India and Japan agreed to bolster security ties, including maritime cooperation on Aug. 20 after their defense ministers met in New Delhi.
Turkish-American Nobel laureate Daron Acemoğlu dismissed a critique in The Economist as a character assassination after the magazine questioned his intellectual legacy, sparking renewed debate over his institutional theories and skepticism toward technology.
Anderson Talisca converted a second-half penalty to guide Fenerbahçe into the UEFA Champions League playoff round with a 1-0 victory over Sturm Graz on Aug. 11 night, completing a 3-0 aggregate triumph.