Denmark’s foreign minister Lars Rasmussen said on the 15th Denmark summoned the Russian ambassador to protest after a Russian frigate fired illumination flares at a Danish military helicopter on the 14th. Rasmussen described the action as “unacceptable” and said it could have endangered lives. The Danish military said a Danish Air Force armed “Big Ear Fox” helicopter was photographing the Russian frigate over international waters off southern Denmark when the ship fired two illumination flares,

AllianceBernstein fixed-income senior investment strategist Thierry Taglione said calls to slow AI development are unlikely to stop large tech firms from pursuing financing and capex. Speaking on financing by hyperscale cloud providers and data center operators, he called them long-term funding plans — "we're talking about 10 years and beyond" — and said recent headlines will not derail investment. The remarks follow OpenAI's call to slow development of its most advanced models over safety concerns; the sector has seen valuation pullbacks and rising investor concern over credit risk and whether AI infrastructure capex will deliver adequate returns.

Tasnim news agency cited sources saying Saudi warplanes struck Yemen’s Saada province, carrying out five airstrikes on the Ketab and Al-Baqi areas and two strikes in southern Saada city.