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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister declares trust with Iran "completely shattered" after weeks of missile and drone attacks on Gulf states, warning the Kingdom reserves the right to take military action. Meanwhile, Gulf allies are privately urging the Trump administration to keep up pressure on Tehran.

Former Google Asia Pacific leaders denied any link between the company's investment in GoTo and Indonesia's procurement of 1.2 million school Chromebooks, undercutting prosecutors' central claim against ex-education minister Nadiem Makarim.

The US Navy's first enforcement of its blockade on Iran — seizing the Iranian-flagged Touska — has Tehran crying piracy and threatening retaliation, throwing peace talks into doubt just days before the ceasefire expires.

A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in a devastating domestic attack that has left a Shreveport community reeling and marked the nation's deadliest mass shooting since January 2024.

As geopolitical rivalries intensify and multilateralism fractures, Indonesia's Bandung Principles — born in 1955 — are being revived as a framework for Global South solidarity, with former President Megawati proposing a 'Bandung Conference 2.0.'

Iran reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. refused to lift its port blockade, firing on two merchant ships and plunging ceasefire negotiations into uncertainty as the war enters its eighth week."

The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, halting 40 days of intense hostilities that brought the region to the brink of wider war.

Oil prices surge past $4.104/gallon as tensions escalate in the Iran-Israel conflict, with strikes hitting Iranian infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz under threat.

Indonesia has secured an agreement to acquire 16 KF-21 Boramae fighter jets from South Korea, marking one of the most significant defense procurements in the country's history and strengthening bilateral military cooperation between the two nations.

Pakistan is hosting foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt for urgent talks on the Iran-Israel conflict, positioning itself as a potential mediator between Washington and Tehran as the war enters its second month.