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President Prabowo Subianto’s government announced on February 10 that Indonesia is preparing to send up to 8,000 troops to a proposed multinational Gaza stabilization force under President Donald Trump’s so-called Commission on Peace (BoP). The unit’s proposal forms part of Jakarta’s broader decision to join the BoP Framework, an initiative initiated and promoted by President Trump. Taken together, these measures signal a significant shift in Indonesia’s longstanding foreign policy posture. As geopolitical instability intensifies, Jakarta seems committed to a project shaped around a single, deeply polarized political figure. This decision raises a fundamental question: Will Indonesia advance its national interests…
A pedestrian stands in front of an electronic market board displaying Nikkei average stock price figures at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on February 3, 2026 in Tokyo.Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty ImagesJapan’s economy grew by 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous three months, narrowly avoiding a technical recession.Although this was a reversal from the 0.7% contraction seen in the third quarter, gross domestic product fell short of the 0.4% expansion expected by economists polled by Reuters.A technical recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of recession. On an annualized basis, production increased by…
Andrew Patterson Photographer’s Choice RF | Getty ImagesCryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking syndicates will soar 85% in 2025, with hundreds of millions of transactions tracked on public blockchains, according to a new report from Chainalysis.The US-based blockchain analysis firm said most of the activity is related to a growing criminal ecosystem in Southeast Asia, where fraud conglomerates, illegal online gambling operations and Chinese-language money laundering networks operate simultaneously. Cryptocurrency trackers said cryptocurrency activity by human traffickers falls into three main categories: Labor brokers and scammers. and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) vendors. Data on the blockchain shows that while…
Four teams will compete for the title, with three points separating the top three teams. This was a weekend of competition for the top spot in the Scottish Premiership, and the race was very much geared towards ‘Race to the Race’.Celtic made a dramatic comeback from a 2-0 deficit away to Kilmarnock to win 3-2, increasing the pressure on Rangers and Hearts ahead of their game at Ibrox. And that pressure showed as both teams engaged in a tense six-goal thriller. Rangers’ 4-2 win over Hearts left a two-point gap between the top two teams, with Celtic now three points…
People buy fruit at a grocery store in Manhattan, New York City, December 13, 2025. Charlie Tribalew | AFP | Getty Images Friday’s U.S. consumer price index provided some relief to investors who had been suffering from a market decline due to concerns related to artificial intelligence. Consumer inflation rose 2.4% year-on-year in January, below December’s 2.7% and back to levels after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs globally in April 2025. Core CPI was 2.5%, the lowest level since April 2021. Economists had expected 2.5% for both numbers.”This will be welcome news for the market and for incoming Fed Chairman…
The Panamanian-flagged Veronica III left Venezuela on the same day the United States detained President Nicolás Maduro in January.Published February 16, 2026February 16, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareU.S. troops boarded another tanker authorized to carry Venezuelan crude oil in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon said.The Pentagon said in a post on Sunday’s X that the Panamanian-flagged Veronica III “resisted” US President Donald Trump’s blockade of sanctioned ships in the Caribbean and attempted to “escape.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listHowever, it said it had “tracked it from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean, closed its…
The defense secretaries of two major US allies have issued an unprecedented public plea to people across Europe to support a major increase in defense spending to head off a potential war with an increasingly Western-oriented Russia. German and British officials warned in a joint article published by Britain’s Guardian newspaper and Germany’s Die Welt that European countries were “facing uncomfortable truths” about security and having to make “difficult choices” about spending. “As painfully demonstrated in Ukraine, Moscow’s military buildup, combined with its willingness to wage war on our continent, represents a growing risk that demands our collective attention,” wrote…
Martin Berry is the founder and chairman of Gong Cha Global.Provided by Martin BerryWhen Martin Berry quit his lucrative banking job at the end of 2013 to focus all his energy on selling bubble tea, his bosses thought he was “crazy”.Mr. Berry was in his 30s at the time and had spent much of his career in senior management roles managing multitrillion-dollar balance sheets, he said. However, over time, I realized that a high salary was no longer enough to satisfy me. “After working hard for quite a while, I realized I didn’t really like the corporate system. I didn’t…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy expanded at a meager 0.2% annual pace last quarter and is expected to grow by just 1.1% for all of 2025, the government reported Monday. Private consumption rose at an annualized pace of 0.4% in the October-December period, the latest seasonally adjusted preliminary data showed, but this was offset by a 1.1% decline in exports.Japan’s export-dependent economy is undergoing major turmoil. President Donald Trump’s Tariffsbut has been growing at a lackluster pace for years. prime minister Sanae Takaichi Following his landslide victory in the general election earlier this month, he is expected to roll out…
Monday’s newspaper top news and transfer rumors…premier league Mikel Arteta admits he fears Arsenal’s bid for a quadruple signing will be thwarted by a fresh injury crisis hitting the midfield – Daily Mail Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford has opened up about his return to the club, admitting his lack of action was “not what I expected” – Daily Mail Virgil van Dijk says he has “always” hoped Mohamed Salah will remain at Liverpool as doubts remain over whether he will remain at Anfield next season – Independent Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has broken his silence following the closure…