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Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

Indonesia to take deputy commander role in Gaza force: US general

"I have offered and Indonesia has accepted the position of deputy commander for the ISF," Major General Jasper Jeffers announced at the inaugural meeting of President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" attended by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Rohingya survivors expect UN's highest court to find Myanmar committed genocide

Myanmar has denied accusations of genocide and said the 2017 offensive that forced at least 730,000 Rohingya from their homes and into neighboring Bangladesh was a legitimate counterterrorist operation.

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

New Zealand rejects Trump's 'Board of Peace' invite

"New Zealand will not be joining the Board in its current form but will continue to monitor developments," Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement.

Middle East and Africa 1 month ago

Who has been invited to be on Trump's Gaza boards?

The White House said that under Trump's plan, there would be a main board, chaired by Trump himself, a Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern the war-wracked territory, and a second "executive board" that appears designed to have a more advisory role.

Middle East and Africa 2 months ago

Angelina Jolie visits Gaza's Rafah crossing

Accompanied by an American delegation and greeted by former and current officials, Jolie said she was "honoured" to meet aid volunteers at the crossing.

Editorial 2 months ago

PREMIUM
Anti-Semitic terrorism

The Bondi Beach attack is a warning that Jewish around the world are becoming vulnerable with the rise of antisemitism.

Asia & Pacific 2 months ago

Albanese faces Israel pressure after Bondi Beach attack

Albanese called for unity on Monday and said his government was prepared to take whatever action is necessary, after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Albanese "did nothing" to curb antisemitism, rising since 2023.

Politics 3 months ago

NU asks Yahya Staquf to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker

The leadership of NU, which is also the world's biggest Islamic organisation with around 100 million members and affiliates, has given Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf three days to offer his resignation or be removed from his post, according to the minutes from a meeting on Thursday.

Middle East and Africa 3 months ago

UN Security Council set to vote on international force for Gaza

The draft, which has been revised several times as a result of high-stakes negotiations, "endorses" the plan, which allowed for a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to take hold on October 10 in the war-wracked Palestinian territory.

Academia 3 months ago

The Netanyahu Cabinet’s complicity in the Gaza genocide

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicted Israel’s prime minister and his former defense minister for the Gaza atrocities. Several other cabinet members have contributed to these crimes, but none have been charged.