The House of Representatives will meet with Foreign Minister Sugiono to discuss the vacant position of Indonesian ambassador to the United States on Thursday, amid global tariff war.

During his latest Middle-Eastern tour, analysts saw President Prabowo Subianto as too focused on his domestic agenda, rather than the latest geopolitical and geo-economic issues, such as the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China, as well as Trump’s trade tariffs.

Earlier on Monday, Manturov made a joint appearance with Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto at the Russia-Indonesia Business Forum during which the two senior officials pledged to expand cooperation on health, tourism, technology and education.

Janes reported that Jakarta has received an official request from Moscow, seeking permission for Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) aircraft to be based at a facility in Papua.

The call for changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions procedures expands on a list Harvard received on April 3, which ordered officials to shut diversity offices and cooperate with immigration authorities for screenings of international students.

The vote will be the first electoral test for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took over from long-time premier Lee Hsien Loong as leader of the People's Action Party in May 2024.

Japan's birth rate is among the lowest in the world, a trend which has meant having a shrinking workforce, fewer consumers and businesses fighting to recruit workers.

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) is calling on President Prabowo Subianto to reassess his plan to evacuate 1,000 Gaza residents to Indonesia for temporary recovery.

President Prabowo Subianto received a warm "homecoming" welcome in Jordan on Sunday, following a stopover in Qatar where he claimed to have secured a US$2 billion investment commitment for the country’s new sovereign wealth fund, Danantara. 

International students' visas can be revoked for law violations, both local and federal, as well as any hint of criticism against the Zionist regime in Israel.

The visit, planned for weeks, comes as Beijing faces 145 percent US duties, while Vietnam is negotiating a reduction of threatened US tariffs of 46 percent that would otherwise apply in July after a global moratorium expires.

Anwar said he would make this appeal when he meets the junta's senior general Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok on April 18.

Xi's first overseas trip of the year will see him visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia as Beijing seeks to tighten regional trade ties and offset the impact of huge tariffs unleashed by his US counterpart Donald Trump.

President Prabowo Subianto has called out Western powers for their silence and inaction regarding the situation in Gaza, as Middle Eastern counties put up a united front to resist any plans to remove Palestinians from their homeland.

The President emphasized that diplomacy was still the "best option" for keeping the world on track in upholding a rules-based order and highlighted his commitment to democratic principles, while warning about the double standards of certain countries with regard to championing human rights.

Indonesian rescuers returned to Jakarta on Saturday after completing their 12-day operation in earthquake-hit Myanmar, while medical workers will continue their work until next week.

Most of Gaza's 2.3 million people have become internally displaced by the war, with many making daily trips on foot to fill plastic containers with water from the few wells still functioning in remoter areas, and even these do not guarantee clean supplies.

The federal government has met its burden to prove it had grounds to deport Mahmoud Khalil, according to a statement by his attorney, the court has argued.

Speaking before Turkish lawmakers in Ankara on Thursday, President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed Indonesia’s solidarity with Turkey on the issue of Palestine, calling for both nations to adopt a “firm” stance and position themselves as a constructive and “important force” within the Islamic world and the Global South. 

Southeast Asian countries are pitching in to present an ASEAN pavilion in addition to individual booths at the 36th World Expo from April 13 to Oct. 13 in Osaka, Japan, aiming to promote trade and investment opportunities in the region as well as closer ties between member states.

Helicopter safety has been a topic of discussion in the US Congress after 67 people were killed the crash of an American Airlines regional jet and Army helicopter on Jan. 29 near Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC.

The rare bilateral visits to Southeast Asian nations mark a high-profile personal diplomatic outreach for Xi. Earlier this week, the Chinese president pledged to deepen "all-round cooperation" with China's neighboring countries.

The US sale of three nuclear-powered submarines to Australia under AUKUS is facing new doubts as Trump's tariffs take hold, and amid concern in Washington that providing the subs to Canberra may reduce deterrence to China.

Xi will visit Vietnam from April 14-15, and Malaysia and Cambodia from April 15-18, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. 

Indonesia’s top diplomat on Thursday played down concerns that President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to evacuate 1,000 injured Palestinians from Gaza was a permanent relocation, as the President flew off to meet key regional players amid the latest escalation of the Middle East conflict.

Ambassador Xiao Qian urged Australia and other trading partners to "jointly respond to the changes of the world" in an opinion piece written for a Sydney newspaper. 

Trump has long complained about inadequate water pressure in American bathrooms which he blames on federal water-conservation regulations.