South Korea has selected Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” as its entry for best international feature film at the 2026 Academy Awards after the film’s acclaimed premiere on Aug. 29 at the Venice Film Festival.

Takeshi Niinami resigned as CEO of Japanese beverage maker Suntory on Monday after police launched an investigation into his purchase of a supplement suspected of containing THC. The psychoactive compound in cannabis is banned under Japanese law, and authorities searched his Tokyo home after the purchase was flagged in a separate case.

Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, was hoisted and spun out of a sumo ring by a grand champion in Tokyo on Sept. 1, in a staged stunt that coincided with his trip for a shareholder meeting of Metaplanet, the Japanese cryptocurrency firm he advises. That same day, the company secured approval to issue 550 million new shares to raise about 130 billion yen ($850 million) for bitcoin purchases.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot mic discussing organ transplants and the possibility of living forever during a major military parade in Beijing on Wednesday. The private exchange took place as the two leaders walked with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a viewing platform for a commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The Trump administration has proposed new regulations that would impose fixed time limits on visas for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors and media members, replacing the current flexible “duration of status” system that has been in place since 1978.

The arrest of an Indian American Afghanistan war veteran on federal conspiracy charges for participating in an anti-ICE protest in Spokane, Washington state, has ignited fears of escalating attacks on First Amendment rights under the Trump administration.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reactivated a $2 million contract with Israeli spyware company Paragon, giving the agency access to sophisticated phone-hacking technology as concerns mount over expanded surveillance powers amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.

China showcased itself as an alternative to U.S.-led global order in its historic parade this week as Trump dismissed concerns over deepening alliances among Washington’s adversaries.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto confronts mounting challenges as protests over lawmakers’ perks and economic hardship continue into their second week, with student groups meeting senior ministers Thursday night but failing to secure concrete concessions.

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people have the highest rate of ischemic stroke in the U.S., according to a study published in Neurology on Aug. 27. Researchers found their risk exceeded that of all other racial and ethnic groups, with stroke incidence more than three times higher than that of white people.