Indonesia hails ‘new era’ for United States ties, hosts biggest joint military drills

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Indonesia’s foreign minister said on Thursday her nation had entered a “new era of bilateral relations” with the United States, as the countries’ armed forces launched their biggest ever joint training exercise this week involving 3,000 troops. Speaking from Washington after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other officials, Retno Marsudi welcomed more … Read more

ASEAN leaders demand Myanmar coup leaders end killings

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Southeast Asian leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit with its top general and coup leader Saturday in the Indonesian capital, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said. The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also told Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during … Read more