Indonesia
At least 73 dead as 7.7 quake devastates Flores, Indonesia
The disaster has displaced nearly 60,000 residents, destroyed or damaged more than 19,000 homes, and crippled critical infrastructure.
Taiwan condemns historic China-Indonesia naval drill as island wraps up largest war games
The drill coincided with Taiwan wrapping up its largest and most realistic annual military exercises, the 10-day Han Kuang war games.
US to shutter five diplomatic posts in rare peacetime downsizing
The closures are projected to save about $4.4million per year, per reporting on the congressional notifications.
Gojek co‑founder Nadiem Makarim gets 10 years in prison in Chromebook procurement graft case
Indonesia’s former education minister and Gojek co-founder Nadiem Makarim has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a high-profile corruption case.
Ex-Indonesian Minister Nadiem Makarim’s corruption trial
Nadiem Makarim, the co-founder of Gojek and former Indonesian Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, is currently standing trial for corruption.
2025 Indonesian nation-wide demonstrations
In Aug and Sep 2025, Jakarta and several other major Indonesian cities were rocked by the most violent civil unrest in decades.
BRICS Summit in Rio adopts 126 commitments on AI, climate and de-dollarisation
The 2025 BRICS summit in Rio was focused on locking in BRICS’ role as a Global South governance bloc across AI, climate finance and others.