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businessThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on aerospace regulators and original equipment manufacturers to open the market for used and reconditioned jet engine parts. Persistent supply chain shortages for critical components like turbine blades have doubled maintenance turnaround times and cost commercial carriers nearly $6 billion annually.
worldGlobal crude oil benchmarks jumped sharply, with Brent futures rising past $106 per barrel following extended disruptions to Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline. The critical energy conduit, which transports up to five million barrels per day to Red Sea terminals, remains offline for technical inspections following drone strikes.
worldIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto has appointed veteran economist Suahasil Nazara as the country's new Minister of Finance in a decisive cabinet reorganization. Suahasil, who served as Deputy Finance Minister since 2019, is widely seen as a fiscal technocrat positioned to maintain market confidence and defend the 3% statutory budget deficit ceiling.
worldUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has issued an urgent warning that the rapid transition toward autonomous agentic AI represents a critical watershed moment for global governance. Türk warned that self-directed software executing complex workflows without human intervention could disrupt critical civil infrastructure, escalate cyber warfare, and erode democratic safeguards.
