Hong Kong legislators delivered an unprecedented rejection of their own government last Wednesday, voting down a bill that would have extended limited recognition to same-sex couples who married abroad — a setback for the territory once considered a regional leader on civil liberties.

A Milpitas jewelry store owner successfully deterred 10 to 15 individuals from a robbery attempt by firing a legally owned weapon last week, preventing what could have been another devastating loss for the Asian American community.

A Dallas motel manager was decapitated by a coworker in one of the city’s most shocking killings in recent memory, local authorities say. The victim, 50-year-old Indian-origin worker Chandra Mouli “Bob” Nagamallaiah, was attacked with a machete after a dispute over a broken washing machine. His wife and teenage son tried to intervene but could not stop the assault.

U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) recently condemned the growing number of attacks on Hindu temples nationwide, declaring that “hate has no place in our communities.”

As a teenager in 1964, Choi Mal-ja fought to survive when a man pinned her down and forced his tongue into her mouth. She bit off part of his tongue to break free, only to be convicted of aggravated bodily injury. On Sept. 10, a South Korean court overturned that conviction, ruling her actions were self-defense.

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) has delivered scathing criticism of the administration in the past few weeks, most recently declaring that “Trump’s economy sucks” during a House Democratic press briefing on Sept. 9.

FBI Director Kash Patel is facing heightened criticism from conservative allies and a federal lawsuit by three dismissed senior officials alleging politically motivated firings.

The U.S. government is vowing to punish foreign nationals who ridicule or celebrate the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Sept. 11 that consular officials have been directed to take “appropriate action” against offenders. The move follows a surge of online posts from abroad mocking Kirk’s fatal shooting in Utah.

A new House bill would grant Secretary of State Marco Rubio unprecedented authority to revoke American citizens’ passports based on allegations of supporting terrorism, raising fears that it could weaponize travel restrictions against protected speech.

Days before his death, conservative activist Charlie Kirk brought his polarizing brand of American politics to Asia, delivering speeches in Seoul and Tokyo that warned against globalism and immigration. The 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder aligned himself with far-right groups abroad that have been criticized for nationalist and exclusionary rhetoric. Less than a week later, Kirk was fatally shot during a speaking event in Utah.