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Indonesia locates remains of 10 passengers on crashed surveillance plane

The ATR 42-500 turboprop owned by aviation group Indonesia Air Transport (IAT) lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. local time around in South Sulawesi.

Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide, which hit Cibeunying village on November 13, in Cilacap, Central Java province, Indonesia, November 15, 2025.
THE FAINT image of a hand stencil, a negative outline of a human hand created by placing a hand against a rock wall surface and spraying pigment paint around it, that has been dated to 67,800 years ago, in a limestone cave called Liang Metanduno on Muna.

Human hand outline may be oldest rock art in the world, researchers say

People wait use a rope ferry to cross the Peusangan River following flash floods that destroyed adjacent villages in Bireuen district, Indonesia's Aceh province on January 5, 2026.

Flash floods in Indonesia's North Sulawesi kill 14, four still missing

Two schoolgirls (front) wade through a street flooded by high tide in Muara Baru, Jakarta on December 6, 2025.

Central Indonesia cancels New Year fireworks, celebrations as nation mourns Sumatra flood victims


Ferry sinks near Bali, over 60 missing in choppy waters

Twenty people were rescued, many found unconscious after drifting in 2.5-meter waves.

 Ferry picking up passengers in Indonesia.

At least four dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks near Bali

KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java's Ketapang post late on Wednesday.

 Family members and relatives wait for updates on the search operation of at least 61 people who were missing after a ferry sank off the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java on July 3, 2025.

Indonesia could recognize Israel if Palestinians given independence, president says

Standing alongside visiting French President Emmanuel Macron, Prabowo said Israel's security needs to be guaranteed.

 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 28, 2025.

Main thing stopping Gaza emigration is host countries, Netanyahu says

"We are destroying more and more homes, they have nowhere to return to. The only inevitable outcome will be the desire of Gazans to emigrate outside of the Gaza Strip," Netanyahu stated.

 Palestinians gather to receive aid, including food supplies provided by World Food Program (WFP) in Gaza. August 24, 2024.

Indonesia teams up with Bill Gates for pivotal TB vaccine trials

Subianto emphasized tuberculosis causes approximately 100,000 deaths annually, making its prevention a government priority.

 Indonesia teams up with Bill Gates for pivotal TB vaccine trials.

Indonesia ready to shelter Palestinians impacted by war in Gaza

Indonesia will temporarily shelter up to 1,000 Palestinians affected by the Gaza war, reaffirming its support for Palestinian independence and rejecting Trump's relocation plan.

 Palestinians flee their in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025

‘I want to leave Gaza,’ Palestinians tell BBC Arabic

One Palestinian woman explained that her husband, a Jordanian citizen, was forced by Egypt to return to Gaza without his family.

 Palestinians flee their in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025

One hundred Gazans to migrate to Indonesia for work under new plan - N12

This is part of a new voluntary migration project led by Major-General Ghassan Alian, head of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).

 Workers work at the construction site of the Jakarta Light Rail Transport (LRT) Phase 1B in Jakarta on July 18, 2024.

Trump envoy floats plan to relocate Gaza civilians to Indonesia - report

As the Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect, Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff considers on-ground presence in Gaza while exploring controversial population relocation proposals.

 Rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in New York

Indonesian rabbi reflects establishing community as son celebrates bar mitzvah - interview

"All Jews are responsible for one another," said Baruch, adding that since October 7 it was important to remember that "We are one people, one faith."

Indonesian Rabbi Yaakov Baruch celebrates his son's bar mitzvah at the Kotel.