On March 8, 1917, a group of female Russian textile workers once held a demonstration demanding an end to the first World War, food shortages and the Tsarist autocracy. Now, more than a century later, women across the globe have continued their legacy of honoring their achievements while still reminding the world of what they are owed: equal rights, opportunities and an end to discrimination.

The state budget next year has been in the spotlight after Prabowo, who is currently the defense minister, announced that he would push forward with his free lunch program for Indonesian schoolchildren, which is estimated to cost Rp 1 trillion per day. 

His victory at the February presidential election, Prabowo said, was evidence that the Indonesian people approved of him.

Wong rose to prominence in 2020 as co-chair of the pandemic taskforce and was named Lee's successor in April 2022 after a series of consultations between the political leadership and Wong's peers.

The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations has led so far fruitless diplomatic efforts to solve the conflict unleashed by the military's putsch, which has displaced 2.7 million people, according to the United Nations. 

A number of Tranmere Rovers Academy coaches came to the tournament to scout the two best players throughout the games to take them for a two-week training session at the club’s academy in the UK.

The revised rule primarily addresses complaints over import regulations for passenger goods and migrant workers, but stipulations on raw and auxiliary materials remain mostly the same.

The party is still waiting for the result of an internal survey on the popularity of Raffi and his potential running mate, Golkar politician and incumbent Kendal regent Dico M. Ganinduto, before making a decision on endorsements in the province.

The Indonesian flag carrier said the Garuda-1105 flight to Madinah -- operated by a Boeing 747-400 -- returned to its original airport in Makassar at 17:15 local time (0915 GMT) with all passengers unhurt.

China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing just days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, triggering the deadliest land war in Europe since World War Two.

Asian stock markets rallied on Thursday, buoyed by Wall Street's surge to all-time peaks overnight after a milder US inflation report raised expectations the Federal Reserve will deliver at least two rate cuts this year.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, a 59-year-old four-time premier who came back to power after his Smer-SD party won a general election last year, chaired a government meeting in the central town of Handlova. Shots were fired after the meeting.

The Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has said a recent regulation on standardized inpatient care for National Health Insurance (JKN) policyholders will not affect premiums for at least a year.

If passed, the revised law will not bode well for the already tarnished image of the Constitutional Court; not after a spate of high-profile controversies in an election year that saw all members of the bench get slapped with ethical misconduct.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo promised to put the best candidates forward for a team that will vet names for the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) next leaders, as activists are calling on the outgoing president to prove his commitment to fighting corruption.

Outgoing shipments of goods dropped in April partly because of fewer working days that month and partly because of lower prices for some export commodities.

A close aide of Prabowo Subianto has played down suggestions that the president-elect is currently engaged in intensive negotiations with coalition members over the composition of his incoming cabinet, claiming he so far is still focusing on how to fulfill his campaign promises instead.

A US move to raise tariffs on Chinese goods is a sign of weakness, not of strength, and shows that some in the United States may be "losing their minds", China's foreign minister said on Wednesday, in unusually blunt comments.

Some 40 percent of registered voters in the eight-day poll, which closed on Tuesday, said they would vote for Biden, a Democrat, if the election were held today, with the same share picking former President Trump. The dead heat was little changed from a 1 point lead that Biden held in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted April 29-30.

While some countries have offered manageable ways for foreigners to get a visa, there is a group of countries that has gone the extra mile to set up a system that makes life difficult for anyone trying to gain entry. 

"Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed that all international events scheduled for the coming days be postponed and new dates coordinated," Sergii Nykyforov said in a post on Facebook.

The former news anchor, a Jokowi supporter who is close to PSI chair Kaesang, did not divulge any details, only confirming that she had been given a new role was in the administration of the outgoing President.

Officials said some of those earlier unaccounted for were found dead during the day, which lifted the toll from 58 reported in the morning.

Wilders, who has influenced Dutch immigration policy from the opposition benches since 2006 and is known for his outspoken views on Islam, was expected to announce a four-party coalition later in the day.

An aide of Prabowo Subianto claimed on Tuesday that the president-elect had not started discussions with his coalition members about the composition of his incoming cabinet because he was still focusing on ensuring that his campaign promises could be fulfilled during his presidency.

Former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil is among the popular figures to run in both the West Java and Jakarta gubernatorial elections, various recent opinion polls have found.

If you’ve been in Jakarta long enough, you will know that unwinding after hours of stressful work and gridlock is necessary for survival, and a relaxing glass of wine is one of the top ways to do that. Whether that be a deep red, a refreshing white or a delicate rosé, Jakarta has plenty of spots offering a wide selection of the best bottles from all over the world.

Treasury officials from Washington visited Malaysia last week to discuss their worries that the Palestinian group was fundraising there.

According to the homegrown on-demand services and digital payments giant, GoPay could provide a solution for streamlining government subsidies so they reach individual beneficiaries directly.