JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Jakarta on Friday, with Jakarta saying they discussed broadening defence and economic cooperation. The Jordanian king, who hosted Prabowo in Amman earlier this year, is on a regional tour across several Asian countries including Singapore, Japan, Pakistan and Vietnam.
WASHINGTON, United States (US): US President, Donald J. Trump, said he called Thailand and Cambodia on Friday to bolster the peace deal he helped broker, after fresh clashes erupted between the Southeast Asian neighbours. Trump co-signed a truce between the two countries on October 26 during a tour of Asia,
TEHRAN: When Paniz Faryoussefi mounts the podium and reaches for her baton, she represents more than just the hope of a thrilling orchestral performance. The eyes turned towards her in Tehran’s renowned Vahdat Hall include those of many young women musicians inspired by her taking her place as Iran’s first
DUBLIN: Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for an elbow as his Portugal side lost 2-0 against Ireland on Thursday and blew another chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Troy Parrott struck twice in the first half to keep Ireland’s hopes of reaching next summer’s tournament alive with a
FRANCE: NORWAY are forced to wait for their first FIFA World Cup ticket since 1988 after Italy struck late in Moldova on Thursday. Despite romping to an Erling Haaland-inspired 4-1 win over Estonia, Norway will also have to wait until the final matchday to wrap up their berth at the
PARIS: KYLIAN Mbappe hit a brace while Michael Olise and Hugo Ekitike also scored as France beat Ukraine 4-0 on Thursday to secure World Cup qualification. Captain Mbappe coolly chipped in from the spot 10 minutes into the second half at the Parc des Princes and the impressive Olise doubled
PARIS (France): It has become nearly impossible for people to tell the difference between music generated by artificial intelligence and that created by humans, according to a survey released yesterday. The polling firm Ipsos asked 9,000 people to listen to two clips of AI-generated music and one of human-made music
GENEVA (Switzerland): The Mellon Blue, a 9.51-carat fancy vivid blue diamond formerly owned by the US art collector Bunny Mellon, sold for $25.6 million (about RM105.73 million) at auction on Tuesday. The diamond was sold by auctioneers Christie’s in Geneva as part of its Magnificent Jewels sale in the Swiss
NAIROBI (Kenya): Tanzania has been plunged into turmoil following reports that hundreds of young protesters were massacred during the country’s October 29 elections, with politicians and insiders gripped by fear as a small circle of hardliners tightens control around President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The election, which officially gave Hassan 98
SYDNEY: Australia and Indonesia agreed to sign a new security treaty, which includes closer military cooperation, the two countries’ leaders said after talks in Sydney yesterday. Canberra has drawn ever nearer to longtime ally Washington, bolstering its military in an attempt to deter the might of a rising China in