Cattle are built to produce heat, not lose it: fermenting grass in their stomachs generates constant warmth, and they sweat poorly, so they rely on panting, shade and cool nights. About half of Australia's 30.8 million cattle graze the hot tropical and semi-arid north. Researchers using climate models compared 1990–2010 with the 2050s and 2090s and found that dangerous heat levels will arrive more often, adding months of heat stress. British breeds (Bos taurus), poor at shedding heat, will suffer most; tropical Brahman-type cattle (Bos indicus) are more resilient but not immune. Shade structures could shield cattle from much of the extra heat, and mustering at dawn avoids the hottest hours.

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.