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Putin meets Prabowo to discuss military and energy ties, wheat exports

It was the second time the pair have met this year in Russia, as Putin courts Prabowo, the leader of the world's fourth most populous country, to build stronger ties with the Global South while his economy remains under Western sanctions because of the war in Ukraine.

1 day ago
Europe

Suspense swirls if Nobel peace laureate will attend ceremony

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is due to receive her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, but hours before the ceremony it was still unclear whether she would attend. ...

2 days ago
Europe

Kremlin welcomes end to 'direct threat' label in US strategy

Since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US strategies have designated Moscow as a major threat. However, the updated US policy, announced on Friday, adopts a softer tone, urging limited cooperation. ...

5 days ago

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Govt works to return rapist Reynhard Sinaga home from UK

Reynhard, the "worst-known sex offender" in the British history, made global headlines in 2020 when a court in the United Kingdom sentenced him to life imprisonment for at least 136 counts of rape.

10 months ago
Europe

Indonesia hands over French death row prisoner for repatriation

Serge Atlaoui was sentenced to death in 2007 for his role as a chemist in an ecstasy factory that was capable of producing 100 kg (220.5 lb) of illegal pills every week. Atlaoui has long maintained his innocence, saying he thought he was working in an acrylics factory. 

10 months ago
Europe

Trump says he wants Ukraine to supply US with rare earths

Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said Ukraine was willing, adding that he wants "equalization" from Ukraine for Washington's "close to $300 billion" in support.

10 months ago
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Indonesia names two largest warships after historic kings

The Navy has named its two Italian-made warships after historic kings, symbolizing the Navy's hopes, prayers and determination to defend the nation’s sovereignty and honor.

10 months ago
Europe

Megawati to meet Pope Francis again, this time at children’s rights summit in Vatican

Former president Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to meet Pope Francis on the sidelines of the the World Leaders’ Summit on Children’s Rights in the Vatican, which will mark their second meeting to date.

10 months ago
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Indonesia, France reinforce defense cooperation

Both had agreed on several key cooperations, including personnel exchange and training, joint military equipment production and technology transfer.

10 months ago
Europe

WHO chief to cut costs, reset priorities after US exit, document shows

The UN confirmed on Thursday that the United States was due to withdraw from the WHO on Jan. 22, 2026, after a one-year notice period required under a 1948 joint resolution of the US Congress.

10 months ago
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UK, Indonesia launch sustainable infrastructure program

Indonesia and the United Kingdom have launched an infrastructure program that seeks to advance Indonesia’s sustainable development, following President Prabowo Subianto’s trip to London last November, during which the two countries’ leaders announced a “new strategic partnership”. 

10 months ago
Europe

Germany's crisis-hit economy casts shadow over election

Insolvencies and layoffs have cast doubt on the town's future prosperity, echoing wider anxieties in Europe's biggest economy as it heads toward February 23 elections.

10 months ago
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Culture minister to repatriate more daggers, ancient inscription

The return of the Pucangan Inscription is expected to be discussed during President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to India scheduled later this month.

10 months ago
Europe

Zuckerberg's censorship claim 'false': International Fact-Checking Network

"This is false, and we want to set the record straight, both for today's context and for the historical record," said the global network of fact-checking organizations, including AFP, after Zuckerberg announced an end to Meta's US program.

11 months ago
Europe

Airlines face 'high risk' flying over Russia: EU agency

The EASA said in a safety bulletin that the conflict "poses the risk of civil aircraft being unintentionally targeted in the airspace of the Russian Federation, due to possible civil-military coordination deficiencies, and the potential for misidentification".

11 months ago
Europe

Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor

This does not mean the internationally-agreed 1.5C warming threshold has been permanently breached, but the Copernicus Climate Change Service said it was drawing dangerously near.

11 months ago
Europe

Trump says arranging a meeting with Putin

He made the statement just a week and a half before taking office, following promises during his campaign to bring peace to Ukraine, which has been under Russian invasion since February 2022.

11 months ago
Europe

Danish PM reaches out to Trump over Greenland remarks

Denmark has said it is open to talks on US interests in the Arctic, but the prime minister has insisted that "Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders."

11 months ago
Europe

Musk discussed ways to oust British PM Starmer before next election

Musk, the world's richest person and a close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, last month endorsed a German anti-immigration party ahead of elections slated in February, and has repeatedly commented on British politics, demanding Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign.

11 months ago
Europe

Pope Francis names Trump critic McElroy as Washington's new archbishop

Cardinal Robert McElroy, 70, has been the bishop of San Diego since 2015. He sharply criticized Trump's plan during his first administration to launch a mass deportation campaign targeting millions of immigrants living in the United States.

11 months ago
Europe

Norway PM worried by Musk involvement in politics outside US

Elon Musk, a close ally of United States President-elect Donald Trump, last month endorsed a German anti-immigration, anti-Islamic political party ahead of that country's national elections in February, and recently made remarks on British politics.

11 months ago
Europe

Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over plane crash

Putin did admit that Russian air defences were at work when the passenger plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, and the Kremlin said Putin apologised to Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev over the "tragic incident" in a phone call, but did not say Russian air defence shot the plane. 

11 months ago
Europe

Desertions spark panic, and pardons, in Ukraine's army

In an effort to address manpower shortages, Ukrainian lawmakers in August approved an amnesty for first-time offenders who voluntarily returned to their units.

11 months ago
Europe

People on crashed Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down

Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of southern Russia where Moscow has repeatedly used air defense systems against Ukrainian attack drones, with at least 38 people were killed.

11 months ago
Europe

Montenegro to extradite crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US

The crypto tycoon was arrested in March 2023 at the airport in Podgorica, the Montenegrin capital, while preparing to board a flight to Dubai, in possession of a fake Costa Rican passport.

11 months ago
Europe

Russia missile suspected in Azerbaijani plane crash

The Azerbaijan Airlines jet crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau, an oil and gas hub, on Wednesday after going off course for undetermined reasons.

11 months ago
Europe

35 feared dead as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan

The plane was flying from the Azerbaijani capital Baku on the western shore of the Caspian to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia.

11 months ago
Europe

Ukraine reports massive Christmas day attack by Russia

Russian missiles killed at least one person and damaged energy infrastructure across Ukraine, according to officials, who reported a massive Christmas attack.

11 months ago
Europe

Pope Francis appeals for courage to better the world on Christmas Eve

In a sermon focused on the virtue of hope, which is also the theme of the Holy Year, the pontiff said hope "is a summons not to tarry, to be kept back by our old habits, or to wallow in mediocrity or laziness".

11 months ago
Europe

US says not involved in killing of Russian general

"I can tell you that the United States was not aware of it in advance and was not involved," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said of the killing of Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division.

11 months ago
Europe

US announces new arms aid package for Ukraine worth $500 million

White House spokesperson John Kirby said earlier the US would continue to provide additional packages for Ukraine "right up to the end of this administration."

11 months ago
Europe

Russia teams up with BRICS to create AI alliance

Speaking at Russia's flagship AI conference, Putin said the new AI Alliance Network would include national associations and development institutions in the field of AI from BRICS countries and other interested states. 

1 year ago
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EU’s green policy may spur Indonesia’s economy, but harm environment

Analyses by Indonesian and German research bodies suggest that Indonesia has enough policies on the conservation of environment and climate that are in line with economic development, but lags behind in their implementation and enforcement. 

1 year ago

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