minister said they are ready to respond to Trump’s tariff threat as soon as Monday.

5. Trump said he would revive TikTok access in the U.S. by executive order, but wanted it to be at least half owned by U.S. investors.

6. U.S. Treasury said it would suspend investments in two government employee benefit funds through March 14, to claw back borrowing capacity under the $36.1 trillion debt ceiling. As of Thursday, the Treasury reported borrowings of $36.08 trillion.