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Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was fully discharged from his sentence with immediate effect under a royal pardon decree, Justice Minister Rutthapol Naowarat confirmed on Wednesday.

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday warned that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities would face consequences for seeking support from external forces at the expense of national interests.

Chip architecture firm Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas said Tuesday that AI-capable CPU exports to China would be difficult to restrict because CPUs are “widespread use” and hard to distinguish by purpose.

Driving about 40 kilometers west from Brasília, Brazil's capital, the high-rise buildings of the modern city gradually give way to rows of modest houses and neighborhoods.

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Gulf hostilities flared anew on Wednesday, with the US military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional targets were either thwarted or failed as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran showed little progress.

Gold became the largest component of global official reserves in 2025, surpassing holdings of U.S. Treasuries and the euro as rising prices boosted its share, the European Central Bank (ECB) said Tuesday.

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra met the conditions for pardon under a pardon decree issued by King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Tuesday, and was among the people to be pardoned, Justice Minister Rutthapol Naowarat said on Wednesday.