Queensland confirmed one case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on the 25th. It is the fourth Australian state to report H5N1 cases since June.

Chey Tae-won, head of SK Hynix, said South Korea must become an "AI-native" country, targeting "each person to have at least one AI agent," which would make Korea a global AI testing ground. He said SK Group will increase R&D investment to support AI development and stressed cutting AI costs is critical, calling current costs "too high." He said Korea can lower costs by scaling storage-chip production and building more AI data centers, aiming to position the country as a global AI data-center hub linking the US, Europe and Asia.

Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam told Al Jazeera the group's maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia is the first step in a 'blockade-for-blockade' operation. He accused Saudi Arabia of escalating military and economic pressure after an eight-year Yemen campaign and said Riyadh is attempting an economic blockade. On Masirah TV he alleged Saudi strikes on Hodeidah, Kamaran Island and Sanaa airport and warned any attack on Yemen would be met with retaliation, saying Saudi actions will have consequences for its security and economy.