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RI, OZ, PNG boost defense ties in first trilateral

Closer military engagement among the three neighboring countries will carry meaningful weight for regional stability. They pledged to broaden cooperation on shared security priorities and maintain regular dialogue to advance their “collective vision” for the Indo-Pacific.

1 hour ago
Middle East and Africa

South Africa will 'take a break' from G20 after US ban

The United States this month took over the year-long presidency of the group of leading economies after largely boycotting South Africa's tenure, including the November summit, in an escalation of its attacks on Pretoria. ...

5 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia says it has received AUKUS submarine review from US

President Donald Trump's administration said in June it had launched a formal review  into the AUKUS defence deal - worth hundreds of billions of dollars - that will allow Australia to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines, and also involves Britain. ...

8 hours ago

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Asia & Pacific premium

Twenty-two Indonesians remain missing in Hong Kong fire

Twenty-two Indonesian nationals remain unaccounted for following the massive fire that tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday, as authorities race to identify victims amid widespread devastation.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia to resume search for long-missing flight MH370

The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people vanished from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries.

1 day ago
Europe

US envoy Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow to meet Putin

Trump has said he wants to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two but his efforts so far, including a summit with Putin in Alaska in August and meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, have not yet brought peace.

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong orders judge-led probe into fire that killed 151

Police have arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a criminal inquiry into last week's tragedy, and 12 people have also been arrested in a corruption probe. It is unclear if any of those people were arrested on both counts.

2 days ago
Europe premium

Indonesia’s first Rafale fighters set for January delivery

The Air Force expects the delivery of its first three Rafale aircraft at the beginning of 2026, as revealed on Nov. 28 during an acceptance ceremony hosted by Dassault Aviation in France.

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel to deploy 'Iron Beam' laser defence by end 2025

"The Iron Beam laser system is expected to fundamentally change the rules of engagement on the battlefield," Daniel Gold, head of defence ministry research and development, told a defence summit in Tel Aviv.

2 days ago
Americas

US wipes South Africa's G20 site clean for Trump summit

The G20 website now simply has a picture of Trump in black and white that says "Miami 2026" and "The Best Is Yet to Come," the title of the song popularized by Frank Sinatra.

2 days ago
Americas

Indigenous Surinamese accept Dutch king's apology for colonial slavery

The monarch made the apology back in 2023 but it was accepted during a meeting and ceremony behind closed doors Monday in Paramaribo, the Surinamese capital, according to the state-run Suriname Communication Services (CDS). 

2 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Asia floods toll tops 1,000 as military aid survivors

Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week. Climate change is producing more extreme rain events and turbocharging storms in the region.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Military deployed in Indonesia, Sri Lanka to aid of flood victims

Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Tropical storm deaths cross 500 in Southeast Asia

Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand faced large-scale devastation after a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait fuelling heavy rains and wind gusts for a week. There were 336 dead in Indonesia, 170 in Thailand, and two deaths reported in Malaysia.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia must be architect of next world order: Forum

Indonesia must step up as a key architect of the next world order rather than be a bystander, foreign policy experts said on Saturday as the world enters a period of unprecedented change, marked by shifting power dynamics and the need for new multilateral solutions to global challenges.

3 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Anwar faces electoral setback as allies fall in Sabah state polls

Anwar's Pakatan Harapan coalition won just one of the 20 seats it contested in Sabah, down from the seven it held previously in the eastern state on Borneo island.

4 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city's foreign domestic helpers

Among people who died in the Wang Fuk Court housing complex fire are some of the city's 368,000 foreign domestic helpers, mostly women contracted from low-income Asian countries like the Philippines and Indonesia, who live with their employers, often in cramped spaces.

4 days ago
Americas

Black Friday consumers go online, rather than stand in line

Online shopping has diluted Black Friday's significance, with promotions geared towards the event spread across weeks.

5 days ago
Americas

Brazil's Bolsonaro seeks appeal of coup conviction to full Supreme Court

The defense is requesting "the annulment of the criminal process" and that Bolsonaro be acquitted, according to a document seen by AFP, three days after the Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to begin serving his prison term.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed at least 128

The fire started on Wednesday afternoon and rapidly engulfed seven of the eight 32-storey blocks at the complex, which were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh and layered with foam insulation for the renovations.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Two Indonesians among dead in fatal Hong Kong blaze

At least two other Indonesians have been identified among the hundreds of people injured in the fire that engulfed the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po district, Hong Kong, one of whom has been discharged from the hospital, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry.

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Floods overwhelm Southeast Asia

Heavy rains across Indonesia, Malaysia and southern Thailand have inundated cities, trapped thousands and caused deadly landslides.

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific

'Truly severe' floods overwhelm Southeast Asia

The toll from floods and landslides rose to 19 in North Sumatra, which has been battered by heavy rain for days, with dozens still missing.

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Jakarta pushes for deeper D8 media collaboration ahead of chairmanship

Indonesia has called for stronger collaboration among the Developing 8 (D8) nations in the media and strategic communications in the digital ecosystem, as the developing world faces increasingly complex global challenges just months before Jakarta assumes the bloc’s leadership.

6 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan will pay 'painful price' if steps out of line over Taiwan, China military says

The remarks come amid the countries' worst diplomatic crisis in years, after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said this month a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

Over 250 missing after Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades

Over 24 hours after fire broke out in the eight-building housing estate with 2,000 units, flames were still visible in some windows as crews sprayed water on the blackened exteriors.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan set to issue 11t yen extra bonds despite record tax revenue

The Japanese government will issue around 11 trillion yen (US$70 billion) in additional bonds to help fund an economic package, even as its tax revenue for this fiscal year is expected to rise to a record high.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Queen Maxima promotes financial health on Indonesia visit

This year’s visit comes as Indonesia aims to reach high-income status by 2045 amid global tensions and trade disruptions.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa premium

TNI gears up, awaits order for Gaza peace mission

While awaiting President Prabowo Subianto’s official order on Indonesia’s deployment to the international stabilization force (ISF) in Gaza, the Army has begun selecting soldiers for the mission. 

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Gibran steps in for Prabowo at G20 summit under US boycott

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka called for fairer global finances, as he stood in for President Prabowo Subianto in South Africa amid growing divisions within the G20 following a United States boycott and the promise of a clean break next year.

1 week ago

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