https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/07/us-urges-china-to-meet-rare-earths-commitments-ahead-of-trump-xi-meetings https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/23/2026_09_23_179999_1790154935.jpg United States President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/11/07/polar-vortex-faltering-weeks-earlier-than-ever-recorded https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181339_1794025371.jpg A person wearing a thick coat walks in freezing cold weather on Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, their breath forming a cloud in the cold air, during a polar vortex disruption on January 23, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/07/tech-stocks-stage-partial-rebound-while-dollar-gains-after-us-jobs-data https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181338_1794024832.jpg Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 06, 2026 in New York City. Stocks were down slightly in morning trading after a day of steep sell-offs following Democratic victories in the midterm elections and concerns about the future of AI investments. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/07/chinas-giant-pandas-make-public-debut-at-us-zoo https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181336_1794023535.jpg Ping Ping, a giant panda on loan from China, is seen in his new habitat at the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on November 6, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181337_1794023536.jpg Zoo-goers watch Ping Ping, a giant panda on loan from China, in his new habitat at the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on November 6, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181335_1794023535.jpg Fu Shuang, a giant panda on loan from China, is seen in her new habitat at the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on November 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/three-png-nationals-among-seven-inmates-on-the-run-after-papua-jailbreak https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/09/19/2024_09_19_155001_1726732884.jpg An illustration of a prison inmate. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/07/newsroom-bomb-threats-follow-escalating-european-flight-hoaxes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181334_1794022860.JPG People gather outside the offices of Irish National broadcaster RTE after staff were evacuated from the site following a bomb threat that the broadcaster has claimed is from the same group that has been behind a wave of bomb threats issued to passenger flights around Europe this week, in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland, November 6, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181333_1794022858.JPG An EasyJet aircraft at Vaclav Havel Airport Prague after Czech police registered bomb threats against flights leaving from and arriving at the airport, amid a series of similar threats affecting flights across Europe, in Prague, Czech Republic, November 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/07/trump-names-hardliner-miller-chief-of-staff-after-midterms-rout https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181332_1794022139.jpg White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller attends the Memphis Safe Task Force roundtable with US President Donald Trump in Memphis, Tennessee on March 23, 2026. President Donald Trump on November 6, 2026, named Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, promoting the architect of his hardline migration policy after the Republican Party's brutal US midterms defeat. Miller will replace current White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as of Monday, Trump said on his Truth Social network, thanking Wiles for an “outstanding job”. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/young-indonesians-take-fight-for-justice-to-constitutional-court https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178661_1786689914.jpg Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo (center) presides over a hearing to read rulings on 20 judicial review petitions at the Constitutional Court building in Jakarta on Thursday, July 30, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/lightning-strike-kills-two-fishermen-in-north-sumatra https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/12/27/2018_12_27_61813_1545926367.gif Lightning flashes during heavy rain in Karangsong, Indramayu, West Java, in this file photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/listyos-dramatic-fall-shakes-security-establishment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181317_1793972202.jpg Former Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo smiles as he arrives at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2026. President Prabowo Subianto on Oct. 1 replaced his foreign minister in his seventh cabinet reshuffle in two years, as he also changed the police chief. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181318_1793972788.jpg National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo (center) reviews security preparations ahead of Idul Fitri which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Jakarta on April 17, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/07/analysis-indonesias-gdp-ranking-masks-deeper-economic-weaknesses https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181315_1793958437.jpg Black sky: Thick clouds cover residential areas and high-rise buildings on Jan. 23, 2026, in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/07/ris-digital-banks-outperform-peers-in-profitability-but-lending-risks-remain https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/07/05/2024_07_05_152127_1720146415.jpg Online banking: A man opens a digital bank app on July 4, 2024, in Jakarta. Digital banks have thrived as an alternative to conventional banks. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/wild-elephant-threat-forces-11-schools-to-close-in-aceh https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/29/2023_11_29_144822_1701234601.jpg This handout picture taken and released by the Environment and Forestry Ministry on Nov. 28, 2023, shows a female Sumatran elephant calf standing between her mother's legs at the Elephant Response Unit (ERU) camp in Margahayu, Kuala Penet, Lampung. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/07/the-z-in-resistance https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/29/2026_10_29_181088_1793245514.jpg Students stage a protest against economic hardship, graft and the government's handling of devastating wildfires causing toxic haze that has sickened thousands on Hotel Indonesia traffic circle n in Jakarta on Oct. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/jobless-rate-up-as-informal-work-still-dominates https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/25/2025_08_25_165823_1756110346.jpg An official measures the height of a jobseeker applying for company security guard positions at JobFest 2025 on Aug. 19 at the Jakarta International Velodrome. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/06/pop-culture-fuels-youth-led-protests-against-govt https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181305_1793929846.JPG Protesters raise their hands in the three-finger salute, with their index, middle and ring fingers extended, symbolizing freedom, solidarity, equality and resistance to injustice and government policies, during a demonstration against economic hardship, corruption and the government’s handling of devastating wildfires that have blanketed the area in toxic haze and sickened thousands of people, along Jalan MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Oct. 28, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181304_1793929844.JPG A protester holds a poster calling for the use of the three-finger salute, a gesture in which the index, middle and ring fingers are raised, symbolising freedom, solidarity, equality and resistance to injustice and government policies, during the 932nd Kamisan protest across from the Merdeka Palace on Jl. Veteran in Central Jakarta on Nov. 5, 2026. (JP/Iqro Rinaldi). Usage: 0 https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/11/06/2026-most-likely-to-be-second-hottest-year-on-record-eu-monitor https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180328_1791088975.jpg Two women stand on the bank of Kahayan River whose water levels drop amid the dry season in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan on Sept. 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/06/kas-media-programme-asia-ann-continue-shared-mission-to-bring-asia-closer https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181316_1793959676.png Fabian Wagener, the director of the KAS Media Programme Asia, gives his opening remarks in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on November 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/06/police-chief-says-wiretapping-probe-a-matter-for-law-enforcement https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/13/2026_10_13_180621_1791892968.jpg Newly appointed National Police chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto (center) arrives for his inauguration at the State Palace in Jakarta on October 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/china-imports-crimp-local-plastic-industry-business-group-warns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/24/2025_08_24_165779_1756007889.jpg A worker shows shredded plastic bottle to be recycled at the Bali PET Recycle facility in Denpasar, Bali on Aug. 22, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/stocks-tumble-as-ai-panic-sweeps-markets-bonds-draw-haven-demand https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/24/2026_06_24_176967_1782265691.JPG Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange's NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, US, on June 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/bad-loans-in-p2p-lending-breaches-ojks-5-cap https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/09/12/2024_09_12_154802_1726142205.jpg A user looks at peer-to-peer (P2P) lending app AdaKami on Sept. 10, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/06/rethinking-the-ai-workforce-equation-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180514_1791600764.jpg This photograph shows the logo of the AI assistant “Claude Mythos“ built by the United States artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic displayed on a smartphone's screen in Brussels on June 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/06/violent-protests-in-yogyakarta-spark-backlash-against-mass-organizations https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/05/2026_11_05_181282_1793877969.jpg Students raise their hands on Oct. 28 during a peaceful protest outside the Yogyakarta Regional Representatives Council (DPRD) building in Yogyakarta. The demonstrators called for a higher minimum wage, better wildfire management and measures to address the rising cost of living. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/06/fridge-hacks-and-finance-attacks-flag-ai-insecurity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/05/2026_11_05_181275_1793852971.jpg An empty freezer is seen with a sign reading “Due to cyberattacks, there will be no products available in the refrigerators/freezers. Our sincere apologies.“ in a Delhaize supermarket in Boortmeerbeek some 30 kilometers from Brussels, on Nov. 2, 2026 following an IT incident. Dozens of Belgian grocery stores and an Ikea superstore saw their refrigerator temperatures soar on Nov. 2, 2026, with several of the firms involved confirming they had been hit by a cyberattack. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/government-targets-two-month-deadline-for-integrated-data-rules https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180397_1791289448.jpg House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani (right) receives the final opinion on the Satu Data Indonesia (One Data Indonesia; SDI) bill from National Development Planning Minister Rachmat Pambudy on Oct. 6, 2026, during the House’s ninth plenary session of 2026-2027 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/06/trump-takes-action-to-make-sure-the-oval-office-stays-oval https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181308_1793932335.JPG US President Donald Trump holds a signed proclamation on the 'Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument', in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/11/06/paper-menagerie-3-anxieties-of-a-broken-world https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/04/2026_11_04_181242_1793760186.jpg Eyes on the art: Visitors photograph works on Sept. 18, 2026, during the opening of Paper Menagerie #3: On Equal Grounds at ISA Art Gallery in Central Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/04/2026_11_04_181240_1793760185.jpg Silent exchanges: Two black-and-white photographs by Yogyakarta-based artist and activist Anang Saptoto, Percakapan Sunyi Penunggu Wana Negara (Kinjeng), or Silent Conversations of Wana Negara’s Guardians (Dragonfly), and Percakapan Sunyi Penunggu Wana Negara (Merpati), or Silent Conversations of Wana Negara’s Guardians (Dove), are displayed on Sept. 18, 2026, at ISA Art Gallery in Central Jakarta as part of the ongoing Paper Menagerie #3: On Equal Grounds exhibition. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/04/2026_11_04_181241_1793760185.jpg Patterns of heritage: Traditional Acehnese motifs inspire these two paintings by A.D. Pirous: Motif Tilam Aceh (1983), based on patterns found in traditional mats, and Ornamen Aceh (2011), drawing on kasab, the region’s intricate embroidery tradition. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/06/maritime-cooperation-gives-act-east-policy-a-new-boost https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/02/2025_11_02_168460_1762072813.jpg India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears on a screen to deliver a speech remotely as other leaders attend the 22nd ASEAN - India Summit during the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/06/eisenkot-tipped-to-form-israel-government-with-backing-of-arab-lists 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/2026/11/06/australia-to-join-indonesias-wildfire-waterbombing-operations https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/21/2026_10_21_180853_1792563361.jpg Motorcyclists ride in the morning in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026. 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/indonesia/2026/11/06/farmer-gets-four-year-jail-term-for-tesso-nilo-deforestation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/07/2026_03_07_173428_1772847125.jpg Green movement: Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni (crouching, right) and Deputy Environment Minister Diaz Hendropriyono (crouching, left) pose for a photo on March 3 after planting a tree to mark the start of land restoration in Tesso Nilo National Park. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/investors-wipe-25-trillion-off-nasdaq-as-democrats-win-prompts-ai-fears https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/05/16/2024_05_16_150505_1715872675.JPG Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, the United States, on May 15, 2024,. Asian equities rallied on Thursday after US data showed inflation cooled last month, fueling speculation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates twice this year. The news sent all three main indexes on Wall Street to record highs, with confidence given an extra boost by figures showing retail sales well below expectations, suggesting consumers were taking a step back. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/06/new-hoax-bomb-threats-hit-european-flights https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181307_1793931577.jpg Travelers scan their boarding pass to enter the security control area at the Terminal 1 of Rome Fiumicino airport, on November 5, 2026. Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled on November 5, 2026 as at least 14 European flights were hit by hoax bomb alerts for the third day this week, authorities and airlines said. The hoaxes particularly targeted low-cost carriers and flights to or from Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Italy. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/06/trumps-midterm-defeat-could-unsettle-the-world https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/05/2026_11_05_181273_1793843454.jpg United States President Donald Trump waves as he departs after delivering remarks at the construction site of the East Wing ballroom at the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/11/06/asia-pacific-women-artists-challenge-generational-boundaries https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181302_1793928493.jpg 'Rusty’ thread: Mata Benang; Lembar Hidup Perempuan Pemintal (Eye of the thread; women weavers’ fabric of life) by Meta Enjelita juxtaposes the invisible labor of rural women against hyperinflation in 1960s Indonesia. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181301_1793928492.jpeg Woven identity: Barkcloth, Dark Cloth, a collaborative work by Dutch artist Mella Jaarsma and Papuan artist Agustinus Ongge, explores texture and form while reflecting on cultural identity, vanishing indigenous knowledge and the historical forces that have marginalized traditional practices. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181303_1793928493.jpeg Unbreakable ties: Mother and Child (1956) by Emiria Soenassa portrays the enduring bond between mother and child. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/06/indonesias-dilemma-giving-police-too-much-power https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180677_1791995546.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) attaches rank insignia on Oct. 1, 2026, to the uniform of newly appointed National Police chief Suyudi Ario Seto (left) during his inauguration at the State Palace in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/06/wiretapping-scandal-exposes-gaps-in-surveillance-safeguards https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/03/2026_11_03_181221_1793717828.jpg National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) chief Comr. Gen. Asep Safrudin (center) addresses a news conference in Jakarta on Nov. 3, 2026. Bareskrim has named three generals, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Ahrie Sonta Nasution and Eko Hadi Santoso, as suspects for unlawful wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/asia-stocks-crumble-after-ai-rout-rocks-us-markets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181300_1793925461.JPG A futures-options trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, on Nov. 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/06/govt-promises-full-investigation-into-aceh-shooting https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/15/2026_05_15_175748_1778825242.jpg Coordinating Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Services Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra speaks to the media upon arriving at the Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java, on Feb. 24, 2025, to participate as a speaker in a regional leaders’ retreat.