Digital Identity & Fraud: U.S. states are shifting from separate logins to centralized digital identity platforms, driven by AI-enabled impersonation and synthetic identity risks, with concerns about conflicting records across agencies. Online Safety Enforcement: Brazil is ramping up online safety action, suing Discord over child safety and pursuing major fines, while the U.S. moves from debating age checks to implementing age assurance rules. Minors’ Protections in Asia: The Philippines signed with Roblox to use PhilSys for age assurance and is pushing Meta on deepfake removal, as regional regulators press platforms to strengthen safeguards. Timor-Leste Digital Cooperation: Timor-Leste launched verify.gov.tl, modeled on Cambodia’s award-winning verify.gov.kh, using QR-based document authentication; Cambodia says it’s exporting the platform regionally. Regional Defense Exercise: Indonesia’s Super Garuda Shield 2026 runs Aug 31–Sept 11 with 4,743 personnel from 21 countries, including Timor-Leste, testing readiness and cybersecurity. Indonesia-Timor-Leste Diplomacy: Prabowo accepted Ramos-Horta’s invitation to visit Timor-Leste, with talks also pointing to cooperation in environment, research, higher education, science, and innovation. Maritime Security: The EU stopped a sixth Russian-linked tanker under false-flag suspicion for inspection, with the vessel previously flagged as sailing from Timor-Leste.