Yvonne Mewengkang

Indonesia's key message at this year's UNGA will focus on strengthening national and regional resilience as a foundation for global stability

The ASEAN Secretariat distributes these daily reports to focal points across member states to help neighboring nations determine anticipatory measures

Tensions in two critical shipping lanes remained high after four crew members of an Egyptian-owned cargo vessel were killed in a suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi militia in Bab al-Mandab, while US forces disabled a Panama-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman amid a US blockade

As Washington and its allies tighten cooperation in the region, Beijing steps up defence ties with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy

A member of a rescue team was also injured during efforts to reach the vessel and evacuate the casualties

At least 15 Palestinians have been detained by Israeli forces during overnight raids across the occupied West Bank

United States Representative Ilhan Omar has pushed back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to “dismantle” the International Criminal Court (ICC), instead introducing a resolution calling on the country to join the tribunal

No matter how often he says he’s crushed Iran — “militarily they are dead” — Tehran continues to fire on US bases and to control oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian FM discusses regional developments with foreign officials over phone amid renewed US strikes

Iran’s new order takes shape after Khamenei burial

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were attacked this week by hardline extremists, The New York Times reported

President Donald Trump made striking remarks during a July 4 Independence Day address, commenting on recent U.S. military actions and tensions with Iran

Wearing grey sweatsuits and Arab keffiyehs, they descended stairs to the runway flashing two-fingered salutes and chanting “Free Palestine.” Some appeared to be limping

In a joint statement issued on the X account of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, the ministers of Türkiye, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Libya, Maldives, Pakistan and Spain voiced grave concern over Israel's interventions against previous flotillas in international waters and denounced the continuation of hostile acts targeting civilian vessels and humanitarian activists

The area, known as the Eastern Outer Port Limits, or EOPL, in the South China Sea is about 70 kilometers (45 miles) off Johor

Satellite imagery tracked dozens of covert oil transfers near Malaysian waters

A second Iranian oil supertanker, Derya, has bypassed the U.S. squeeze and sailed all the way to Indonesia, even after an earlier attempt to deliver 1.88 million barrels of crude to India was blocked by American interceptions

The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which capped Iran’s uranium enrichment, took more than two years to negotiate, and its roots actually reach back to 2003

Pakistan urges calm, stresses confidentiality and ongoing mediation role

As Indonesia emerges as the first nation to openly announce its preparations to contribute troops to a new peacekeeping mission established under President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, a senior Hamas official has revealed to Newsweek the group's conditions for accepting foreign troops on Palestinian soil

Following a leadership meeting chaired by President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, Indonesian army began preparations for a possible deployment of up to 8,000 personnel as part of amultinational "stabilization force" in Gaza, becoming the first country to do so as part of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement late last year