The new law could be crucial in providing stability as national elections are expected to be called earlier than the September 2023 deadline. 

The call is the fifth between Biden and Xi. They last held talks in a video call in March, just weeks after Russia's invasion of its neighbor started. 

The two countries initially signed an agreement in 2019 to work together on the ambitious $32 billion project, under which Indonesia will relocate its capital to Nusantara. No timeframe has been announced yet for its completion. 

Washington and Seoul have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out its seventh nuclear test -- a move that the United States has warned would provoke a "swift and forceful" response.

White House officials have said the long-planned call will have a broad agenda, including discussion of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which China has yet to condemn. 

In a rare consensus on the post-coup crisis, the Security Council on Wednesday released a statement condemning the executions -- Myanmar's first in decades -- and calling for the immediate release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Answering the question of whether the disease spilled over naturally from animals to humans, or was the result of a lab accident, is viewed as vital to averting the next pandemic and saving millions of lives.

"His symptoms have been steadily improving, and are almost completely resolved," the physician, Kevin O'Connor, said in a statement, noting that the president tested negative by antigen testing Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

The meeting will be seen as the latest step in the readmission of the de-facto ruler of the kingdom into the international fold, after US President Joe Biden met the man universally known as MBS earlier this month.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that Japan would participate in the Super Garuda Shield joint military exercises cohosted by Indonesia and the United States, amid concerns about China's growing assertiveness.

The President openly voiced his dismay as Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said Indonesia was among the first to call for a strong response to the Myanmar junta's executions.

Japan's involvement comes as Washington and its regional allies step up efforts to counter China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.

Jung Pak, deputy assistant secretary for East Asia at the State Department, said there was "a clear and upward trend of PRC provocations against South China Sea claimants and other states lawfully operating in the region,” referring to China.

John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, said the administration believes the tariffs imposed during a trade war under former president Donald Trump are not working, but that Biden has yet to settle on a next move.

The quake struck about 11 km southeast of the town of Dolores at a shallow depth of 10 km, according to US Geological Survey data.

Following a summit meeting in Tokyo, Kishida said at a joint press conference with Jokowi, that they reaffirmed cooperation in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific, with Japan vowing to strengthen maritime security in the region in response to China's assertive posture and military buildup.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on Tuesday. China last hosted foreign leaders during the Winter Olympics in February, with Russian President Vladimir Putin among those who visited Beijing.

WHO Europe has forecast just over 27,000 monkeypox cases in 88 countries by Aug. 2, up from 17,800 cases in nearly 70 countries at the latest count. 

The confirmation of the long-mooted move comes as ties unravel between the Kremlin and the West over Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine and several rounds of devastating sanctions against Russia, including its space sector.

Japan also agreed to provide 43.6 billion yen ($318.25 million) in loans to Indonesia for use in infrastructure projects and disaster prevention, Reuters reported.

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday that managing economic competition between the two countries would also be a focus of the call.

The Justice Department has been interviewing former White House officials, including the former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence, who confirmed on Monday that he had testified to a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol and efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn his defeat. 

A hospital in Abra province was evacuated after the building partially collapsed following the quake, but there were no casualties reported, said officials.

Colombia's center-right President Iván Duque spoke to The Jakarta Post on Monday night about his views on populist politicians and a little about his plans after he leaves office in August.

The two leaders agreed to leverage their “exemplary model of major developing countries seeking mutual benefit, win-win results, common development and South-South cooperation”.

Those expected remarks - while not specifically directed at Brazil - are likely to turn heads there ahead of its Oct. 2 election, where Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro formally launched his re-election bid on Sunday by saying "the Army is on our side."

The ministry statement followed meetings by President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Beijing on Tuesday.