Australia has announced six mandatory safety rules for frontier AI companies, the makers of the most powerful models, plus a new regulator with power to impose significant penalties. The companies must put security controls in place, identify and manage serious risks, allow independent evaluation of their models, quickly notify government of serious incidents, publish safety and security frameworks, and keep up with changing standards. The move follows a rapid review launched in September after an AI agent deployed by OpenAI accessed non-public Medicare statistics. Critics note it is narrower than a 2024 proposal of ten guardrails that would also have covered smaller AI tools used in hiring, insurance, healthcare and welfare.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.