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Asia & Pacific premium

Hundreds of Rohingya missing after boat capsizes in Andaman Sea

The trawler, carrying men, women and children, is believed to have sunk in severe weather after leaving Teknaf in southern Bangladesh for Malaysia, amid rough seas and strong winds.

8 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Sanctioned China tanker turns back to Strait of Hormuz, day after Gulf exit

The Chinese-owned tanker was among at least eight ships crossing the waterway on Tuesday, the first day of the US blockade. ...

11 hours ago
Europe

Indonesia, France agree to boost defense industry ties

President Prabowo Subianto was hosted by counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace Tuesday, where they "discussed strengthening strategic cooperation," a statement from the government said. ...

13 hours ago

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Europe

Meloni suspends defence cooperation deal with Israel

"In view of the current situation, the government has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of the defence agreement with Israel," Meloni said on the sidelines of an event in Verona, according to Italian news agencies ANSA and AGI.

14 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Russia ready to help China with energy ahead of Putin's visit, Lavrov says

The agencies quoted Lavrov as saying that the visit would take place in the first half of the year, while the Vedomosti newspaper cited sources as saying it would be during the week beginning May 18.

14 hours ago
Americas

World Bank could provide up to $100 billion in funds for countries hit by war, Banga says

Banga's comments, on the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, reflect growing recognition of the huge impact the war is already having on global growth and inflation, with developing countries likely to be hit the hardest.

16 hours ago
Americas

Pope Leo issues warning on democracy after Trump criticism

Pope Leo warned of the risk of democracies sliding into "majoritarian tyranny" on Tuesday, in a letter issued by the Vatican two days after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff on social media.

17 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Canada, UK, Australia, Japan call for 'urgent end to hostilities in Lebanon'

Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan and six other countries condemned the killings of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Tuesday while calling "for an urgent end to hostilities" in the country where Israeli attacks have killed over 2,000 people since March.

17 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

US hosts rare Israel-Lebanon talks, progress unclear

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in decades on Tuesday and both sides said they held positive discussions although it was not immediately clear if they agreed to a framework for peace.

18 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump says Iran talks may resume as Israel, Lebanon open direct track

The parallel diplomatic openings came even as violence persisted, underscoring both the fragility of the process and Washington's push to stabilize a region shaken by the over-six-week war.

21 hours ago
Americas premium

Sovereignty concerns loom over new security pact with US

The upgraded Indonesia-United States security agreement, the Major Defense Cooperation Partnership (MDCP), has been shadowed by reports on Washington’s proposal for blanket overflight access for its military aircraft in Indonesia’s airspace.

21 hours ago
Europe premium

Prabowo meets Macron to bolster bilateral ties

Paris marks the second leg of President Prabowo Subianto’s latest European trip, after he talked with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for five hours on energy and mineral resources, among other topics.

22 hours ago
Americas

'Blindsided': US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war

The cost of urea -- a common nitrogen-based fertilizer -- had jumped by around 50 percent at the port of New Orleans.

1 day ago
Europe

President Prabowo to meet Macron in Paris

Prabowo is set to meet Macron at the Elysee Palace "to discuss enhancing strategic cooperation between the two countries," Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said in a statement.

1 day ago
Europe premium

Prabowo to meet Macron in Paris after meeting Putin

The meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron is slated after President Prabowo Subianto met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow about energy security.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia and US elevate to major defense cooperation partnership

"We are elevating our relationship to a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership, in recognition of the strength and potential of our bilateral defense ties," Hegseth said in a statement on X.

1 day ago
Europe

Vatican should 'stick to matters of morality': J.D. Vance

"I certainly think that in some cases, it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality... and let the President United States stick to dictating American public policy," Vance told Fox News's "Special Report with Bret Baier."

1 day ago
Europe

Germany's Merz urges Netanyahu to end Lebanon fighting

Merz also expressed his "grave concern" about developments in the Palestinian territories in a telephone conversation with Netanyahu and demanded that there "must be no de facto partial annexation of the West Bank", the German government spokesman said.

1 day ago
Europe

UN chief says 'all parties' must respect freedom of navigation in Hormuz

The strait, through which a fifth of global oil and gas flows, has become a key flashpoint as the US and Iran attempt to gain leverage over each other during ceasefire negotiations.

1 day ago
Europe

Russia calls for joint food reserves with BRICS to counter Middle East crisis risks

Egypt, a BRICS member, is the largest importer of Russian wheat, while Russia also exports food to China and India, the bloc's two biggest economies.

1 day ago
Europe premium

Prabowo, Putin pledge closer cooperation amid global volatility

Meeting Putin for the second time in less than six months, Prabowo said ahead of closed-door talks that he intended to “personally supervise” key strategic cooperation with Moscow, highlighting the urgency of closer ties in an increasingly uncertain global climate. 

1 day ago
Europe

France, UK to work on 'peaceful multinational mission' for Hormuz

US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February sparked a region-wide war and brought to a near standstill traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and gas shipments.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

ASEAN foreign ministers urge US and Iran to push for permanent resolution

Beyond immediate security concerns, ASEAN highlighted the broader implications of the conflict on regional stability, especially on energy and food supplies.

2 days ago
Europe

EU chief von der Leyen hails Orban defeat

"Europe's heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight," she posted on X, in English and in Hungarian.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him 'terrible' for foreign policy

"Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia PM to travel to Malaysia, Brunei for fuel talks

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Brunei and Malaysia to discuss energy and food security, his office said on Sunday, continuing regional efforts to shore up fuel supplies for a nation reliant on imports.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

UN force in Lebanon says Israeli tank rammed its vehicles in south

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that an Israeli tank rammed peacekeeping vehicles on Sunday in the country's south where Israel and Hezbollah have been at war since last month.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US military to block ships from Iranian ports after talks yield no agreement

President Donald Trump said the United States Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.

2 days ago
Europe premium

Prabowo to visit Russia in search of energy supply

President Prabowo Subianto is set to depart for Russia, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday, as he seeks to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in search of fuel amid disruptions to global oil supplies caused by the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

2 days ago
Europe

President Prabowo to meet Putin in Russia for oil talks

The presidency in Jakarta confirmed to AFP that Prabowo would leave Sunday evening.

3 days ago

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