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The cooperation agreement would deliver a combined 231 seats in parliament's dominant lower house. It would fall two short of a majority, but ensure Takaichi likely wins a vote in parliament on Tuesday to pick Japan's next prime minister.
3 weeks agoThe spectacular heist, one of several to target French museums in recent months, forced the closure of the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa. ...
3 weeks agoThe dozens of strikes Israel carried out on Hamas positions in southern Gaza Sunday came after it accused the militant group of targeting its troops in "a blatant violation" of the nine-day-old truce. ...
3 weeks agoChina's economic growth slowed to the weakest pace in a year in the third quarter, as a property crisis and trade tensions hurt demand, leaving policymakers with the daunting challenge of rebalancing GDP drivers towards greater consumption over time.
3 weeks agoRather than a new technology, companies are promoting artificial intelligence by repackaging it again, this time by anthropomorphizing it and by default, dehumanizing our very ability to think for ourselves.
3 weeks agoProtesters will gather near the presidential palace to protest against government policies, a coalition of student bodies known locally as BEM SI said on Instagram, accompanied by hashtags #1YearIsEnough and #1YearOfContinuousProblems.
3 weeks agoThe lack of a global plastics treaty does not mean that people are standing idly by: communities, businesses and governments are already moving forward with national plans to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution.
3 weeks agoThe Boeing 747 involved in the deadliest airport incident in the financial hub in more than 25 years also fell into the water and was partially submerged, but all four crew members on board escaped.
3 weeks ago"Yeah, it is," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if the ceasefire was still in place. He also suggested that Hamas leadership was not involved in any alleged breaches and instead blamed "some rebels within."
3 weeks agoFollowing the furor over the recent cut to the regional transfers scheme, the government could turn crisis into opportunity by trialing its fiscal decentralization move as a managed, monitored and measurable policy lab.
3 weeks agoThe Association of Indonesian Provincial Governments (APPSI) has inaugurated its board of directors for the 2025–2029 term, followed by an Indonesia-wide governors’ meeting that included discussions on their work program for 2026 onwards.
2 hours agoTo strengthen the implementation of Phase II of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) development, the IKN Authority has signed six contracts and held an integrated pre-construction meeting (PCM) at the Coordinating Ministry Office 4 on Nov. 10.
2 hours agoThe government must zero in on strengthening manufacturing, cutting logistics costs, ensuring legal certainty and preserving fiscal credibility if it wants to turn the President's 8 percent growth dream into reality, experts say, and perhaps kill the free meals program..
3 weeks agoThe climate crisis puts harms on indigenous communities’ lives, livelihoods and tradition, but they are often sidelined in policies and any measures from the government to mitigate impacts from the crisis.
3 weeks agoAfter one year, Prabowo’s natural resource policies stand in the shadow of an ecological paradox.
3 weeks agoOne year into his presidency, Prabowo's broader agenda is evoking echoes of the "Smiling General".
3 weeks agoA jump in Influenza A cases nationwide over the past few weeks has prompted calls for the government to bolster health protocols and boost awareness to ensure the safety of vulnerable groups, including children and the elderly.
3 weeks agoThe Religious Affairs Ministry claimed to having issued several regulations to prevent sexual violence cases from taking place in Islamic boarding schools as part of improvements to preventing such abuses from taking place.
3 weeks agoFor Prabowo, victory is measured not by contracts, but by Indonesia's position at the global negotiating table.
3 weeks agoAn observer argued that public resentment arise because the country’s leaders have lost “what Pope Francis calls the ethic of compassion particularly toward the daily suffering of the people."
3 weeks agoPresident Prabowo Subianto may have raised Indonesia’s diplomatic profile in the Middle East, but going by public sentiments, opening diplomatic ties with Israel is not in the cards. The war in Gaza has made that prospect even more remote.
3 weeks agoBoth countries will increase people-to-people contact among military personnel, strengthen institutional relations between defense institutions and widen cooperation in training, education and cybersecurity.
3 weeks agoThrough policy decrees and institutional restructuring, Prabowo has tightened the state’s authority over fiscal resources and assets, as evident in his push for a more active role for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in key industries and top-down approach to welfare.
3 weeks agoWhile helping raise Indonesia’s global visibility, the President's overseas trips seem to lack a solid strategy and if so, could ultimately backfire, according to analysts.
3 weeks agoPresident Prabowo Subianto has spent his first year in office consolidating power, expanding an already bloated cabinet, redrawing the political map and strengthening the military’s role in civilian government, further tightening his grip on power.
3 weeks agoThe move comes after the 2023 release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, co-produced with major United States animation studio Illumination, boosted sales of games in the franchise after becoming a record-breaking global hit.
3 weeks agoThe protests reflected growing unease among many Americans, mainly on the ideological left, with developments such as the criminal prosecution of Trump's perceived political enemies, his militarized immigration crackdown and the sending of National Guard troops into US cities.
3 weeks agoNetanyahu's government and Hamas have been trading blame over violations of the United States-mediated ceasefire for days.
3 weeks agoThe government is rolling out another stimulus package worth Rp 30 trillion for the fourth quarter, primarily focusing on cash transfers and graduate internships.
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