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Sports

Man City boss says club will win financial charges appeal

Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca said Friday he has absolute faith the club will win its appeal after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.

1 hour ago
Americas

Outrage over plan to livestream US military firing squad execution

Condemnation of US plans for a public execution by military firing squad escalated Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would be livestreamed as proposed and insisted he would not watch if it is. ...

1 hour ago
Europe

US announces sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge

The United States on Friday announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal's operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court. ...

3 hours ago

The Latest

Middle East and Africa

Saudi Arabia says three killed at airport as Yemen war expands

Saudi Arabia said on Friday that three people including a pilot were killed in attacks on Riyadh international airport the day before when Yemen's Houthis claimed hits on the facility.

3 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Central Java acts against bullying after death of pupil

Governor Ahmad Luthfi has instructed all schools in Central Java to increase monitoring of students to prevent bullying cases in the future.

4 hours ago
Europe

Trump hails Russia deal to release diesel as midterms loom

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russia's agreement for a major release of diesel, as he eased war sanctions on Moscow in a push to lower energy costs ahead of midterm elections.

5 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

PNM announces new issuance for women empowerment

PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) raised funds through the issuance of Orange Bonds and Orange Sukuk, totalling Rp 2.59 trillion, achieving 1.73 times oversubscription against its public offering target of Rp 1.50 trillion.

19 hours ago
Americas

Anthropic discloses fake tip to police among new rogue AI incidents

An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false homicide tip to a Philadelphia police website, among a string of incidents the AI company disclosed on Friday detailing Claude models' unsanctioned manipulation of some government websites.

6 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Indonesia advocates for interconnected systems in cross-border royalty management

Indonesia is advocating for the strengthening of cross-border copyright royalty governance to ensure greater transparency and accountability, supported by interconnected systems. These efforts are essential to guarantee that creators receive fair compensation when their works are used and generate economic value across different countries.

1 day ago
Quick Dispatch

M4CR holds Livelihood Field School, encourage crab farmers to protect water quality

The Ministry of Forestry’s Mangroves for Coastal Resilience (M4CR) organized a Livelihood Field School that encourages dialogue between farmers and facilitators in order to improve local livelihoods by addressing needs identified in the field. The program was attended by 32 members of Forest Farmers Groups (KTH) Bakau Rindang and Bakau Bahari in Pangkalan Siata, North Sumatra.

19 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta school renovations win praise, but funding leaves others waiting

Renovated public schools across Jakarta have won praise, but tighter finances are limiting the city’s ability to address its broader backlog of aging school buildings, prompting the administration to seek alternative sources of funding.

6 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Indonesia accelerates data center build-out as digital economy nears $100 billion

As data centers increasingly become critical infrastructure in an artificial intelligence-centric global digital economy, Indonesia stands to gain immensely from its status as one of the largest digital markets in the region.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Regions step up influenza A surveillance amid rising cases

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that influenza activity is rising in Indonesia and across Southeast Asia, but the situation remains within a moderate range and does not yet warrant alarm.

6 hours ago
Europe

Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for her efforts to promote peace and international law".

6 hours ago
Archipelago premium

New monument in Papua honors late military chief L.B. Moerdani

One of Moerdani's most notable roles was linked to Papua in 1962, when he led a parachute operation in Merauke as Indonesia sought to take control of West Irian from Dutch troops. The operation has been commemorated by the Merauke statue, which depicts him holding a rifle and wearing a parachute.

7 hours ago
Companies premium

Riyadh Air to fly to Jakarta on Nov. 16, ticket sales ongoing

The Jakarta service represents a significant milestones in Riyadh Air’s rapid expansion across Asia and brings Riyadh Air’s total destinations on sale to 16.

8 hours ago
Society premium

Free-meal buffet trial leaves safety risks unresolved

A buffet-style system currently being tested under President Prabowo Subianto’s free meals program does not eliminate the risk of food contamination, as meals are still prepared at kitchens outside school complexes and must be transported to schools. 

8 hours ago
Editorial premium

Data hubs' troubled waters

The country is racing to power the global AI boom, but the unquenchably thirsty data centers it needs are already draining the water that sustains millions of lives.

10 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Police investigate deadly highway crashes linked to wildfire haze in Lampung

Wildfires have caused widespread disruption, with thick haze reducing visibility across Sumatra, forcing airlines to delay or divert dozens of flights and prompting authorities in several regions to close schools or move classes online to limit exposure.

10 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt tightens purse strings despite on-track budget

The Finance Ministry has announced mandatory belt-tightening in government institutions but at the same time insists that budget execution is on course to meet the fiscal plan for this year.

19 hours ago
Society premium

Indonesia flags Meta’s gaps in child safety compliance

Indonesia has again urged Meta to comply with the country’s Child Protection in Digital Space Regulation, known as PP TUNAS, singling out its Threads platform for failing to report any action against underage users more than six months after the regulation took effect.

21 hours ago
Companies premium

Garuda Indonesia appoints Thomas Oentoro as president director

The new CEO replaced Glenny H. Kairupan, a retired military officer and member of President Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Party who held the airlines' top position for only a year.  

23 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze

Under Malaysian guidelines, API readings above 100 are classified as unhealthy, above 200 as very unhealthy, above 300 as hazardous, while readings beyond 500 constitute the threshold for declaring a local emergency.

1 day ago
Academia

International students face Australia’s migration churn

Abolishing the temporary graduate visa would deliver a large additional blow to international education in Australia.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Bali court jails 35 Indian nationals over online gambling operation

The defendants told the court they had been victims of international human trafficking, saying they were recruited in India through employment agencies and promised legitimate jobs in Bali as data-entry staff and security guards.

1 day ago
Academia premium

AI regulation is becoming a question of national security

Amid calls from AI executives to pace advancement to accommodate regulatory development, the debate could eventually arrive at an intersection between the technology’s capability and governance capacity.

1 day ago
Books

Genre-defying Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Swedish Academy said it was recognizing Carson "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature"

1 day ago
Companies premium

Prabowo launches $10.2b nickel downstream projects at Weda Bay

The President launched on Thursday 11 downstream nickel and aluminum projects at the industrial park on Weda Bay in North Maluku, as part of the ongoing drive to turn the country into a major battery manufacturing hub amid the global EV boom.

1 day ago
Companies

Godrej Consumer Products Indonesia builds new Rp 500 billion factory in Kendal

The first phase of the facility occupies 2.5 hectares of GCPI’s total 5.5-ha site in Kendal, serving as a manufacturing hub for household insecticides for both Indonesian and export markets.

1 day ago
Academia premium

Can Myanmar’s war be contained without ending it?

Myanmar risks entering a phase in which the conflict is contained without being resolved. 

1 day ago

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Sat, October 10, 2026

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