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An expert panel granted fast track approval on October 15 for Winstone Aggregates to deepen and expand Hunua Quarry, raising permitted annual production and extending the site’s working life. The decision aims to secure local aggregate for housing and infrastructure, but brings conditions on traffic, environmental protections and iwi engagement.
Sesterce, a French AI infrastructure company, announced plans for a multibillion euro AI campus at a former paper mill in Jamsa, Finland, and reiterated wider plans to grow AI compute capacity including projects in France. The move highlights how French AI firms are investing overseas to secure energy and scale while advancing domestic capacity building.
Melody Of Life 17 takes over centralwOrld from October 16 to 18 with four stages, a new SPAWN platform for emerging musicians and organisers saying this edition will run as a carbon neutral event.
A coalition of banks and carriers went live with a shared intelligence platform today designed to stop fraud that moves between telecom networks and financial accounts. The Cross Sector Anti Fraud Exchange will let participants share confirmed fraud signals so repeat scams are detected faster and victims have less disruption.
Police raided the Istanbul offices of Halk TV early on October 14, prosecutors named a government trustee to run the channel and live transmissions stopped, renewing international concerns about shrinking media space in Turkey.
Under Philippine ASEAN chairship, Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go hosted the inaugural ASEAN Finance Ministers - World Bank Group dialogue with WBG President Ajay Banga on October 14, 2026. The meeting focused on mobilizing private investment for quality infrastructure, accelerating AI adoption and digital transformation, and expanding clean energy access across Southeast Asia.
IBM Canada hosts a full day of in person developer workshops in Markham on October 14, 2026, bringing its Bob agent toolkit, watsonx orchestration and MCP patterns to Canadian teams seeking practical routes to production for agentic AI.
After the 10th negotiating round in Phuket, Thai and EU negotiators say most treaty chapters are provisionally closed and aim to finalise a comprehensive FTA by the end of 2026. Remaining gaps focus on market access, agricultural safeguards and regulatory alignment on green rules.
After 22 years on air, Karan Johar’s celebrity chat show will end with a ninth season that premieres in India on October 14, 2026, with Salman Khan as the first guest. The move closes a long-running programme that shaped Bollywood publicity and provoked recurring industry debates.
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told an OECD conference that coordinated online campaigns, including what he described as mass harassment tied to Elon Musk and activity on X, are being used to shape national debates ahead of France's 2027 presidential vote.
The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Anticipation Summit opens in Geneva on October 14, bringing scientists, diplomats and private sector leaders to discuss how to prepare policy for near term scientific breakthroughs in AI, biosecurity and climate technologies.
Israeli troops carried out daylight raids on the offices of at least two Palestinian nongovernmental organisations in Ramallah and deployed snipers at the Palestine Medical Complex courtyard, officials and local media reported on October 13, 2026. The action, which included confiscation of equipment, intensifies scrutiny of Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian civil society.
Laika’s stop motion epic Wildwood had its first public screening at the BFI London Film Festival, drawing heavy UK industry attention and spotlighting the festival and London as a premier launch platform for major international films.
On the sidelines of the IMF World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Pakistan expects growth above 4 percent this fiscal year and plans to privatise five to six state-owned entities that could fetch over $1 billion, part of a broader reform push tied to IMF commitments.