Indonesia

Indonesian officials said on Tuesday that the death toll from flooding and landslides, caused by months of heavy rain and multiple devastating typhoons, has exceeded 800. More than 700 of those casualties were reported on the island of Sumatra.

At least two loud explosions were reported from the mosque attached to state high school SMA 72 in Jakarta, Indonesia during morning prayer services on Friday. Police quickly announced that a 17-year-old male suspect was in custody and was “undergoing surgery” for injuries he sustained during the blast.

Evacuations were issued and nearby flights delayed after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted again – sending a blast of ash five miles into the sky in the shape of nuclear mushroom cloud.

More diplomatic surprises were revealed Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump visited Israel to mark the release of the Israeli hostages and the end of the war.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who leads the world’s most populous Muslim nation, surprised observers by calling for peace and security for the Jewish state of Israel in his speech Wednesday at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Health experts on Monday urged the Indonesian government to suspend its program of free school meals after hundreds of children became sick from eating tainted food.

Zetro Leonardo Purba, a 40-year-old Indonesian diplomat stationed in Peru, was assassinated on Monday right outside his apartment in Lima.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expanding a recall of certain brands of shrimp that were imported from Indonesia and may be contaminated with a radioactive isotope called Cesium-137 (Cs-137). While the recalled shrimp may not present an “acute

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched a crackdown on cybercriminals on August 15. The commission said on Thursday that 102 accused criminals have been deported so far, including 50 Chinese nationals.

The trade deal with Indonesia announced by President Donald Trump on Tuesday will reportedly give the United States access to Indonesia’s vast copper resources, among other benefits.

According to the president, Indonesia has agreed to a 19 percent tariff on its imported goods into the United States, while the United States will not pay any tariffs in the Indonesian market and will have “full access” to it.

President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Indonesia on Monday, eight days after he announced a 32 percent tariff on the nation, set to take effect on August 1.

Largest-ever war-fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, are underway and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spies.

Indonesian officials said on Monday they will begin easing import restrictions and licensing requirements ahead of the July 9 deadline for U.S. tariff negotiations.

Former U.S. college basketball player Jarred Shaw could face the death penalty in Indonesia after his arrest for allegedly smuggling cannabis candy drugs.

Nike stock is plunging on Thursday, the day after President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs that will end the nation’s decades-long free trade policy.

Roughly 100 Palestinians from Gaza will travel to Indonesia for construction work under a new Israeli pilot program, according to Channel 12 News, which reported the initiative as the first stage of a larger plan to facilitate voluntary migration from the Hamas-run enclave.

WASHINGTON, DC — Israel is considering a proposal to move some of the Palestinian population of Gaza to Indonesia as part of a broader normalization agreement, Breitbart News has learned.

Indonesian Communications Minister Metuya Hafid said on Tuesday that her country will impose a minimum age for social media users, similar to what Australia has done. 

Multiple international reports in the past week have indicated that hospitals in China are experiencing a surge in the number of patients facing pneumonia or other respiratory conditions, prompting the Chinese government to issue a public notice that traveling to the country is “safe” and the situation is typical for the dead of winter.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto published a video of his congratulatory phone call with American President-elect Donald Trump on Monday in which he praised God for protecting Trump from an assassination attempt in July and offered to fly anywhere to celebrate Trump in person.

Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur has declined Pope Francis’s appointment to become a cardinal, a highly unusual response to an honor of this type.

An Italian surfer and social media influencer has died after being impaled by a swordfish off the coast of Indonesia, officials said.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region and is in good health despite the 19-month ordeal, Indonesian and New Zealand authorities said Saturday.

Indonesian police arrested seven people allegedly connected to an Islamic terror plot to attack Pope Francis during his visit to the country.

Pope Francis has signed a joint declaration together with Indonesia’s Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar, in which they denounce the “crisis” of climate change.

For the second time in as many weeks Australia has turned back a boatload of illegal migrants, forcing the intended asylum seekers to return to their port of departure in Indonesia.

The Taiwanese coast guard said on Tuesday that Chinese forces seized a fishing boat operating near Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen Islands.

At least 550 Muslims have died during 2024’s hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, most of them from “heat-related illnesses.”

A missing 45-year-old woman was found dead inside a 16-foot python in Indonesia on Saturday, and video footage shows the moment villagers realized what happened.

A Boeing plane made an emergency landing in Indonesia due to an engine fire as the company grapples with controversy over safety issues.

A Chinese tourist died after tumbling into an active volcano in Indonesia while trying to get a photo of the crater’s mouth.

Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted at least five times, prompting a high-level alert for more eruptions and a tsunami warning.

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, is reportedly ready to normalize relations with Israel as a condition of OECD membership.

Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, in September, the Vatican has announced.