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President Prabowo Subianto (right) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shake hands after attending a joint press conference on July 2 at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.
President Prabowo Subianto (right) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shake hands after attending a joint press conference on July 2 at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.`
Europe premium

Indonesia, Belarus seek closer ties in agriculture, industry

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s visit to Jakarta for a bilateral meeting followed President Prabowo Subianto's visit to the European country in July 2025.

5 hours ago
Europe premium

Belarus, Indonesia eye strong trade ahead of Lukashenko’s visit

Foreign Minister Sugiono met with his Belarusian counterpart Maxim Ryzhenkov on Tuesday to set discussion topics for Lukashenko’s visit, covering economic cooperation, agriculture, food security, science and technology as well as culture.

14 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Budget cuts undermine Indonesia’s geopolitical strategy, warns study

Centralized policymaking on foreign policy may weaken the country’s institutional capacity in responding to a potential conflict between bigger nations in the Indo-Pacific, as suggested by a recent report.

18 hours ago

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Middle East and Africa

Israel says troops to stay 'indefinitely' in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza

"The IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza indefinitely in order to protect our residents and communities from jihadist elements," Israel Katz said.

1 day ago
Europe

Russia approved secret China military training at top level

The officials said the involvement of such high-ranking individuals in training linked to theUkraine war signalled the importance for Russia and China of such cooperation, which has caused alarm in Europe even as Beijing has denied it took place.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar mourns as post-coup conflict death toll hits 100,000

More than 3.7 million people are internally displaced in Myanmar, according to the United Nations, and more one in five people face acute food insecurity amid a national backslide into poverty.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Min Aung Hlaing to visit Laos in first ASEAN member state visit

The planned trip comes four months after Min Aung Hlaing completed a carefully engineered transition from head of the military government to president. He has already visited Myanmar's giant neighbours, India and China.

1 day ago
Europe

French presidential vote to be held on April 18 and May 2 next year

"It will be made official tomorrow (Wednesday) in the Council of Ministers," the source added.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Myanmar mourns as post-coup conflict death toll hits 100,000

More than 3.7 million people are internally displaced in Myanmar, according to the United Nations, and more one in five people face acute food insecurity amid a national backslide into poverty.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Min Aung Hlaing to visit Laos in first ASEAN member state visit

The planned trip comes four months after Min Aung Hlaing completed a carefully engineered transition from head of the military government to president. He has already visited Myanmar's giant neighbours, India and China.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

US deports first migrant to Pacific nation Palau

Washington has accelerated efforts to expel undocumented migrants and asylum seekers under US President Donald Trump, proposing to resettle them in unlikely nations such as Uganda, El Salvador and Rwanda.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

World's oceans break June heat record

Global average sea surface temperatures in June were 20.98C, beating the previous records of 2023 and 2024, according to the European Union's Copernicus Marine Service.

1 day ago
asia-pacific

China imposes new export controls, deepening Japan row

The new additions, including major companies, "have participated in enhancing Japan's military capabilities", the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement.

3 days ago
americas

Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter as toll rises to nearly 2,000

Tens of thousands of people desperately sought food and shelter in Venezuela on Tuesday after the two earthquakes killed nearly 2,000, but rescue teams managed to pull a 3-year-old boy alive from the rubble six days after the shocks.

1 day ago
americas

At 250, America may be too divided to celebrate as one

"I don't want to be at the same party with people feeling enthusiastic about where our country is going," said Halsey, a frequent Democratic voter who lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

3 days ago
americas

Venezuela quakes kill 1,400

Tens of thousands of people were reported missing as collapsed buildings dotted cities in a country already enduring an economic crisis and political upheaval after US forces captured former president Nicolas Maduro in January.

4 days ago
americas

Venezuela quake toll tops 900, search intensifies for hundreds trapped

Frustration mounted over the uneven pace of relief in some of the hardest-hit areas including La Guaira state, where residents and volunteers were still digging through rubble by hand amid shortages of heavy equipment and limited official presence.

5 days ago
americas

Thousands feared dead after two major earthquakes strike Venezuela

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km (100 miles) west of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the US Geological Survey.

1 week ago
americas

Mothers search, men weep amid debris of Venezuela quakes

Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area of Venezuela on the evening of June 24, causing buildings to collapse.

1 week ago
americas

Venezuela declares state of emergency after powerful twin quakes

Delcy Rodriguez said 20 aftershocks had followed the earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, which struck the same area of Venezuela, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

1 week ago
europe

French presidential vote to be held on April 18 and May 2 next year

"It will be made official tomorrow (Wednesday) in the Council of Ministers," the source added.

1 day ago
europe

France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave

"Since June 24, approximately 1,000 additional deaths (unconsolidated figures) have been observed compared to the deaths recorded in previous months," Public Health France said in a statement.

4 days ago
europe

Germany, Poland poised for soaring temperatures as heatwave moves east

Britain, France and Switzerland have baked in record heat in June, and the system was expected to test more records as the heatwave crosses the Rhine River.

5 days ago
europe

Temperatures set to surpass 35C on Thursday for over 100 million in Europe

Maximum temperatures are expected to surpass 30C for more than 380 million people across Europe excluding Turkey, representing nearly two-thirds of the population, according to an analysis based on forecasts from the German weather service and 2025 population projections from the Joint Research Centre.

1 week ago
europe

Major power outage in France as Europe wilts under record heat

The extreme weather is being driven by atmospheric patterns that keep hot air trapped in place for days, with these factors worsened by global warming, experts say.

1 week ago
europe

UK considers forcing social media firms to prioritize trusted news

Britain is considering forcing social media companies to prioritize what the government called trusted news sources as part of its broader push to tighten regulation of the sector.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

Washington says US, Iran pausing strikes, talks to proceed

The exchanges have underscored the fragility of a Pakistan-brokered agreement to end the conflict that has killed thousands and snarled the flow of oil shipments through the vital Strait of Hormuz.

3 days ago
middle-east-africa

US, Iran clash, putting fragile deal under growing strain

Despite the latest flare-up, oil prices have fallen sharply on hopes that traffic through Hormuz would recover. In peacetime, it carries about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas exports.

4 days ago
middle-east-africa

Lebanon, Israel and US sign trilateral framework pact

The agreement, which includes a pilot effort in which Lebanese soldiers take control of two areas occupied by Israel as well as a process aimed at disarming Hezbollah, is the result of five rounds of talks in the US capital.

5 days ago
middle-east-africa

Rubio visits Bahrain seeking Gulf backing for Iran deal

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Bahrain officials on Thursday on the final leg of a trip to the Middle East where he has sought to sell the Trump administration's preliminary Iran accord to skeptical Gulf Arab allies.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

Rubio rejects Iran tolls on Hormuz as deal strains multiply

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Washington would not accept Iranian tolls or fees on the Strait of Hormuz, as disputes over the vital waterway, nuclear inspections, and missiles exposed early strains in negotiations to end the Middle East war.

1 week ago
middle-east-africa

US waives Iran sanctions, Trump warns Tehran it must abide by agreement

US Vice President JD Vance said talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland had laid a good foundation for a final peace deal, but Iran denied it had begun discussions on its nuclear program or agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back to the country.

1 week ago

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