1. South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung named veteran lawmaker Ahn Gyu-backas the country's first civilian defence minister in 64 years.

2. New Zealand's 'golden visa' scheme lures US investors.

3. Iran said that the US attack on its nuclear sites expanded the range of legitimate targets for its armed forces and called Donald Trump a "gambler" for joining Israel's military campaign against the Islamic Republic.

4. Airlines are weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights as a conflict which has already cut off major flight routes entered a new phase.

5. Tesla deployed a small group of self-driving taxis picking up paying passengers in Austin, Texas.

6. AI firm DeepSeek is aiding China's military and intelligence operations, a senior U.S. official said.