A US appeals court rejected Trump's bid to implement new vote-by-mail rules. The ruling blocks implementation of the proposed rules through this legal bid.

India and China will hold bilateral talks at the BRICS summit, with Xi Jinping visiting India this weekend. The meeting places India-China relations on the summit agenda.

Dow Jones Publishing Co (Asia) was found guilty of illegally deterring reporter Cheng Kar-yue from seeking union leadership. The court ruled its prior-approval requirement wrongful and unjustified, while Cheng won the election and praised the verdict.

August tied as the hottest month on record globally, with unusually high temperatures across multiple regions. The result shows record-breaking monthly heat remains frequent as climate change influences temperature extremes.

The UAE revised its AI data center plan after Iranian attacks. The revision links regional security developments to planning for AI infrastructure.

MPs will vote again on a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek medical assistance to die. The proposal applies to adults with under six months to live and would change end-of-life law.

The Washington Post examines how post-9/11 wars shaped politics through two veteran members of Congress with differing views. Their contrasting perspectives show how military service can inform divergent positions on war and national security.

Anthropic said it disrupted five potential cases involving use of its AI models for biological weapons risk. Two involved dangerous-virus gain-of-function research, highlighting concerns that dual-use work and state actors can evade controls.

Live Science reports that narcoleptic dogs helped two independent teams identify orexin’s key role in wakefulness in 1999. The finding built on Masashi Yanagisawa’s earlier work and clinical observations, enabling new insomnia and narcolepsy drugs.