Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrived in Shanghai on Thursday for an official visit to China during which he will attend the 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance.
The visit marks Anutin's first official visit to China since taking office as prime minister.
In 2025, China and Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), aiming to strengthen collaboration in AI development and governance and promote AI technology to benefit the people of both countries.
Thai PM arrives in Shanghai for 2026 World AI Conference
The United States launched another round of strikes against Iran on Thursday, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
"At 2 p.m. ET today, U.S. forces began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the sixth consecutive night to further degrade Iranian military capabilities," the statement said.
Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported that locations in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas were hit Thursday night by U.S. attacks.
The strikes caused power outages in parts of the city and damaged a communications tower, according to Iranian media.
A residential area in Bandar Abbas was also hit, leaving at least seven people injured. Local hospitals are currently providing emergency medical care to the wounded.
The developments came after days of clashes between the United States and Iran which have continued despite the signing of a U.S.-Iranian Memorandum of Understanding in mid-June, under which the two sides were expected to halt hostilities and begin negotiations towards a final agreement within 60 days.
U.S. launches another round of strikes against Iran
