https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/29/whats-at-stake-for-trump-in-israels-deadlocked-election https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/29/2026_10_29_181093_1793255865.JPG People walk past a poster of Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump during the country's national elections in central Jerusalem, October 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/29/after-landing-in-us-flavio-bolsonaro-declares-himself-brazils-rightful-leader https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/29/2026_10_29_181092_1793255032.jpg Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro steps off a private plane after arriving in Florida, the United States, on October 28, 2026, despite a court order banning him from leaving his country. His plane touched down at Opa-Locka Executive Airport outside Miami after flying from Argentina with a stopover in Ecuador, as speculation had swirled for days over his whereabouts. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/29/indonesias-digital-trade-opportunity-starts-at-home https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181036_1793140037.jpg Stacks of shipping containers at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, on March 31, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/29/asian-stock-markets-fluctuate-after-mixed-tech-results https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/29/2026_10_29_181081_1793243260.jpg People walk past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/29/two-female-athletes-die-at-central-java-provincial-games https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181059_1793185992.jpg Memorial portraits of pencak silat athlete Ayudiah Rivana Tridiandinita (left) and finswimmer Syabilla Rizkia Putri Raharja (right), who died in separate incidents during the 17th Central Java Provincial Games (Porprov Jateng XVII) in October 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/29/spain-high-speed-train-crash-kills-68-injures-over-100 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/29/2026_10_29_181078_1793236453.jpg Emergency services work at the site of a train crash between two high-speed units, a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train around 150 km south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo, on October 28, 2026. A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more today, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said in Spain's second such disaster this year. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/29/us-fed-holds-interest-rates-steady-despite-too-high-inflation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179805_1789601164.jpg US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/10/29/indonesias-imprint-on-cape-town-history-comes-to-light https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181042_1793147468.jpg Fragments of belonging: A visitor views There Was Something Here Before, an exhibition documenting Cape Town’s history through photographs, archival materials and artworks, on Oct. 8, 2026, at Erasmus Huis in South Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181041_1793147468.jpg Faith in frames: Archival materials and photographs of Auwal Mosque are displayed at the exhibition on Oct. 8, 2026. South Africa’s oldest mosque, it was a center of Islamic learning where Imam Abdullah ibn Qadi Abdus Salaam, known as Tuan Guru, taught Islam and the Quran. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181043_1793147469.jpg Legacy across oceans: A stamp featuring the Kramat of Sheikh Yusuf of Makassar is displayed at the exhibition on Oct. 8, 2026. Exiled by the Dutch to South Africa in the 17th century, the Muslim scholar helped spread Islam in the country. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/29/fire-smoke-and-statesmanship https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/27/2026_10_27_181021_1793110086.JPG Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir (right) shakes hands with Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan after a press briefing at the Foreign Ministry's office in Central Jakarta on Oct. 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/29/haze-disrupts-schooling-threatens-learning-outcomes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181058_1793185489.jpg Students attend a class on Oct. 19 at state elementary school SDN 6 Pekanbaru in Riau. The Pekanbaru administration has resumed in-person classes for elementary and junior high school students, requiring them to wear masks as air quality improves after forest and peatland fire haze forced schools to switch to distance learning. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/21/2026_10_21_180853_1792563361.jpg Motorcyclists ride in the morning on Oct. 14 in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. Thick haze has turned the skies in the city into apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange on Thursday, reducing visibility to a few dozen meters as wildfires cause a regional air pollution crisis https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/29/analysis-pinpointing-corporate-culprits-behind-indonesias-wildfires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181053_1793162256.jpg A partially burned oil palm plantation is blanketed by haze on Aug. 30 in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/29/students-return-to-streets-as-anger-swells-over-wildfires-shrinking-civic-space https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181063_1793195263.JPG Protesters holding posters shout slogans during a protest against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies, and his government's handling of forest fires, at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta, on Oct. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/29/kai-launches-rp-11-trillion-railway-reactivation-project-in-west-sumatra https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/27/2025_08_27_165896_1756295588.jpg The E1060 “Mak Itam” locomotive carries tourists in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, on Aug. 26, 2025. The German-made steam rack locomotive is reused to transport tourists, but it is not operational and can only be pushed or pulled by the vintage BB 303 locomotive. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/29/singapore-reaches-out-to-cool-diplomatic-row https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181062_1793194872.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) speaks with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan during a closed-door meeting at the President's private residence in Hambalang, Bogor regency, West Java, on Oct. 28, 2026. According to the Presidential Secretariat, the meeting was held upon Singapore's request. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181064_1793195527.jpg Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir (right) listens to Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan during a joint press statement after a meeting between both ministers at the Foreign Ministry's office in Central Jakarta on Oct. 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/28/investors-cold-on-ri-bonds-since-msci-warning https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/11/2026_06_11_176580_1781163892.jpg An electronic display board inside the main hall of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in South Jakarta shows an overall downward movement across most stocks during the lunch break on Jan. 29, 2026, when the IDX Composite index fell 6.3 percent after global index provider MSCI raised concerns about Indonesia's stock market. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/28/singapore-summons-warns-leaders-of-10-firms-probed-for-haze-links- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181061_1793189121.jpeg Senior leaders representing the 10 Singapore firms being investigated for their links to haze-causing fires at a meeting on Oct 28, 2026 in Singapore. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/28/netanyahu-bloc-leads-as-israeli-votes-counted https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181052_1793160019.jpg A road sign stands in front of a large billboard featuring Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) of the Likud party and former military chief and leader of the centrist Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, in Ramat Gan on October 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/28/prabowo-hails-comrade-lulas-reelection https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/29/2025_10_29_168276_1761705188.jpg More languages in schools: President Prabowo Subianto (right) and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attend a press conference on Friday after their bilateral meeting at the presidential palace in Jakarta. During their bilateral meeting, Prabowo also said he plans to add Portuguese to the foreign language education as Indonesia prepares to make English a compulsory subject in schools. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/28/students-protest-against-president-prabowo-policies-wildfires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181060_1793186365.jpg Protesters hold a large red banner reading “If we burn, you burn with us“ during a protest against economic hardship, graft and the government's handling of devastating wildfires causing toxic haze that has sickened thousands in Jakarta on Oct. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/28/singapore-summons-leaders-of-firms-probed-for-haze-links- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181057_1793185437.png Senior leaders representing the 10 Singapore firms being investigated for their links to haze-causing fires at a meeting on Oct. 28. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/28/bp-batams-leadership-reflects-on-achievements-challenges-ahead-of-55th-anniversary https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181056_1793180733.jpg BP Batam deputy for investment Fary Djemy Francis visited the K-water facilities in Lake Sihwa, Seoul, which he said offered a valuable lesson on the importance of integrated planning for industrial and public water needs. (Images courtesy of BP Batam) https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/28/aukus-on-track-for-australia-subs-in-early-2030s-marles-says- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/17/2026_04_17_174806_1776398907.jpg Boosting power: Australiaʼs Defense Minister Richard Marles looks by on Thursday, April 16, 2026, during an event at the National Press Club in Canberra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/28/uae-to-ship-30-million-crude-barrels-to-ri-says-skk-migas https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/17/2026_07_17_177721_1784252111.jpg Motorists line up to buy Pertalite gasoline on July 16 at a gas station in Medan, North Sumatra. State-owned fuel distributor PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is working to reduce long lines by extending gas station operations to 24 hours and deploying 30 additional fuel tanker trucks to supply several gas stations across North Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/10/28/jisoo-lisa-and-jennie-keep-the-music-going-as-blackpink-takes-a-pause https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181054_1793171442.jpg A combination of images featuring solo projects by three Blackpink members this year, namely Jisoo’s upcoming single “Addicted” (left), Lisa’s EP Press Play (center) and Jennie’s EP Fallen Angel. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/28/trump-says-he-approves-of-flavio-bolsonaro-coming-to-us https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181045_1793158758.jpg Brazil's right-wing senator and presidential candidate for the Liberal Party (PL) Flavio Bolsonaro reacts after knowing the first results in the presidential runoff election, in Brasilia, on October 25, 2026. Brazil's President and re-election candidate for the Workers' Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on October 25, 2026, as he clinched election victory against right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who trounced him in the first round. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/10/28/indonesian-hopefuls-chase-major-dreams-at-asia-pacific-amateur https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181040_1793145003.JPG Indonesia’s Rayhan Latief plays a shot from the No. 1 tee on Oct. 26, 2025, during the final round of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/28/govt-urges-toyota-to-boost-vehicle-exports-from-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/04/11/2019_04_11_69843_1554996741.jpg Imported Toyota cars are unloaded from a cargo vessel on Wednesday at the Shenzhen Dachan Bay Terminals in Guangdong province, China. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/28/us-firms-break-ground-on-500m-batam-semiconductor-project https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/01/30/2024_01_30_146862_1706584880.jpg A cloudy sky covers Rempang Island's Sebulang village in Batam, Riau Islands, on Sept. 18, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/28/the-un-must-reform-before-it-loses-international-trust https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/20/2026_10_20_180821_1792495749.JPG United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is projected onto large screens on Sept. 22, 2026, as he addresses the 81st UN General Assembly at the international organization’s headquarters in New York, the United States. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/28/police-step-up-crackdown-on-subsidized-fuel-abuse-in-sumatra-amid-shortage-reports https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/10/2026_08_10_178495_1786347254.jpg Motorists wait to buy Pertalite gasoline on July 16 at a gas station in Medan, North Sumatra. PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is seeking to normalize long queues by extending operating hours to 24 hours and deploying 30 additional fuel tanker trucks to distribute fuel to gas stations across North Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/28/building-resilient-generation-beyond-law-enforcement https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/25/2026_10_25_180961_1792899869.JPG University students protest against the government's handling of haze and wildfires on Friday outside the Central Kalimantan Governor's office in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/28/netanyahu-eisenkot-stake-rival-claims-to-lead-israel-after-deadlocked-vote https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181044_1793158287.JPG An aide speaks to Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu as he gives a statement following exit polls for Israel's national election, at Likud's election headquarters in Jerusalem, October 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/28/us-to-grant-flavio-bolsonaro-visa-as-he-flees-brazil-after-election-loss https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/28/2026_10_28_181045_1793158758.jpg Brazil's right-wing senator and presidential candidate for the Liberal Party (PL) Flavio Bolsonaro reacts after knowing the first results in the presidential runoff election, in Brasilia, on October 25, 2026. Brazil's President and re-election candidate for the Workers' Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on October 25, 2026, as he clinched election victory against right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who trounced him in the first round. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/28/forest-loss-wildfires-put-orangutans-at-high-extinction-risk https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179098_1787905055.jpg This undated handout photograph taken by the Orangutan Information Centre and released on June 10 shows Tapanuli orangutans over a tree in the Batang Toru forest in North Sumatra. Climate change-fueled landslides wiped out nearly one in 10 remaining members of the world's rarest great ape species in Sumatra, scientists said on June 10. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/12/2026_10_12_180570_1791780459.JPG A rescuer and a veterinarian with wildlife foundation Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) carry an orangutan on Sept. 30 after being rescued by at a High Conservation Value (HCV) concession area of an oil palm plantation that was affected by wildfires in Laman Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/28/the-next-step-of-indonesias-digital-infrastructure-journey https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/11/2024_11_11_157146_1731331014.jpg A customer scans a QRIS code to pay for a bowl of bakso (meatball soup) on Oct. 17, 2024, in Tangerang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/28/tech-stocks-soar-as-sk-hynix-adds-to-rising-ai-confidence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177468_1783654428.JPG Bull statues are pictured near screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, on Feb. 3, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/28/the-thucydides-trap-obscures-the-choices-of-power https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/14/2026_05_14_175727_1778776675.JPG United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand together as they tour the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/28/four-indonesian-firms-receive-asean-engineering-awards https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/26/2025_11_26_169435_1764122447.jpeg A BNT-250 live bomb is released from an F-16 AM from the 3rd Squadron on Nov. 18, 2025, over the Pandanwangi Air Weapon Range in Lumajang, East Java. The NATO-standard bomb is locally made by private arms maker PT Sari Bahari in cooperation with state-owned explosive maker PT Dahana. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/28/asean-has-the-tools-to-tackle-the-haze-crisis https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/16/2026_10_16_180739_1792143107.jpg Buildings are shrouded in haze on Oct. 16 in Kuala Lumpur caused by fires in Indonesia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/28/house-presses-on-with-asset-forfeiture-bill-during-recess https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/08/2026_09_08_179536_1788866418.jpg House Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (second right) receives a report on the progress of drafting the Asset Forfeiture Bill from Commission III chairman Habiburokhman (center) during the House’s third plenary session of the 2026–2027 legislative year on Aug. 27 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. Commission III said it expects to complete the bill by Dec. 15.