Indonesia
Sick American basketball player jailed in Indonesia over cannabis gummies pleads for early release
Jarred Shaw admitted to importing 132 cannabis gummies but only to help relieve the symptoms of Crohn's disease. He was sentenced to 26 months in prison.
Israel's Somaliland envoy sparks regional backlash from 15 Arab, Muslim states
Eight Muslim nations condemn Israel's 'dangerous' new death penalty law
Indonesian UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, origin of the projectile unclear
Over 800 Indonesian students suffer mass food poisoning from gov't free meals
One case affected more than 500 and was the biggest outbreak yet under President Prabowo Subianto's flagship program.
Islamic court sentences two men to be publicly caned after they were caught kissing
The two men, aged 20 and 21, were sentenced at the Islamic Shariah District Court in August in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital.
3,000-year-old axe discovered in Indonesia might have come from Outer Space
"In all my years of study, I had never seen a conical axe like this," said an archeologist.
Three killed in Indonesia after protesters set fire to parliament building
Protests began in Indonesia's capital Jakarta this week over lawmakers' pay, escalating on Friday after a police armored vehicle hit and killed the driver of a ride-hailing motorbike.
Indonesia urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content
The Indonesian government urged TikTok and Meta to raise the moderation of harmful content, including disinformation, that is spread on their platforms.
Indonesia to begin airdropping aid into Gaza Strip as IDF expands operations
Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country, will be one of 11 countries to have executed aid drops in Gaza, with the coordination request specifically coming from within the political echelon.
Israel rescues couple after being detained in Indonesia over IDF uniform photos - report
The rescued couple was detained under suspicion of violating their work visas, but Ynet reports that they were harassed due to their Israeli identity.
Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Discovered on Sulawesi Rewrite Early Human History
The age of the artifacts was confirmed through paleomagnetic analysis of the sandstone and direct dating of a pig fossil, Celebochoerus Heekereni, found in the same stratum.
Indonesia to evacuate 2,000 wounded Gazans to island for treatment
The plan comes months after President Prabowo Subianto's offer to shelter wounded Palestinians drew criticism for seeming too close to Trump's suggestion of permanently moving Palestinians out of
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