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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reaffirmed the Trump administration’s defense commitments to America’s Pacific territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands and that any attack on them ...

Amid pro-democracy protests, Indonesia allows more military officers in civilian posts Critics say changes to 2004 law that had reduced military footprint in government erases decades of democratic ...

The political fallout from a Philippine strongman’s fall Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest on ICC warrant spotlights clash between his and the Marcos families’ political dynasties.

Pacific ‘shock’ as UN women’s declaration ditches reproductive rights A handful of countries opposed to abortion are blamed for a major omission from key CSW69 political declaration.

Indonesia is expected to ratify an agreement with Vietnam on the demarcation of their exclusive economic zones (EEZs) next month, settling a decade-long dispute involving overlapping waters, Indonesia ...

EXPLAINED: Why did the ICC arrest ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte? A warrant from the International Criminal Court accuses Duterte of crimes against humanity when his administration waged a ...

EXPLAINED: How Indonesian textile giant Sritex collapsed Mounting debt, falling sales and a court’s bankruptcy ruling forced the Solo-based company out of business.

Thriving reef at Bikini Atoll is a triumph of resilience and a warning Decades after nuclear tests, reef teems with fish, corals, apex predators.

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Students in Indonesia’s Papua region protest free-meal program, demand free education instead Authorities responded with force, including the use of tear gas and warning shots.

Bangladesh interim govt’s six-month report card The Yunus administration wants to implement more reforms before calling an election, but the largest political party demands polls before and changes ...