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Asia & Pacific

China offers incentives to Taiwan following opposition leader's visit

China on Sunday unveiled 10 new incentive measures for Taiwan, including easing tourist curbs, allowing in "healthy" television dramas and facilitating food sales, following a visit by the island's opposition leader.

5 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Mideast war takes a bite out of Filipino street food vendors

Filipinos like their pares (traditional beef stew) served hot -- but the soaring cost of liquefied petroleum gas has made that prospect increasingly difficult since war erupted in the Middle East. ...

6 hours ago
Europe

Police say over 500 arrested at pro-Palestinian rally in London

Police in London said they had arrested more than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday. ...

7 hours ago

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Middle East and Africa

Iran state media says talks failed over 'unreasonable' US demands

"The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and intensively for 21 hours in order to protect the national interests of the Iranian people; despite various initiatives from the Iranian delegation, the unreasonable demands of the American side prevented the progress of the negotiations. Thus the negotiations ended," IRIB said on Telegram.

8 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Vance departs Pakistan after failing to reach deal with Iran

Vance boarded Air Force Two at 7:08 am (0208 GMT) and waved to Pakistani officials from the top of the stairs.

9 hours ago
Regulations premium

No more motorcycles for free meals program, says Purbaya

Purbaya says no new procurement will proceed, despite earlier approvals that saw more than 21,000 units already purchased.

9 hours ago
Economy

Middle East war to cut growth, deliver cascading impact, World Bank chief says

The war in the Middle East will have a cascading impact on the global economy, even if a ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump takes hold, World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

9 hours ago
Europe

Pope Leo urges end to 'madness of war' as US, Iran start talks

Pope Leo has urged world leaders to end what he called the "madness of war," in an impassioned appeal as senior US and Iranian officials met in Pakistan to discuss ending the six-week conflict.

10 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

US negotiators leaving without a peace deal with Iran

The talks in Islamabad were the first direct US-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

10 hours ago
Europe

New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says

Roscosmos chief said the Soyuz-5 would be the first new launch vehicle developed in Russia since 2014.

10 hours ago
Americas

Artemis crew urges unity on 'lifeboat' Earth

Artemis II was the inaugural crewed mission of NASA's program aiming to install a sustained presence on the Moon.

11 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

US, Iran talks extend into second day as strait showdown deepens

In a break with precedent, Iranian and US officials were meeting directly, alongside Pakistan, and not speaking through mediators who shuttled between rooms.

11 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Prabowo to meet Putin for geopolitics, energy talks

Around 20 percent to 25 percent of Indonesia's crude oil imports are sourced from the Middle East and the government has said it is boosting imports from other places such as Angola and Nigeria to ensure enough supply at home.

12 hours ago
Society premium

Indonesia on alert for prolonged dry season as El Niño nears

Authorities across the country have rolled out measures to tackle land and forest fires and safeguard food supplies as the warming El Niño climate pattern is expected to return in the second half of the year, raising the risk of a prolonged dry season.

12 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

US-Iran talks pause for now, disagreements remain

For the US-Iran talks, Islamabad, a city of more than 2 million people, was locked down with thousands of paramilitary personnel and army troops on the streets.

13 hours ago
Science & Tech

Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories

The misinformation spread as four astronauts, who returned to Earth following a high-risk splashdown on Friday afternoon local time, captivated the world with stunning visuals from their fly-by of the Earth's natural satellite from aboard the Orion spacecraft.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say

Out of ten countries who pledged funds, only three had contributed funding, namely the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and the United States itself, according to sources.

1 day ago
Tech

Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe

Tesla is also counting on self-driving software to boost vehicle sales, which have slowed in Europe due to its aging EV lineup and Musk's far‑right political rhetoric that has alienated some consumers.

1 day ago
Economy

Middle East war to cut growth, deliver cascading impact: World Bank chief

The global growth could be lowered by 0.3 to 0.4 percentage point in a baseline scenario, with an early end to the war, and by as much as 1 percentage point if it endures, according to World Bank's projection.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Riau Police arrest five over illicit trade of subsidized biodiesel

Authorities said the investigation into the alleged misuse and resale of subsidized biodiesel in Riau began after local fishermen reported difficulties accessing fuel.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel won't discuss ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon talks: Envoy

Israel 'agreed to begin formal peace negotiations' with the Lebanese government, with which it has no diplomatic relations, said Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter.

1 day ago
Europe

Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends

"NATO is a defensive alliance, which for decades has kept us much safer than we would otherwise have been," Starmer says.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran, US to hold peace talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country host the negotiation, said making progress at the Islamabad talks would be hard work.

1 day ago
Archipelago

Three dead, five missing as fishing boat catches fire in Malacca Strait

Three fishermen died in the accident while 13 others were picked up by the KM Mandiri, which was fishing nearby when the fire broke out.

1 day ago
Economy

ADB predicts slowing Asia growth as MidEast war takes toll

The Middle East war is expected to drag on Asia's economies over this year and next, the Asian Development Bank warned Friday, as it predicted growth to slow to 5.1 percent across the world’s most populous region.

1 day ago
Society premium

Government flags sanctions as Google resists under-16 ban

The government has issued a warning to tech giant Google for failing to comply with a newly enacted social media ban for children, while Meta has moved to meet the regulation by raising the minimum user age to 16 across Instagram, Facebook and Threads.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia leads UN call for action after peacekeeper deaths in Lebanon

Indonesia has rallied more than 70 countries to condemn “in the strongest terms” the attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, calling for urgent UN investigation and accountability following deadly incidents that killed Indonesian personnel.

1 day ago
Science & Tech

Splashdown of Artemis II astronauts concludes 10-day moon mission

NASA's gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, parachuted gently into the sea off the Southern California coast shortly after 5 p.m. PT, concluding a mission that took the astronauts deeper into space than anyone had flown before.

1 day ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: BI tightens USD access as rupiah pressures mount

With the rupiah continuing to weaken amid an oil and gas shock linked to the United States-Israeli war on Iran, Bank Indonesia (BI) has halved the threshold for monthly purchases of US dollars (USD) using rupiah. The move is intended to give the central bank more room to intervene in the currency market and safeguard foreign exchange reserves, particularly as pressures intensify from ongoing oil and gas supply disruptions. However, the policy may carry unintended consequences for the real economy.

1 day ago
Politics premium

Prabowo directs seized money toward school repairs

Assets recovered and transferred to the state since President Prabowo Subianto took office one and a half years ago totaled Rp 31.3 trillion, which the President said could be used to repair 34,000 damaged schools or 500,000 houses for low-income families.

1 day ago

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Sat, April 11, 2026

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