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OIC legislators rally for Palestine at Jakarta talks

Indonesia kicked off the first day of its hosting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member States (PUIC) conference with the war in Gaza in focus, as legislators from across the Islamic world renewed calls for Palestinian independence.

2 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

ERIA holds East Asia Media Caucus for coordination, knowledge sharing

The latest initiative from the international research group focused on the vital role of journalists and the media in communicating policies and issues to the public in Southeast and East Asia. ...

3 hours ago
Americas

First white South Africans arrive in US as Trump claims they face discrimination

The Trump administration welcomed on Monday 59 white South Africans it granted refugee status in the US, having deemed them victims of racial discrimination, while drawing criticism from Democrats and stirring confusion in South Africa. ...

8 hours ago

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Middle East and Africa

Freed Israeli-American hostage leaves Gaza, Israel says no ceasefire

An Israeli-American hostage was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting on Monday and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes on the battered enclave soon resumed.

9 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia's Albanese Labor government sworn in for second term

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday, alongside his ministers, after a landslide win at a national election he said had returned the largest center-left Labor government since federation in 1901.

10 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Albanese to visit Jakarta after being sworn in

Newly reelected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Jakarta on May 14-15 for the Australia-Indonesia Annual Leaders’ Meeting, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea's presidential campaigns kick off, focus on ailing economy

Contenders for South Korea's presidency kicked off their campaigns on Monday, vowing to unify a deeply polarized society and spur economic growth while navigating trade negotiations with the United States.

1 day ago
Europe

Zelensky offers to meet Putin in Turkey 'personally'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he would be willing to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkey "personally", after Donald Trump said direct talks were needed to determine whether peace was possible.

1 day ago
Americas

Trump hails Air Force One 'gift' after Qatari luxury jet reports

Donald Trump on Sunday defended plans to receive a new Air Force One as a gift, after reports he will accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar despite strict rules on presents for US presidents.

1 day ago
Europe

Pope Leo XIV appeals for 'no more war' in first Sunday message

Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter's Square since his election as pontiff.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Philippines votes in high-stakes midterms amid Marcos-Duterte showdown

Voting was underway in the Philippines on Monday for a normally low-key midterm election that is showcasing an emotionally charged proxy battle between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and ally-turned-foe, Vice President Sara Duterte.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Hamas to release hostage as part of direct Gaza talks with US

Hamas said it would release a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza as the group revealed it was engaged in direct talks with the United States towards a ceasefire in the war-battered territory.

1 day ago
Americas

At his former US university, the new pope is just 'Bob'

In the verdant suburb of Philadelphia, locals, professors and students reveled as Cardinal Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

China takes center stage in Philippines' feisty midterm election

An April survey found that a majority of voters in the country of 110 million prefer candidates who assert Philippine sovereignty in the South China Sea, where the Marcos-led administration has taken a more assertive stance in its maritime confrontations with Beijing, which continue unabated.

2 days ago
Europe

Putin proposes direct Ukraine talks but quiet on 30-day ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine in the coming days but did not address a 30-day ceasefire proposal drawn up hours earlier by European allies of Kyiv, reportedly with US backing.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Malaysia seeks trade legal harmonization in ASEAN

A unified framework on commercial arbitration may help enhance trade between ASEAN member states while also attracting more foreign investment, according to this year's bloc chair Malaysia, as the region faces uncertainties and tensions surrounding global trade and economy.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

India, Pakistan agree to ceasefire after days of attacks

The fighting was touched off by an attack last month in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir that killed 26 tourists, mostly Hindu men, which Delhi blamed on Islamabad.

2 days ago
Americas

US, Chinese officials start Geneva talks on easing trade war

The trade dispute, combined with US President Donald Trump's decision last month to impose duties on dozens of other countries, has disrupted supply chains, unsettled financial markets and stoked fears of a sharp global downturn.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar junta chief meets China's Xi for first time: State media

Chinese state media Xinhua news reported that Xi expressed his country's support for Myanmar pursuing development "suited to its national conditions, safeguarding its sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national stability, and steadily advancing its domestic political agenda".

3 days ago
Europe

European leaders in Kyiv for show of solidarity against Russia

Both Moscow and Kyiv have hinted they are open to negotiating with each other, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says this would only be possible once a ceasefire takes effect.

3 days ago
Middle East and Africa

30 Indonesian 'pilgrims' nabbed in Jeddah for visa violation

The detained Indonesians had tried to enter Saudi Arabia for haj using a non-pilgrimage visit visa, for which they had paid around $9,000, according to the Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah.

3 days ago
Europe

Pope Leo hopes to bring light to "dark nights of this world"

Leo, the first pope from the US, told cardinals in the Sistine Chapel that he hoped to be a "faithful administrator" for the entire Church, and added that the Church should identify itself through the holiness of its members and not "the grandeur of her buildings".

4 days ago
Europe

With Xi at his side, Putin marks WW2 victory

President Vladimir Putin, the longest-serving Kremlin chief since Josef Stalin, stood beside China's Xi Jinping, several dozen other leaders and Russian veterans on a roofed tribune beside Lenin's mausoleum as Russian troops marched past.

4 days ago
Americas

US to resettle first white South Africans 'within days'

Trump is locked in a diplomatic row with South Africa over a land expropriation act that the Republican leader says will lead to the takeover of white-owned farms.

4 days ago
Americas

Soft-spoken Leo XIV spent decades amid poor in Peru

The new Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago, was entrusted by his predecessor Francis to head the Dicastery for Bishops, a key Vatican department that advises the pontiff on appointments.

4 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Vance says war between India and Pakistan will be 'none of our business'

"We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We can't control these countries, though," Vance said in an interview on Fox News show "The Story with Martha MacCallum."

4 days ago
Americas

'Great honor': World leaders welcome first US pope

"Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our country," said US President Donald Trump. "I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!"

4 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Batik Air halts flights to India, Pakistan amid escalating conflict

Batik Air, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s largest low cost airline Lion Air, has temporarily suspended its flights to and from Pakistan’s Lahore and India’s Amritsar on Wednesday and Thursday amid recent escalating conflicts between the two countries.

5 days ago
Europe

Germany's new govt orders border police to reject most asylum seekers

Germany's new government on Wednesday said that it would reject most asylum seekers at its borders as conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz seeks to limit irregular immigration and curb the rise of the far-right.

5 days ago
Europe

Global temperatures stuck at near-record highs in April: EU monitor

Global temperatures were stuck at near-record highs in April, the EU's climate monitor said on Thursday, extending an unprecedented heat streak and raising questions about how quickly the world might be warming.

5 days ago

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