Gaza, Trump and Indonesia
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.
On October 21–23, 2007, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas made his first official state visit to Indonesia, where he signed several cooperation agreements with Indonesia, focusing on areas such as communications and education. Abbas returned to Indonesia for further visits in May 2010 and February 2014.
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, plans to be a near-constant presence in the region in an attempt to prevent the deal from unraveling.
DONALD TRUMP has only been president for just about four hours. But he’s already taking actions to reset the U.S. approach to national security and the global order. Now-former President JOE BIDEN took actions in his final hours to try to get ahead of Trump — protecting people who could be targets and working to preserve his foreign policy legacy.
While some experts praised the membership and Indonesia president Prabowo’s ‘outward-looking’ approach, others warned that America’s incoming president could consider the archipelago hostile to the US.
While Hegseth fumbled in responding to questions from Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who was born in Bangkok and injured in combat while serving in the U.S. military, regional leaders have expressed optimism about U.S. engagement under Trump’s leadership.
Indonesia’s central bank will probably keep its key interest rate unchanged in its first monetary policy decision this year to avert further declines in the rupiah against a resilient US dollar.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar is carrying a personal letter from PM Modi for US President-elect Donald Trump. Jaishankar will attend Trump's inauguration as the 47th US President, marking Trump's return to power after a four-year gap.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Chinese officials and ordinary people are hopeful but on edge as Donald Trump returns to the White House, eager to avoid a repeat of the bruising trade war that drove a wedge between the economic superpowers during his first term.
Goldman Sachs is hardly alone in predicting a further 5% jump in the dollar this year. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data find that investors — from big asset managers to hedge funds — are the most optimistic about the dollar’s upside since 2019.
Donald Trump’s focus on the fossil fuel, green stocks in the Indian stock market are expected to remain under pressure next week, say experts