Indonesia’s new president heads to China for first foreign trip in office

Indonesia’s president seeks closer ties to Xi and China

First foreign trip in office signals Beijing’s importance for investment but will be followed by US visit

World - Financial Times - 11 hours ago

Under its new president, Mexico’s foreign policy heads down dangerous path

Newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum has restricted the diplomatic work of the U.S. ambassador, humiliated the King of Spain and appointed a new secretary of Foreign Affairs known for his ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

Brazil's president cancels Russia trip after injuring head

The 78-year-old president was scheduled to travel to Russia to attend the Brics summit.

Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who becomes Indonesia’s new president?

A wealthy former general with ties to both Indonesia's popular outgoing president and the country's dictatorial past will be inaugurated Sunday as the nation's new leader

World - ABC News - October 18

New President Subianto swears in Indonesia's largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 members

Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto has sworn in Indonesia’s largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 members representing his pledge for a strong government

World - ABC News - October 21

Indonesia ex-defense minister Prabowo Subianto takes his oath of office as the country's eighth president

World - ABC News - October 20

China 'punishes' Taiwan president remarks with new drills

Beijing says the exercise involved all parts of the military and simulates a full-scale attack on its neighbour.

Indonesia’s new President and ministers begin a military-style retreat which includes morning drills

Indonesia’s newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto and his cabinet ministers have started a military-style retreat at a military academy in the Java province

World - ABC News - October 25

Kenyan court clears the way for a new deputy president to take office

A court in Kenya has cleared the way for a new deputy president to take office despite a continuing court case challenging the impeachment of the previous deputy president

World - ABC News - October 31

FirstFT: Calls grow for investigation into Musk election giveaways

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump’s vulgar ramble and Boeing workers to vote on pay deal

World - Financial Times - October 21

Indonesia swears in ex-general Prabowo Subianto as president

Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia's eighth president

World - ABC News - October 20

Ex-General Prabowo Sworn In as Indonesia’s Next President

World - Yahoo News - October 20

Indonesia swears in Prabowo Subianto as the country’s eighth president

Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.

ByteDance founder tops China's rich list for the first time, beating Tencent and Nongfu heads

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is now China's richest for the first time, according to Hurun Research Institute's China Rich List.

Business - CNBC - October 29

Head of Myanmar's military government visits close ally China for the first time since taking power

Myanmar's state media says the head of Myanmar’s military government embarked upon an official visit this week to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

The Week: The Budget, a trip to China, and the US election

And Your Guide to the US Election

Vice President Harris will do her first Fox News interview Wednesday

The Democratic presidential nominee will sit down with anchor Bret Baier in Pennsylvania. The conversation will air on Fox News' 'Special Report.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 14

Mexico’s New President, Claudia Sheinbaum, Faces First Major Crisis

A confrontation between the judiciary and the governing party will test Claudia Sheinbaum’s leadership and offer a window into how she will wield power.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Indonesia and Russia launch first joint naval drills

President Prabowo Subianto seeks more influential role while maintaining long-standing neutrality

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Behind the Mysterious Downfall of China's Missing Foreign Minister

A three-part podcast series digs into why Qin Gang vanished from view in June 2023.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18

AstraZeneca Probe in China Adds to Concerns for Foreign Businesses

An investigation involving the drugmaker’s China president is the latest crackdown to trigger uncertainty in the industry about Beijing’s intentions.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Indonesia says it drove Chinese coastguard ships out of disputed waters

Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims and muscular enforcement actions have been creating friction in South China Sea

World - Financial Times - October 24

Indonesia’s Next President Calls Up Possible Ministers, Media Reports Say

World - Yahoo News - October 14

WNBA Finals reach decisive Game 5 for first time since 2019 as Liberty and Lynx head to New York

It’s fitting that a record-breaking season for the WNBA would have a decisive Game 5 of its Finals

Sports - ABC News - October 19

The U.K. Conservative party's new leader is the first Black woman to lead a major British party

LONDON — Britain’s Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended 14 years in power.

Officer denies intentionally aiming for Kaba's head

Martyn Blake tells the jury he did not intend to kill Chris Kaba, only to stop him harming officers.

North Korea foreign minister heads to Russia as Biden warns of 'dangerous' situation

North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui left Pyongyang on Monday night for an official visit to Russia, North Korean state-controlled media reported.

China's premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip

China’s Premier Li Qiang has inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan as he arrived for a regional security meeting in the capital, Islamabad

World - ABC News - October 14

David Lammy urged to raise human rights concerns on China trip

Exclusive: Group of UK MPs says foreign secretary must ‘engage with China as it really is’ amid rapprochement drive. David Lammy must “engage with China as it really is under the leadership of Xi ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Lammy to raise human rights and support for Russia on China trip

UK foreign secretary keen to boost engagement with Beijing as well as address concerns in potential reset to relations

Business - Financial Times - October 17

New crew with China's first female space engineer docks at Chinese space station

A Chinese spacecraft carrying a three-person crew, including the country's first female space engineer, has successfully docked with China's orbiting space station. The launch comes as Beijing ...

When does the president-elect take office?

Republican Donald Trump will be the next US president after securing a second term in the White House.

UK foreign secretary to visit China, signaling broader diplomatic shift