Thailand’s cabinet has approved new rules for data centres, capping noise at 70 decibels, limiting heat around sites and requiring cooling water to be recycled. The move aims to manage the AI construction boom without scaring off investors.
Imran Khan was taken from Adiala jail to a hospital in Islamabad late on Tuesday for eye treatment, including his sixth anti-VEGF injection, and returned to his cell in the early hours. His lawyers say his health has worsened in detention.
Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has told President Prabowo Subianto he is ready to resign, after court rulings cast doubt on the school documents behind his 2024 candidacy. Lawmakers are now considering an inquiry into his eligibility.
Kazakhstan has opened the Darbaza-Maktaaral freight railway to Uzbekistan, a 128 km line that relieves the congested Saryagash border crossing and can carry up to 20 million tonnes a year.
ADNOC has confirmed that one of its tankers was damaged in a strike inside the United Arab Emirates’ territorial waters, in the latest attack on shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran has designated Argentina’s navy and air force as terrorist organizations, a reciprocal move that deepens a decades-old dispute rooted in the 1994 AMIA bombing.
Singles Day 2026 has become the great test of artificial intelligence in Chinese retail, as platforms use AI chatbots, virtual try-ons and smart assistants to revive cautious spending.
Taiwan has named Acer founder Stan Shih as its APEC envoy and is demanding written guarantees from China that its delegation can take part in next week’s summit on equal terms.
Seoul has convened a high-level task force to turn apologies into action for around 168,000 Koreans adopted overseas, from restoring nationality to helping them find their birth families.
Japan is set to study the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines in its security review, a historic shift driven by China’s maritime expansion and regional changes.