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Britain is accelerating hyperscale datacentre construction to support cloud computing and AI, but residents and local politicians are challenging the costs. Planned facilities seeking grid connections would require far more power than current peak demand, while projects can bring noise, gas-turbine emissions, land-use conflicts and pressure on public infrastructure. Developers and supporters cite jobs and economic spillovers; opponents question who benefits and whether regulation can protect communities. Cardiff and Newport illustrate the widening conflict over planning, energy and public accountability.

Meta’s law-enforcement outreach team uses automated systems and human reviewers to identify online signals that may indicate planned school violence, then shares information with authorities when investigators find substantial steps such as target lists or manifestos. The system has contributed to disrupted cases, but coded communities continually adapt their language and imagery. The investigation also exposes a central contradiction: platforms are trying to mitigate violent radicalization while their recommendation systems may help spread the material and their trust-and-safety resources have declined.

The Treasury Department proposed regulations implementing the COINS Act, expanding the U.S. outbound-investment program. The proposal would require notifications for some transactions and prohibit others involving covered foreign persons and sensitive technologies, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum information, high-performance computing, hypersonics and biotechnology. It also outlines definitions, exceptions, diligence expectations and penalties. The rules are not final: Treasury is soliciting comments and will later issue implementing regulations that establish the program’s effective date.

Iranian military officials say they are prepared to target US warships as President Donald Trump considers renewed attacks or continued pressure through sanctions and a naval blockade. Attacks and reported mine incidents around the Strait of Hormuz have pushed Brent crude to about $117, while violence continues in Yemen, Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories. Regional and European diplomats urged a negotiated settlement in Istanbul, but the talks exposed sharply conflicting demands and no immediate path to de-escalation. The article reflects competing claims from officials, state media and analysts.

The Trump administration’s border chief defended a planned $46bn expansion of walls, vehicle barriers, roads and surveillance along the US-Mexico border, including the contested Big Bend region. The project faces bipartisan local opposition and a judge’s injunction citing possible irreparable harm; the administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift it. CBP says construction is ahead of schedule and the main barrier could be completed by December 2027, while promising that steel fencing will not be installed in Big Bend National Park during ongoing litigation.

Kenya has recorded a second death in its first reported Ebola outbreak, with seven other patients receiving treatment, according to the health ministry. The latest victim was a 65-year-old woman and close relative of the first case. Officials said all cases remained within one cluster, with no evidence of community spread. Kenya has expanded screening for travelers from Kenya’s neighbors and other high-risk countries, while Nigeria investigates a potentially related case. The outbreak involves a rare Ebola species without an approved vaccine or treatment.