Jakarta has also pledged to step up its energy and merchandise imports to close the trade gap.

Conceived two decades ago as a forum for fast-growing economies, BRICS has come to be seen as a Chinese-driven counterbalance to US and western European power.

Israeli negotiators taking part in the ceasefire talks that resumed in Doha on Sunday have clear instructions to achieve a ceasefire agreement under conditions that Israel has accepted, Netanyahu said on Sunday before flying to Washington.

Coordinating economic minister Airlangga Hartarto, the country's main negotiator in tariff talks with the United States, is scheduled to go to the US on Monday, an official told Reuters.

A keen home cook, Erin Patterson hosted an intimate meal in July 2023 that started with good-natured banter and earnest prayer -- but ended with three guests dead. 

With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive "America First" approach of the US president, BRICS is presenting itself as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars.

The ceasefire deal offers a potential breakthrough but faces familiar obstacles, with both Israel and Hamas deeply divided on the path to lasting peace.

Pioneer airline Susi Air opened new routes linking tourism spot Karimunjawa in Jepara regency, Central Java, with Semarang and Yogyakarta starting on Friday.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 11:05 am local time (0305 GMT), the volcanology agency said in a statement.

Across Semarang, Central Java, a quiet transformation is underway. In the face of mounting climate threats such as heat waves and tidal flooding, the Semarang city administration is taking action, with a focus on schools.

To get there, bolder reforms are needed, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a video message posted on YouTube on July 5, adding that the association’s 10 nations may be limited in scale individually but together have considerable weight.

The most contentious aspect of this nutritional initiative is the prominent role given to the military in its implementation.

The rates will "boomerang back" to the sometimes very high levels that President Donald Trump had announced on April 2 -- before he suspended the levies to allow for trade talks and set a July 9 deadline for agreements, Bessent told CNN.

With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive "America First" approach of US President Donald Trump, expansion of the BRICS has opened new space for diplomatic coordination.

With very few actual trade deals done, analysts had suspected Donald Trump's tariff deadline would be pushed out, though it was still not clear if the new date applied to all trading partners or just some.

With the ability to make immediate purchases and defer payment to a later date, individuals are more inclined to indulge in impulse buying and overspending beyond their means.

Despite Indonesia being a younger nation, it can only come up with old people to occupy positions representing the country's most vital interests. 

The schools ministry has launched a new program that aims to arm vocational school dropouts with the skills they need to land a job, though some experts have cautioned that the government must address the root cause for a sustainable solution.

News organizations will not go extinct as long as they continue to practice good journalism, defined as producing accurate, objective and credible content.

An unexpected House of Representatives hearing on a recent Constitutional Court ruling that ordered that national and local elections be held separately starting in 2029 has alarmed activists and experts, who warn that lawmakers may be looking for ways to delegitimize the court decision.

Torrential rains starting the night before the Independence Day holiday caused the river to rise the height of a two-story building in less than hour, flooding parts of Kerr County, including several children's camps, tearing down trees and tossing cars as if they were toys. 

The House Budget Commit has green-lit the Finance Ministry's recommended SAL drawdown to shore up shortfalls as a result of earlier-than-expected fiscal pressures due to stuttering disbursement for the government's big-ticket flagship programs.

The Digital x Real Sector Launchpad has been implemented at dairy cow cooperative in Malang, East Java, providing various services to support digital transformation.

These challenges highlight some shortcomings that have limited the progress of ASEAN political-security cooperation and community building. 

The search for the missing passengers of the ill-fated Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry, which sank last week in the Bali Strait, has continued to its fifth day after rescuers found wreckage of the vessel a day before.

North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution consistently attracts negative press. The 33-year-old Gerindra politician and son-in-law of former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may soon be questioned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) after his close aide was arrested in a recent graft scandal in the province.

An elementary school in East Nusa Tenggara launched an initiative to encourage garbage recycling and turn waste into school equipment while a junior high school in Bandung developed an application to overcome bullying and mental health issues.