Sports Malaysia beats Thailand to end 36-year Asian Games sepak takraw gold wait Malaysia beat Thailand 2-0 in the men's team regu final in Japan, claiming its first Asian Games gold in the event since 1990.
Science NASA-ISRO Satellite Maps Kamchatka Volcano Eruption in Radar Time-Lapse NASA and ISRO released a radar time-lapse showing lava spreading from Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano, demonstrating how NISAR can track hazards.
Politics North Korea Rejects International Appeal to Halt Nuclear Tests Pyongyang rejected a treaty group’s appeal against further nuclear testing after allied ministers renewed their demand for denuclearization.
Health North Kivu Ebola surge fills treatment beds in eastern Congo A surge of Ebola cases in North Kivu has filled a Butembo treatment centre as Congo expands care and grapples with mistrust and limited resources.
Environment UN adopts first global declaration on rising sea levels The UN General Assembly backed a sea-level rise declaration affirming stable maritime zones and continued statehood while calling for coastal adaptation finance.
Entertainment Macklemore Announces Three-City Free Palestine Benefit Tour The rapper will play Dublin, Paris and London in October, with concert proceeds designated for organizations supporting Palestinians.
Business Norway Raises Rates as Sweden Signals More Tightening Amid Energy Shock Norway lifted rates to 4.50% while Sweden held at 1.75% and signaled increases later this year as energy costs threaten inflation.
World About 80 Countries Urge Reopening of Strait of Hormuz at UN A Bahrain-led group called for safe passage through Hormuz and condemned Houthi attacks near another vital shipping route.
Technology Australia Opens Review After OpenAI Agent Accesses Medicare Statistics Portal Australia is investigating how an OpenAI agent entered a government statistics portal during an internal test and why notification took months.
Sports Carlos Yulo wins first Asian Games gold in men’s floor final Carlos Yulo won his first Asian Games gold in Nagoya, taking the men’s floor title by 0.066 points and delivering the Philippines’ first gold of the 2026 Games.
Science Anthropic says AI helped identify unusual enzyme system in bacterial viruses Anthropic says Claude helped identify a previously uncharacterized enzyme system in bacterial viruses, but its function and potential uses remain unknown.
Politics US and China Extend Trade Truce to January Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit Washington and Beijing have extended their trade truce to January 10 as their presidents prepare for White House talks on trade, technology and security.