Indonesia's military confirmed on the 3rd that a U.S. pilot was killed on the 2nd in Papua, eastern Indonesia, after being attacked by local militants; the light aircraft he was flying was also set on fire.

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT vice minister said on the 3rd the government is re-evaluating plans to build sovereign foundational AI models and will pursue large-scale projects focused on AI infrastructure, physical AI and autonomous model capabilities. The government has raised its AI budget to 9.9 trillion won this year, about three times last year, targeting a top-three global AI ranking. Seoul plans to expand AI data-center capacity to 8.4 GW by 2029 and add a further 10 GW by 2035, and aims to lead the physical AI field by 2030 while advancing an AI-for-all program to give all citizens access to AI services. The ministry said on the 2nd there is no concrete decision yet to use excess semiconductor tax revenue to fund development of a MYTHOS-scale sovereign model.

ECB Governing Council member Moulin said the primary task is to restore inflation to target. The second task is monetary sovereignty.