The minister’s two-nation Pacific trip was timed perfectly before she attends the United Nations General Assembly, and coincides with preparations for the next cycle of Indonesia’s Universal Periodic Review in November.

"Xi Jinping, representing the Chinese government and the Chinese people, as well as in his own name, expresses deep condolences," a statement said. "Her passing is a great loss to the British people."

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi during a visit to the Solomon Islands capital city Honiara said she had made an offer to the country's Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, saying that Indonesian state-owned enterprises and private companies were ready to bring in their expertise in infrastructure development to the country.

The UN Development Program (UNDP) announced that for the first time since it was created over 30 years ago, the Human Development Index -- a measure of countries' life expectancies, education levels, and standards of living -- has declined for two years straight, in 2020 and 2021.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday that he would "welcome" such a meeting, when asked about the potential for talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit in November in Indonesia.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pledged his country’s “full support” for Indonesia’s role as ASEAN chairman in 2023 as he visited President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in Bogor, West Java.

"Myanmar is our long-standing and reliable partner in Southeast Asia...Our relations are developing in a positive way," Putin said during the meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.

The United States and its allies imposed the most severe sanctions in modern history on Russia for what Putin casts as a special military operation in Ukraine, a response the Kremlin says is akin to a declaration of war.

More than 20 websites across four government ministries could not be accessed on Tuesday evening but were restored on the same day, Matsuno said. 

At the end of last week's negotiations in Bali, the 20 governments failed to agree a joint communique on climate change. Diplomatic sources had said some countries, including China, were unhappy with language that had already been agreed and enshrined in past deals. 

Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin and was later sentenced to death.

"If he's there, I'm sure I'll see him," Biden told reporters before a Cabinet meeting.

Southern China last month sweltered under what experts said may have been one of the worst heat waves in global history, with parts of Sichuan province and the megacity of Chongqing clocking a string of days well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).

By shortening the recuperating period, counted from the day the person developed symptoms of the disease, the country seeks to allow people to return to work more quickly to mitigate the impact on socioeconomic activities from the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia's foreign affairs minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday Australia had offered to finance the next election in the Solomon Islands, after its prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, said the Pacific island nation couldn't afford to fund the Pacific Games and an election in the same year.

The city, home to various global companies as well as home-grown startups, has received 162 percent more rainfall than average since the beginning of the wet season on June 1. 

The National Medical Products Administration gave the go-ahead for the vaccine for emergency use as a booster, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sunday. 

The 10-nation bloc has been pushing Myanmar's military rulers to follow a peace "consensus" they agreed to last year, with some member countries expressing disappointment over a lack of progress on the plan. 

The trip by Marcos, the son and namesake of the late ruler who was overthrown in a popular uprising 36 years ago, is his first official venture overseas since his landslide election victory in May. 

The PCG , in a statement on Sunday, said that the training with the USCG Cutter Midgett was conducted from Sept. 2 to Sept. 3 24 nautical miles southwest of Mariveles, Bataan.

Foreign military vessels responding to a request for assistance from the Solomon Islands government would also be exempt, Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare said.

The trip by Marcos, the son and namesake of the late ruler who was overthrown in a popular uprising 36 years ago, is his first official venture overseas since his landslide election victory in May. 

Indonesia is facing calls to speak up to China following a United Nations human rights report of “serious human rights violations” against the Uyghurs and other Muslim communities in China’s Xinjiang province.

Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer and Moderna targeting the Omicron variant, clearing the way for the administration of the shots.

Beijing and Moscow have drawn closer in recent years, ramping up cooperation as part of what they call a "no limits" relationship, acting as a counterweight to the global dominance of the United States.

The two-day summit from Sept. 28 in Washington will reflect "deepening cooperation on key issues such as climate change, pandemic response, economic recovery, maritime security, environmental protection, and advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.

The sale comes a month after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defiantly visited the self-governing democracy, prompting mainland China to launch a show of force that could be a trial run for a future invasion.

Min Aung Hlaing's visit comes as both governments face diplomatic isolation -- Moscow for its February invasion of Ukraine, and Naypyidaw for a military coup last year.

Mahathir, 97, will remain quarantined at home until Tuesday, the statement said, quoted by Reuters.

The price of energy has skyrocketed since Moscow launched its military offensive, with many Western countries scrambling to find alternative sources in an attempt to cut ties with Russia.