Rayyana Barnawi will join fellow Saudi Ali Al-Qarni on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.

Earlier this month, Blinken postponed a planned trip to Beijing due to what he called an unacceptable violation of US sovereignty and airspace by a Chinese surveillance balloon later downed off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4. The US military says it has since shot down another three unidentified objects flying over North America.

The Philippine coast guard said on Monday a Chinese coast guard ship directed a "military-grade laser" at one of Manila's vessels supporting a resupply mission to troops in the disputed waterway on Feb. 6, temporarily blinding its crew on the bridge.

A Gerindra executive has dismissed the PPP acting chairman's claim on Sunday that Sandiago had Prabowo's OK to join the Islamic party to run as its 2024 presidential candidate.

Markets are looking to the US consumer price index (CPI) data for further clues on Federal Reserve's policy outlook, with the headline number expected to rise 0.5 percent in January, according to a Reuters poll, after falling 0.1 percent in December.

The court said Ferdy’s crime had tarnished the reputation of the National Police, and the trial has indeed left many unanswered questions about what is going on inside the institution.

The government has portrayed the provisions on online felonies in the much-decried KUHP law as “good news for democracy” as they impose more lenient punishments than those stipulated under the ITE Law.

The government’s plans to reduce the number of number of international airports from 32 to about 15 is unlikely to have an affect on tourism, said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno on Monday during a weekly briefing.

Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington has reported everything from the measles outbreak in Samoa, the 2019 bushfires in Australia, the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia, and the Kanjuruhan stadium disaster.

But the industry fears the investigation into claims that Tate -- a notorious misogynist -- and his brother Tristan forced women into prostitution and sexcamming will tarnish their reputation.

The remark came amid fears that the upcoming election will again polarize the country the way it did in the previous two elections, in which pro-Islamic sentiment, the religion professed by most Indonesians, was used to mobilize voters. 

Police reform advocates believe that Ferdy Sambo's death sentence will not help push the country toward progress, considering that the problems are institutional and run deep.

Japan's economy expanded just 0.2 percent in the last quarter of 2022, a smaller rebound than expected despite the long-awaited reopening of the country to tourists, government data showed Tuesday.

Many revelers are also celebrating because it is the first carnival since the election loss of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right conservative whose critics accuse him of authoritarian tendencies and attacking numerous causes close to the carnival community's heart, from diversity to gay rights to the arts.

Though the pandemic put a halt to most student exchange programs, thousands of international students still came to study in Indonesia, bringing new perspectives and understanding of the local culture, while gaining their own enlightening view of the country to share with others.

Media firms are pushing for a rule to give more responsibility to tech platforms to help safeguard the quality and well-being of the industry.

Honesty and prioritization are the keys to carving out some success with the SDGs, lest we risk failing in all 17 goals.

Indonesia needs to take a leap and get ahead of the game in regulating AI technology, or at least take small steps.

Answering the question is challenging as the problems in education in Indonesia, or even around the world, run deeper than the use of an AI chatbot in the classroom. 

Japan will remain one of the most important economic and sociocultural powers in the region. ASEAN has strong faith in Japan’s commitment to delivering its promises.

A recent government decision to tighten palm oil shipments by suspending some export permits will have a negligible impact on global prices, according to an analyst.   

Bobi, a 30-year-old guard dog who cheated death in his first days, is living out the end of his life as a celebrity in central Portugal.

London's Heathrow airport has enjoyed its best start to the year since before the coronavirus pandemic.

AGO spokesperson Ketut Sumedana said an investigation team under the assistant attorney general for extraordinary crimes (Jampidsus) was set to question Plate on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.

In a video shot by the band's singer and keyboard player Ahmad Dhani from the stage, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo can be seen singing along to some of Dewa 19's biggest hits, while First Lady Iriana is seen dancing and waving her arms to some of the songs from the band.

Relations between the US and China have soured in recent weeks in the wake of Washington's decision to shoot down the alleged spy craft in early February, which Beijing has insisted was for civilian purposes.

Several changes, from the establishment of OJK and LPS-like bodies to criminal sanctions would be added to the revised cooperative law.