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Pakistani sculptor turns scrap into colossal metal artworks

Pakistani sculptor turns scrap into colossal metal artworks

Sparks fly and metal groans in a cavernous workshop on the outskirts of Islamabad, where Pakistani artist Ehtisham Jadoon fuses discarded car parts into colossal pieces inspired by "Transformers" movies and dinosaurs. The 35-year-old sculptor's studio brims with cogs, chains, hubcaps and engine parts

Where are Southeast Asia's data centres?

Where are Southeast Asia's data centres?

New data centres are springing up worldwide as demand soars for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, with Asia one of the sector's fastest growing regions. Land and power shortages in connectivity hub Singapore have driven a tech infrastructure boom in nearby countries where the growing business user base

Where AI lives: Southeast Asia's data centre boom

Where AI lives: Southeast Asia's data centre boom

Nonstop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. As demand for artificial intelligence heats up, technology giants are racing to invest billions of dollars in the region, attracted by

Kim Jong Un spurns olive branch from 'hostile' South Korea

Kim Jong Un spurns olive branch from 'hostile' South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has spurned Seoul's efforts to mend diplomatic relations, saying Pyongyang has "absolutely no business dealing with" his nation's "most hostile" enemy, state media said Thursday. South Korea has mounted a concerted push to build bridges with

Kyiv residents pool together for solar panels and batteries amid Russian strikes

Kyiv residents pool together for solar panels and batteries amid Russian strikes

When Russian strikes cut off the power, heating and water to swathes of the Ukrainian capital in -20C temperatures, Denys Biletsky was prepared. Following a round of particularly intense Russian barrages two years earlier, Biletsky had convinced his neighbours to chip in together to install solar panels and batteries on

US eases Cuba oil embargo but demands 'dramatic' change

US eases Cuba oil embargo but demands 'dramatic' change

The United States on Wednesday eased an oil embargo on Cuba but Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the island to change "dramatically," saying the communist government had only itself to blame for a historic economic crisis. Rubio, a Cuban-American and lifelong critic of Havana'

Australian PM sorry after saying sexual assault survivor 'difficult'

Australian PM sorry after saying sexual assault survivor 'difficult'

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised for any "misinterpretation" Thursday after describing a sexual assault survivor who became an advocate for women as "difficult". The prime minister was asked at a forum the previous day to give one-word reactions to various personalities. He