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• U.S. Treasury yields rose recently after investors reacted poorly to the size of government buybacks. • The yield on the 10-year Treasury note climbed to its highest level since November 2023.

• India will face Bangladesh in the first semifinal of the Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai this Thursday. • India enters the match as the overwhelming favorite after winning the championship seven times.

• The Association for Asian Studies announced its slate of candidates for the fall 2026 elections. • Current members will receive email instructions to access the online ballot when it opens on September 15, with voting closing on November 16.

• The Pacific Asia Travel Association and content creator Content With Purpose launched a digital film series called Pacific Asia: Tourism with Purpose on September 10, 2026. • The series features contributions from various entities, including the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority and the Marianas Visitor Authority, to examine destination stewardship and climate action.

• Independent senator Jacqui Lambie and politicians from the Liberal and Greens parties defended Andrew Hastie after Pauline Hanson and One Nation released a cartoon video calling him a traitor. • The dispute follows Hastie's decision to give evidence against Ben Roberts-Smith during a failed defamation trial.

• A new AP-NORC/USA Facts poll shows that Americans have become more skeptical of federal government information over the last few years. • About 6 in 10 U.S. adults report they trust government data "only a little" or "not at all" regarding immigration, abortion, elections, foreign affairs, and the environment.

• A new AP poll reveals that a majority of Americans now have little or no trust in federal government information regarding politics, elections, foreign affairs, and the environment. • This shift indicates that citizens are more skeptical of official government data than they were a few years ago.

• Crude oil prices reached a 15-week high after Iran fired missiles in retaliation for the U.S. destroying five Iranian oil tankers. • The price of a barrel of oil surpassed $100 following the escalation between the two nations.

• A new AP-NORC/USA Facts poll reveals that Americans have become more skeptical of information provided by the federal government over the last few years. • Majorities of respondents now report having little or no trust in government data regarding the environment, foreign affairs, and elections and politics.

• The US Central Command destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Wednesday amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responded by expanding its maritime restricted zone into the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

• The Organization of American States Permanent Council passed a resolution in August to hold an urgent foreign ministers' meeting in September to address President Daniel Ortega's efforts to eliminate elections in Nicaragua. • Critics argue the Inter-American Democratic Charter is weakened because it lacks a clear definition of serious violations and functions as a resolution rather than a legally binding treaty.