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ABC yanks 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air after remarks about Kirk

President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pressured broadcasters to stop airing content he has found objectionable, celebrated the news in a social media post. A number of Democratic lawmakers assailed the decision, saying free speech was under attack.

14 hours ago
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Beef diplomacy: Uruguay backs Indonesia’s push for food security

Uruguay has expressed its readiness to support Indonesia’s national development priorities, including food sufficiency and President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals program, through the supply of beef and dairy products. ...

14 hours ago
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Jimmy Kimmel show off air 'indefinitely' after his Kirk comments

The stunning decision to suspend one of the United States' most popular and influential late-night shows comes as President Donald Trump has widened his legal attacks on media organizations that he accuses of bias against him. ...

15 hours ago

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Trump extends delay on US TikTok ban until mid-December

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until Dec. 16, marking the fourth postponement of a law designed to force the app's sale from its Chinese owner.

1 day ago
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Trump bringing $15 billion lawsuit against New York Times

Trump, 79, has intensified his long-established hostility toward the media since his return to the White House, repeatedly badmouthing journalists critical of his administration, restricting access and bringing lawsuits.

2 days ago
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Suspect arrested in killing of US activist Charlie Kirk

Kirk was an electrifying presence on the US far-right, with a huge following that helped Donald Trump build the youth vote in his election victory last November.

5 days ago
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Trump blasts 'radical left' after killing of influencer Charlie Kirk

Kirk, a powerful voice in conservative politics at just 31 years old, had been dead only a few hours when a somber-looking Trump sat behind his desk in the Oval Office to deliver an ominous message.

1 week ago
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BRICS leaders denounce protectionism, tariff 'blackmail'

The group of emerging economies met via videoconference at the initiative of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose office said it was necessary to address the "intensification of unilateral measures."

1 week ago
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Indonesia retrieves body of embassy staff killed in Peru

The body of Zetro Leonardo Putra, an Indonesian embassy official who was fatally shot in Peru last week, is expected to arrive in Jakarta on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry has said, as Peruvian authorities completed the autopsy.

1 week ago
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'Betrayed': South Korea shaken by US immigration raid

Seoul has urged Washington to respect the rights of its investors and is sending a plane to bring home its affected citizens, amid mounting anger at home over the incident.

1 week ago
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Who could replace Ishiba as Japan's prime minister

The next LDP president is no longer guaranteed to become premier as the ruling coalition has lost its majorities in both chambers of parliament. There is a slim possibility an opposition party leader takes the helm of the world's fourth-largest economy.

1 week ago
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Indonesian national arrested at Hyundai plant in latest US immigration raid

An Indonesian national was among hundreds of workers arrested by the United States immigration officials at a Hyundai-LG electric-car battery plant being built in Georgia, the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta said over the weekend.

1 week ago
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Trump plays down possible regime change in Venezuela

The United States is not talking about regime change in Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Friday, as the United States ordered an additional 10 stealth fighter jets to a military buildup in the Caribbean.

1 week ago
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Trump rebrands Department of Defense as 'Department of War'

Late last month, the 79-year-old Republican claimed the Defense Department's title was too "defensive."

1 week ago
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US military kills 11 people in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says

The US military killed 11 people on Tuesday in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, President Donald Trump said, in the first known operation since his administration's recent deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean.

2 weeks ago
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Trump dismisses rumors he is in ill health

President Donald Trump has dismissed reports on social media that he is in ill health, saying he was busy over the Labor Day weekend giving media interviews and visiting his Virginia golf course.

2 weeks ago
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Indonesia seeks justice, protection after embassy staff killing in Peru

FM Sugiono has communicated with the Peruvian FM Elmer Schialer to request a thorough and transparent investigation into the case, as well as enhanced protections for diplomatic staff and Indonesian citizens in Peru.

2 weeks ago
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New $250 visa fee risks deepening US travel slump

The new visa fee, set to go into effect on Oct. 1, adds an additional hurdle for travelers from non-visa waiver countries like Mexico, Argentina, India, Brazil and China and raises the total visa cost to $442, one of the highest visitor fees in the world.

2 weeks ago
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Trump moves forward on plans for a Department of War

Restoring the Department of War name for the government's largest department would likely require congressional action, but the White House is exploring alternative methods to implement the change, the report said.

2 weeks ago
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Trump withdraws Kamala Harris's Secret Service protection

The Secret Service customarily protects ex-VPs for six months after they leave office, a period that ended on July 21 for Harris, the defeated Democratic presidential candidate last year.

2 weeks ago
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Prabowo’s UNGA debut ‘historic’ test for Indonesia’s diplomacy

President Prabowo Subianto will deliver his remarks on the opening of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this September, the President’s office has confirmed, in what experts say will be a crucial opportunity for Indonesia to project its voice on the global stage.

2 weeks ago
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Trump moves to limit US stays of students, journalists

Foreign journalists would be limited to stays of just 240 days, although they could apply to extend by additional 240-day periods -- except for Chinese journalists who would get just 90 days.

3 weeks ago
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Trump brings 'dictator chic' to Washington

"I'm good at building things," the former property magnate said earlier this month as he announced perhaps the biggest project of all, a huge new $200-million ballroom at the US executive mansion.

3 weeks ago
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Prabowo to make debut at UNGA

President Prabowo Subianto will deliver a speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) next month, marking the first time in more than a decade that an Indonesian president addresses the forum.

3 weeks ago
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Trump to chair 'large meeting' on post-war Gaza: US envoy

US President Donald Trump will host a meeting on Wednesday on post-war plans for Gaza, his envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday. 

3 weeks ago
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UN creates artificial intelligence advisory panel

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday created an artificial intelligence advisory body to help countries make decisions about the revolutionary technology.

3 weeks ago
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Venezuela deploys warships as US destroyers draw near

In a video on social media, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino announced a "significant" drone deployment as well as naval patrols along its Caribbean coast, including "larger vessels further north in our territorial waters."

3 weeks ago
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"May be we like a dictator,": Trump

During a rambling 80-minute event in the Oval Office, Trump lambasted critics and the media as he complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration.

3 weeks ago
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Prabowo fills long-vacant US envoy post

President Prabowo Subianto has appointed former maritime affairs minister Dwisuryo Indroyono Susilo as the Indonesian ambassador to the United States, filling the long-vacant position just weeks before the President’s expected debut at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

3 weeks ago
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Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites

Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall, one of the safest parts of America's capital.

3 weeks ago

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