Slain UN peacekeepers laid to rest
Three peacekeepers killed in two separate explosions in southern Lebanon last week were finally laid to rest in their hometowns.
Peacekeeper deaths ‘unacceptable’
The government yesterday slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that injured three of its peacekeepers in Lebanon within days of three other blue helmets from the South-East Asian nation being killed.
‘Death penalty Bill a grave violation of human rights’
The country has criticised Israel's approval of a death penalty Bill applicable to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as a "grave violation of international human rights and humanitarian law".
Quake sparks tsunami alert
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck in Indonesia's Northern Molucca Sea, killing one person, damaging buildings and triggering tsunami waves, authorities and witnesses said, though monitoring agencies said the likelihood of further casualties was low.
Google, Meta summoned
THE government issued summons letters to Google and Meta over their failure to comply with a social media ban for under-16s that entered into force over the weekend, the communications minister said.
Rescuers find 21 people drifting on raft after boat sinks
Search teams have rescued 21 people from a raft, a day after their boat sank in rough seas.
Japan gets two Komodo dragons for breeding programme
Two Komodo dragons will be loaned to Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, where it is hoped the endangered reptiles will be able to breed, and will receive some red pandas and giraffes in return.
UK fugitive in Bali set for deportation
Jakarta will deport a UK national arrested in Bali over the weekend and wanted by Interpol for alleged transnational drug trafficking and money laundering, police said.
Indonesian UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (Unifil) said an Indonesian peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions near the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr on Sunday.
Mt Semeru erupts nine times, triggers pyroclastic flows
Mount Semeru in East Java erupted nine times, with the latest eruption sending an ash column up to 800m above its summit and triggering pyroclastic flows that travelled 3.5km down its southeastern slopes.
