https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/24/uefa-chief-ceferin-rules-out-running-for-fifa-presidency- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178963_1787552174.JPG UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin (right) and FIFA president Gianni Infantino pose for a photograph during the 50th Ordinary UEFA congress in Brussels, Belgium on Feb. 12, 2026 https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/24/malaysia-brunei-to-raise-cross-border-haze-issue-at-asean https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178958_1787550159.JPG A group of women crosses in front of Perdana Putra, the office of the prime minister in Malaysia’s administrative capital Putrajaya, shrouded in haze from regional wildfires on Aug. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/24/us-cancels-drills-with-south-korea-over-iran-war-related-constraints https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178962_1787551618.JPG United States Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters are parked at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Aug. 21, 2026, the final day of the annual US-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) joint military exercise, which was shortened by six days after US President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in US participation. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/24/southeast-asias-budget-airlines-eye-recovery-but-fuel-scars-linger https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178961_1787551029.jpg An airplane operated by Singapore's Scoot airline (right) is being refueled while another aircraft by Indonesian Air Asia is passing in the taxiway at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali on Feb. 19, 2018. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/24/prabowo-shifts-to-leading-sumatra-fire-response https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178956_1787540253.JPG A motorcyclist and a passenger pass along a road shrouded in haze caused by wildfires on Aug. 23, 2026, in Banyuasin regency, South Sumatra. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178791_1787057880.JPG A car drives by raging flames on Aug. 15, 2026, as a wildfire burns in Rambutan village, Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178921_1787390677.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (third right, in tan suit) gestures while speaking with National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (second right) on Aug. 22, 2026, as Indonesian Military commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto (right) looks on, while visiting the site of a forest fire in Kubu Raya, Pontianak, West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/24/ukraine-backers-gather-as-war-escalates-air-defense-runs-low https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178960_1787550162.jpg This photograph shows a view of a shopping mall damaged following a Russian strike in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine on Aug. 22, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian drones slammed into a busy shopping center in eastern Ukraine on Aug. 21, killing 16 people in an attack condemned as “cynical and despicable“ by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178959_1787550161.jpg Smoke rises over a logistics center in Kolpino, outside Saint Petersburg, Russia behind a billboard promoting contract army service after being hit by Ukrainian drones early on Aug. 23, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/how-vietnams-gen-z-is-holding-power-to-account https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178927_1787449795.jpg A protest banner, which reads “The residents of the Red River area in Hong Ha Ward earnestly appeal to city leaders to consider the people's inner thoughts and aspirations, maintaining the existing residential area for the sake of the well-being of thousands of households”, hangs over a street at a neighborhood in Hanoi, on June 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/less-testing-was-a-choice-so-is-the-future https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/01/22/2024_01_22_146587_1705880139.jpg Nuclear nixed: A woman holds up a placard reading, “The ocean is not a trash bin for nuclear waste!“ during a protest on Aug. 22, 2023, in central Seoul. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/who-gets-to-feel-the-state-is-beside-them https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178655_1786681841.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation Address, ahead of the country's Independence Day celebrations, in Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/24/mandiri-freezing-of-protesters-account-raises-alarm-over-civic-freedom https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/02/14/2019_02_14_65505_1550162167.jpg Activists of the Solidarity Network of Victims for Justice attend the 574th Kamisan, a weekly silent protest, in front of the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Feb. 14, 2019. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/the-dollars-outer-defenses-have-been-breached https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178412_1786087000.jpg A bank employee counts Chinese renminbi notes next to United States dollar bills on Jan. 25, 2023, at a Kasikornbank branch in Bangkok. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/24/us-vows-economic-d-day-as-iran-threatens-to-halt-all-oil-exports https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/15/2026_04_15_174732_1776215455.JPG US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with Bjorn Lomborg during an event hosted by the Institute of International Finance in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/middle-powers-must-make-choice-in-rebuilding-global-order https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178924_1787414120.jpg Munich Security Conference CEO Benedikt Franke https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/the-five-pillars-to-transmute-indonesia-us-defense-partnership https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/25/2025_08_25_165826_1756121938.jpg United States military personnel fire a Javelin anti-tank weapon system during the Super Garuda Shield 2024 joint military exercise including Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Britain and the US in Situbondo, East Java on Sept. 6, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/24/nu-clerics-warn-against-political-interference-in-upcoming-leadership-race https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/17/2026_07_17_177723_1784257669.jpg Groups of santri (Islamic boarding school students) hold aloft the flag of Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) as they wait along a road for the presidential motorcade to arrive on June 23, 2026, ahead of the closing ceremony of the NU National Conference of Islamic Scholars and Grand Conference at the Syachona Mohammad Cholil Islamic Institute in Bangkalan, East Java. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178925_1787417747.jpg Former vice president and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) advisory council (Syuriyah) member Ma'ruf Amin (right) speaks as he is accompanied by NU senior cleric Ali Akbar Marbun (left) during a press briefing after a meeting between the group's senior clerics at the organization's headquarters in Central Jakarta on Aug. 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/24/borderless-pollution-chokes-greater-jakarta-as-policy-gaps-persist https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178929_1787463396.JPG Visitors look at the National Monument (Monas) against a backdrop of air pollution, from the balcony of the National Library on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan on Sunday in Central Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178930_1787463399.JPG Air pollution shrouds high-rise buildings on Sunday in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/analysis-odd-price-movements-and-haji-isams-rumored-bayan-acquisition https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178951_1787529941.jpg Heavy equipment is operated at a coal mine in East Kalimantan in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/anarchy-and-the-geoeconomy-how-chinas-adjustment-impacts-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/28/2026_05_28_176162_1779959377.jpg A teller counts rupiah banknotes at the BNI Pasar Baru branch in Jakarta on Oct. 27, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/24/unsoed-rector-among-suspects-in-admissions-graft-case https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/24/2026_02_24_172946_1771914365.jpg The reflection of motorists is seen in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building sign on June 27, 2023, in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/24/police-crack-down-on-land-burning-in-kalimantan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178935_1787492979.JPG Riders wear protective masks as smog covers the area due to recent wildfires in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan on August 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/growing-regional-discontent https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/15/2026_08_15_178713_1786796990.jpg A man climbs a flagpole as he attempts to raise a Free Aceh Movement flag alongside the Indonesian national flag during a rally outside the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on Aug. 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/24/bromo-fire-extinguished-new-hot-spot-emerges-on-arjuna-welirang-slopes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178530_1786436199.jpg Wildfire flames and smoke rise above a forest on Aug. 10 in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178414_1786095138.jpg Officials from the East Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency fill a drone’s water tank on Aug. 6 to battle a wildfire in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/23/us-china-trade-war-gives-indonesia-shot-at-boosting-investment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178672_1786700583.jpeg People walk near the DayOne data center in Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) in Batam city, Riau Islands, on July 20. Batam has attracted at least 16 new data centers in various stages, despite limited clean water and electricity infrastructure . https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/23/kjri-johor-bahru-repatriates-307-indonesians-from-malaysia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178891_1787310854.jpeg A diplomat from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru (center) oversees 307 Indonesians who are about to be repatriated from Stulang Laut and Pasir Gudang ferry terminals on Aug. 18 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. This year, the consulate general has repatriated 3,920 Indonesians as of July. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/23/sydney-marathon-unveils-medal-with-wrong-stadium https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178933_1787468271.jpg In this file photo, people arrive at the Allianz arena prior to the UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter Final second-leg football match between FC Bayern Munich and Manchester United in Munich on April 1, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178934_1787468271.jpg Athletes cross the Harbour Bridge during the 2025 Sydney Marathon on August 31, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/23/iran-condemns-us-plans-to-announce-new-sanctions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178932_1787467119.JPG US Navy sailors work on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as it transits the Arabian Sea to support US military operations in the war with Iran August 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/23/australia-confirms-first-h5n1-bird-flu-case-in-local-mammal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/20/2026_06_20_176865_1781926319.JPG A test tube labelled “bird flu“, eggs and a piece of paper in the colors of the Australian national flag are seen in this picture illustration taken on Jan. 14, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/23/trump-heads-into-midterms-short-on-foreign-policy-wins https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178931_1787466115.JPG US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a Fostering the Future announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., August 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/23/indonesia-mulls-vehicle-based-curb-on-subsidized-fuel https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/20/2026_04_20_174887_1776654001.jpg No panic yet: A fuel price board is displayed on Sunday at a gas station on Jl. Jenderal Basuki Rachmat in East Jakarta. In Jakarta, prices for nonsubsidized fuels have risen sharply, with Pertamax Turbo (RON 98) increasing to Rp 19,400 (US$1.13) per liter from Rp 13,100, Dexlite to Rp 23,600 per liter from Rp 14,200 and Pertamina Dex to Rp 23,900 per liter from Rp 14,500. No significant lines were seen at the time the photo was taken, a day after the price increase. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/23/canada-retaliates-as-trade-war-with-us-escalates https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178926_1787449547.jpg Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on August 22, 2026 after trade talks with the US collapsed. Carney said his country could not accept US terms for a trade deal,and would slap retaliatory tariffs on steel and dairy products in response to heavy duties imposed by Washington. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/23/regional-teacher-hiring-plan-draws-regional-autonomy-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178893_1787312713.jpg A teacher is seen in front of her class on Aug. 6 at SMPN 12 Sungai Raya state junior high school in Kubu Raya regency, West Kalimantan. Teaching and learning activities at the school resumed despite a fire burning a swath of peatland behind the school in the past two weeks. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178892_1787312713.jpg A teacher carries free nutritious meal packages on Tuesday to be disbursed to students of the SLBN Pajajaran state special needs school in Bandung, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/22/gta-vi-publisher-files-subpoenas-in-bid-to-unmask-leaks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178918_1787372313.jpg This illustration photo created in Los Angeles, the United States on Dec. 4, 2023, shows Rockstar Games’ “Grand Theft Auto VI“ trailer played on a screen in front of the game title. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/22/so-bad-its-good-rough-animated-film-becomes-surprise-chinese-hit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178899_1787323847.jpg People walk past ticket machines advertising films including “Niu Lai“ (right), which translates to “Here Comes the Cow“, at a cinema in Shanghai on Aug. 21, 2026. “Niu Lai“, a low-budget Chinese animated film that was widely mocked for its crude visuals became a viral hit, with people packing cinemas to see just how bad it is. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/us-canada-fail-to-reach-trade-pact-to-avert-trump-tariffs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178919_1787373657.jpg Trucks pass over the Peace Bridge between Canada and the United States in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada on Aug. 18, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/tesla-other-automakers-begin-record-vehicle-recall-in-china https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178917_1787371216.JPG A staff member attends to a customer next to a Model Y L electric car inside a Tesla store at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, on May 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/us-iran-keep-up-hostile-rhetoric-ahead-of-new-sanctions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178916_1787370298.JPG People walk by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/australias-capital-to-join-gun-buyback-in-response-to-bondi-beach-attack-albanese https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178915_1787367523.JPG Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center) speaks during a press conference on the government’s home battery installation program with Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen (left) and former Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe (right) in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/22/power-must-match-responsibility-yudhoyono-tells-conference https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178887_1787296434.jpg Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers a keynote speech in a video recording on Thursday during the opening of the 5th Biennial International Conference on International Relations (ICON-IR) dan the 20th Congress of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) at Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung. Yudhoyono called on all countries to actively involve in creating and realizing international order and world peace, which currently appears to be decided only by “strong” countries. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/22/clean-air-cant-wait https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/12/2025_12_12_170208_1765520955.jpg The Suralaya coal-fired power plant is pictured on Oct. 31, 2023, in Cilegon, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/trump-announces-temporary-tariff-relief-on-ground-beef-imports https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178914_1787366937.jpg Ground beef is offered for sale at a grocery store in Chicago, Illinois, the United States on May 22, 2026. High demand and shrinking herds have driven prices for beef to near-record highs heading into Memorial Day weekend, causing many consumer to turn to pork, chicken and plant-based alternatives.