"I'm talking to him about it. We had a good conversation, and we'll make a determination pretty soon," Trump said, adding that he has a "good relationship" with the Chinese leader, whose country claims the self-ruled island of Taiwan as its territory.

The President departed on Monday for Washington to attend the first BoP meeting, while the TNI is preparing to place 8,000 troops on standby for potential deployment on a peacekeeping mission in Gaza as part of the ISF.

Domestic media reported a few flights had resumed operating by afternoon from the airport in Wellington, the capital, although cancellations were still widespread after airport authorities said most morning flights were disrupted.

Transatlantic ties have already been strained over the past year by Donald Trump’s return to the White House. But the US president’s push to annex Greenland dramatically increased European doubts about Washington’s commitment to protect the continent through the NATO alliance.

The diplomatic spat comes as the Myanmar military faces international scrutiny for its role in an alleged genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya in a case being heard at the International Court of Justice.

The Foreign Ministry has issued a statement stressing the TNI's humanitarian role in Gaza in a bid to allay concerns that Indonesia might become embroiled in combat or disarmament operations, which would go against its long-standing support for an independent Palestine.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will hold negotiations with Iran on Tuesday in Geneva, with representatives from Oman acting as mediators, a source told Reuters.

The captain, identified by the agency as Chinese national Zheng Nianli, 47, was released after China guaranteed payment of cash collateral, public broadcaster NHK and other local media reported.

NCP, a political party led by youth activists critical in toppling Sheikh Hasina, fails to secure majority.

The MFP helps Indonesia maintain balance between development and the environment, Forestry Ministry Raja Juli Antoni said. 

Indonesia will maintain its position on Palestine, the government asserted on Thursday, in response to Israel’s entry into the Board of Peace that will convene next week, marking what may potentially be the first time in decades that an Indonesian and an Israeli leader will sit at the same table.

In Indonesia, 95.25 percent of students surveyed said they had used generative AI models, compared with 46.2 percent of educators and 62.19 percent of parents.

More than 300,000 soldiers and police are deployed countrywide, with UN experts warning ahead of voting of "growing intolerance, threats and attacks", and a "tsunami of disinformation", especially targeting millions of young first-time voters.

President Prabowo Subianto is among world leaders invited to attend the first leaders meeting of the so-called Board of Peace in Washington, reportedly slated for Feb. 19.

The Defense Ministry says it has prepared troops designated for a possible Gaza peacekeeping mission, awaiting only a final decision from President Prabowo Subianto expected at the end of the month.

Thousands gathered in central Sydney on Monday to protest against Herzog's visit to Australia, which comes after a mass shooting at a Jewish religious event at Bondi Beach in December that killed 15 people.

Investigations are ongoing in Singapore into a car accident that killed a six-year-old Indonesian girl, as Indonesian authorities said the embassy continues to provide support for the victim’s mother, who remains in the hospital following the incident last Friday. 

Foreign ministers of Muslim countries, including Indonesia, condemned the illegal Israeli decisions, which are seen as an attempt to impose "unlawful" Israeli sovereignty, Saudi Arabia said in a statement. 

Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) raised concerns over "actions targeting independent voices and undermining judicial independence" in the US.

Indonesia has expressed “deep concern” over the expiration of the United States-Russia nuclear arms reduction treaty, urging both countries to continue negotiations to prevent a regulatory vacuum that could escalate nuclear risks worldwide.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may hope to build on the momentum of her ruling coalition's landslide victory in Sunday's election, but a divided parliament likely for years to come means no smooth ride as premier.

As the scale of her government's historic victory became clear on Sunday — capturing 352 of the 465 seats in the lower house — Takaichi said she would "work flat out to deliver" an agenda that includes building a military strong enough to deter Chinese threats to its islands, including those close to Taiwan.

With strong pro-Palestinian support at home and Indonesia’s commitment to a two-state solution, Prabowo has faced criticism since deciding to join the board.

Lai's sentence on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one for publishing seditious materials ends a legal saga that has spanned nearly five years.

Foremost on many voters' minds was a longstanding border dispute with Cambodia that erupted into deadly fighting twice last year.

The conservative Takaichi, Japan's first female leader who says she is inspired by Britain's "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher, delivered 316 seats of the 465 in parliament's lower house for her Liberal Democratic Party, its best ever result.

Jakarta-based Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) senior fellow and cofounder Jusuf Wanandi views Indonesia’s participation in the United States-led Board of Peace as giving the country and other Muslim-majority nations leverage within the board.