Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
Tag: Joko “Jokowi” Widodo
Indonesian President Launches Program to Remedy...
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo launched a program on Tuesday to provide remedies to victims of human rights violations during some of the darkest chapters in the nation’s history.
Indonesian Leader Orders Probe into Controversial...
Indonesia’s president said Monday he had ordered an investigation into a large religious boarding school accused of deviating from Islam’s teachings, after protesters demanded the institution be shut.
Indonesian Leader Orders Crackdown on Human...
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered a crackdown on human trafficking syndicates Tuesday after officials revealed that nearly 2,000 of the country’s overseas migrant workers had died since 2020 because of abuse, accidents or illness.
ASEAN Attempts to Resolve Conflict in...
Despite attempts by ASEAN to mediate, according to human rights groups, atrocities are still continuing in Myanmar two years after the military takeover.
Indonesian Army Major Gets Life for...
The Indonesian military said on Wednesday that a tribunal sentenced an army major to life in prison for his involvement in the murder of four Papuan civilians, whose mutilated bodies were found in August in the restive region.
Presidential Apology isn’t Enough for Families...
The 1998 riots took place at the height of the crippling Asian financial crisis and amid widespread discontent against Suharto’s 32-year iron-fisted and corrupt rule.
Islam Underlines Indonesian Election But that...
The former general Prabowo Subianto desperately wants to be the next president of Indonesia. His failed bid five years ago hasn’t deterred him and he is campaigning with a ruthless gusto, backed-by firebrand Islamic clerics and nationalists