Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Jakarta on Monday evening for a two-day state visit expected to deepen cooperation in key sectors from defense to energy, as the two Indo-Pacific nations seek to build on renewed momentum in their strategic partnership.

Indonesia has sent its ambassador as a representative attending the funeral of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

New South Wales became Australia's third state to confirm a case of H5N1 bird flu after authorities said a migratory seabird found near a coastal town returned a positive result for the highly pathogenic virus.

President Donald Trump marked the 250th anniversary of the United States on Saturday with a campaign-style speech that repeated his calls for new voting restrictions, warned that "communists" could gain ground in the country and cycled through what he touted as his achievements.

Dressed in black and draped in the red, white and green flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran, mourners held up portraits of Khamenei and his son and successor, Mojtaba.

The events will be scrutinized in particular for any signs of Khamenei's son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named supreme leader a week after the killing of his father but is yet to appear in public.

On July 4, Trump will hold a campaign-style political rally on the National Mall in Washington, along with flyovers by military jets and what he has billed as the world's biggest fireworks display.

Under a years-long anti-corruption campaign initiated ​by the Chinese leader, ⁠scores of senior officials and ​top generals have been investigated, removed and purged, with two former defense ministers were handed suspended death sentences in May.

Leo called on Americans to uphold Declaration of Independence ideals during the United States' 250th anniversary

Modi will visit Indonesia on July 6 to 8, where he is scheduled to hold talks in Jakarta before travelling to the historic city of Yogyakarta and the UNESCO-listed Prambanan Temple complex, where India and Indonesia are planning to collaborate on conservation work.

Indonesia and the European Union continue to navigate differences over trade, geopolitics and regulations while expanding cooperation, with diplomats and experts saying a more pragmatic approach on both sides is strengthening the partnership.

A total of 11,986 Indonesians filed requests for repatriation between January and June this year, double the total number of requests made throughout 2025. 

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Students, Indigenous representatives and conservation experts gathered at the Rainforest Youth Summit in Sarawak to draft environmental proposals as global forest loss remains too high to meet 2030 targets.

The goverment and aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) guaranteed that all investments into human resources and facilities for the KF-21 program will not go to waste as they will still be used to support national defense industry development. 

"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.

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