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• Het Indonesische Ministerie van Communicatie en Digitale Zaken heeft op 8 mei 2026 een nieuwe regelgeving uitgevaardigd, die vereist dat alle grote buitenlandse techplatforms uiterlijk eind 2027 ten minste 60% van hun AI-modellen die Indonesische gebruikers bedienen binnen het land hosten. • De regel, gepresenteerd als een maatregel voor nationale veiligheid en datasouvereiniteit, richt zich op bedrijven zoals Meta, Google en grote Chinese AI-firma's, en verplicht lokale partnerschappen voor datacenters en jaarlijkse compliance-audits uitgevoerd door de Indonesia Data Center Association. • Jakarta schat dat het mandaat in vijf jaar tijd 4 tot 6 miljard dollar aan investeringen in datacenters kan aantrekken, terwijl er strengere standaarden voor contentmoderatie voor gelokaliseerde modellen worden afgedwongen.

Iran’s goal is to maintain chokehold on global economy even as some say it could run out of oil storage by SundayMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump’s indefinite shelving of the plan to bomb Iran’s bridges and power station on Tuesday night is being widely described as leaving the conflict in limbo, but that is anything but the truth.Pakistan insists the prospect of talks in Islamabad has not evaporated, and positive messages are still being exchanged, but in the meantime the site of kinetic activity has switched from land to sea. Both sides are vying to prove they can enforce their blockade of the strait of Hormuz more effectively than the other. It has become a form of gunboat diplomacy brought to life in the most significant geopolitical waterway in the world. Continue reading...

• Pakistan has positioned itself as a primary mediator between the United States and Iran following the recent Middle East war, leading efforts to end hostilities after Trump's threats prompted a White House reversal. • Peace talks are set to begin in Pakistan on April 10, welcomed by India, as the two-week ceasefire takes hold amid reshaping West Asian strategic landscape. • China supports Pakistan's role, having jointly submitted a five-point truce plan with Islamabad to reopen the Strait of Hormuz before escalation.

Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortionA British billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate money-laundering controls on his cryptocurrency business is funding a political base in the heart of Westminster used by “anti-woke” and rightwing activists.Ben Delo, 42, who was pardoned by Donald Trump last year, has given support in kind to Rupert Lowe, the anti-migration MP challenging Nigel Farage from the right – while also connecting with mainstream figures including the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and former cabinet minister Michael Gove. Continue reading...