Politics
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has appointed a new head of the National Nutrition Agency, the body responsible for implementing the country’s flagship free meals program, following a corruption scandal that led to the dismissal and arrest of its previous leadership. The reshuffle comes......
An Iranian supertanker loaded with more than 1.9 million barrels of crude oil has successfully navigated past the American naval blockade and reached Southeast Asian waters, in one of the most direct challenges yet to Washington's efforts to choke off Tehran's petroleum exports. The vessel, a......
Indonesia’s president, Prabowo Subianto, is expected to travel to Russia in the coming days for high-level talks with President Vladimir Putin, according to Indonesian officials. The planned visit highlights growing diplomatic engagement between Indonesia and Russia at a time of shifting global......
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called on prosecutors to bring criminal charges against companies that refuse to cooperate with a national task force targeting illegal activities in forest areas. The announcement was made during a public ceremony in Jakarta highlighting the results of the......
China has carried out an extensive underwater mapping campaign across the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans, building detailed knowledge of seabed conditions that analysts say could support future submarine warfare against the United States and its allies, according to a Reuters investigation. The......
Foreign ministers gathered Wednesday at the United Nations for a Security Council ministerial session on the situation in Palestine, as international pressure mounts over recent Israeli measures expanding control in the occupied West Bank. The meeting, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper......
Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye have denounced Israel’s decision to designate large areas of the occupied West Bank as state land and to initiate comprehensive land registration there for the first time since......
Arab Gulf nations are ramping up diplomatic pressure on President Donald Trump to hold Israel accountable for repeated violations of the Gaza ceasefire, which has entered a critical phase ahead of his administration's transition in January 2026. The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council Qatar,......
US Vice President JD Vance has sharply criticised the Israeli parliament’s preliminary approval of a bill to apply Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, calling the move “a stupid political stunt.” He affirmed that President Donald......
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has announced the revocation of certain parliamentary perks, including a controversial $3,000 monthly housing allowance, following a wave of protests that resulted in six fatalities. Lawmakers lose benefits in rare government concession In a televised address......
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, Princess Reema bint Bandar, has reaffirmed the Kingdom’s stance that a two-state solution is the only viable path to end the conflict between Israel and Palestine, rebuild Gaza, and ensure long-term peace in the region. Her remarks came during......
The Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Kao Kim Hourn, is currently on an official visit to Morocco from June 24 to 26, accompanied by a high-level delegation. This visit, which takes place at the invitation of Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign......
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing for a diplomatic tour starting in early July, which will include visits to five countries across Africa, Latin America, and West Asia. The tour is set to begin in Morocco, a country seen as an emerging economic and security partner for India. Modi is......
