Grief has the same biological basis everywhere, with similar brain responses and stress hormones, but cultures differ in how it is expressed and for how long. In Hindu families in India, relatives support the household through an elaborate 13-day ritual, and in Tibet the Buddhist mourning period lasts 49 days. In Bali, tearfulness is discouraged because crying too long is believed to burden the dead person's soul. The Māori tangihanga is a multi-stage rite that sends the spirit on, gathers family to reminisce and ends with the unveiling of a headstone. Western psychology now sees grief as an ongoing adaptation to loss rather than moving on.

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka handed his resignation to parliament after questions were raised about his eligibility for office and his academic credentials. Gibran is the son of former president Joko Widodo, and his resignation came as Widodo publicly backed the president, Prabowo Subianto. Gibran had been elected vice president in 2024 as Prabowo's running mate. His candidacy was made possible by a 2023 Constitutional Court ruling on the minimum age for candidates, which was itself controversial. Parliament will now consider the resignation.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.