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Asia & Pacific

Australia PM to travel to Malaysia, Brunei for fuel talks

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Brunei and Malaysia to discuss energy and food security, his office said on Sunday, continuing regional efforts to shore up fuel supplies for a nation reliant on imports.

12 minutes ago
Middle East and Africa

UN force in Lebanon says Israeli tank rammed its vehicles in south

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that an Israeli tank rammed peacekeeping vehicles on Sunday in the country's south where Israel and Hezbollah have been at war since last month. ...

32 minutes ago
Politics premium

Gibran’s ad hoc judges proposal in acid attack case draws legal doubt

A proposal by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to involve ad hoc judges in the trial of acid attack victim Andrie Yunus has drawn skepticism from legal experts, while civil society groups welcomed it as reinforcing their demand for the case to be tried in civilian court. ...

42 minutes ago

The Latest

Academia premium

Break the straitjacket: Why Indonesia must raise its fiscal ceiling to 5 percent

Twenty-two years on the three-percent budget deficit cap has become a self defeating constraint. 

44 minutes ago
Jakarta premium

‘Ondel-ondel’ poised to disappear from Jakarta streets

Jakartans may no longer see street performers wearing the giant ondel-ondel effigies anymore, as the city administration is pressing ahead with banning such street performances to respect the dignity of Betawi people, the indigenous inhabitants of Jakarta.

1 hour ago
Academia premium

Justice sans borders: Southeast Asia’s bold stand against Myanmar junta

While traditional diplomacy falters in the face of Myanmar’s military violence, a quiet legal revolution is brewing in Southeast Asia: By turning to domestic courts in Timor-Leste and Indonesia, survivors are testing a bold, universal legal theory to ensure that victims of mass atrocities finally have their day in court.

1 hour ago
Middle East and Africa

US military to block ships from Iranian ports after talks yield no agreement

President Donald Trump said the United States Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.

1 hour ago
Politics premium

New justice puts Constitutional Court in spotlight amid TNI Law petitions

Liliek Prisbawono Adi, who was nominated by the Supreme Court, took his seat at the Constitutional Court, as the justices are examining judicial review petitions against the recently-revised Indonesian Military (TNI) Law.

1 hour ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Death of peacekeepers forces Prabowo to rethink Middle East strategy

For months, President Prabowo Subianto has been crafting his own strategic approach to the Middle East, often departing from some of Indonesia’s traditional foreign policy principles, including on the question of establishing relations with Israel. Central to this strategy was joining the Board of Peace (BOP) set up by United States President Donald Trump in January, a move widely criticized at home as abandoning Indonesia’s long-held support for Palestinians in their long struggle for an independent state.

1 hour ago
Archipelago premium

Govt told to evaluate science practicum after 3D-printed rifle kills student in Riau

Observers questioned school supervision on risky and dangerous activities at schools and call for stricter regulation to protect students.

2 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Catholic parish in North Sumatra demands BNI returns its money

Suspect Andi Hakim Febriansyah used forged withdrawal forms to move the parish credit union's funds to a time deposit account at state-owned lender Bank BNI. 

2 hours ago
Editorial premium

Stop press harassment

While there is no direct attempt at censorship or closure of a media institution, press harassment can be regarded as a threat to undermine journalists, press organizations and press freedom.

2 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Health ministry declares measles outbreak in seven S. Sulawesi regions

The South Sulawesi Health Agency has detected 169 positive pediatric cases as of April 8 and is calling on parents to get their children vaccinated through an ongoing immunization program.

2 hours ago
Europe premium

Prabowo to visit Russia in search of energy supply

President Prabowo Subianto is set to depart for Russia, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday, as he seeks to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in search of fuel amid disruptions to global oil supplies caused by the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

2 hours ago
Europe

President Prabowo to meet Putin in Russia for oil talks

The presidency in Jakarta confirmed to AFP that Prabowo would leave Sunday evening.

12 hours ago
Economy premium

Govt insists on growth target as World Bank lowers forecast

Though the World Bank has downgraded its growth projection for Indonesia due to the economic fallout from the Iran war, a move preceded by a similar revision by the OECD last month, the government insists on the achievability of the state budget target.

12 hours ago
People

Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92

Two-time Grammy nominee Bhosle breathed her last at the Breach Candy hospital where she was admitted with complaints of "extreme exhaustion" and chest infection.

12 hours ago
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.

18 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.

19 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.

20 hours ago
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.

21 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.

22 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.

22 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.

22 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.

23 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.

23 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.

23 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.

1 day 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.

1 day 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.

1 day ago

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Mon, April 13, 2026

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