Indonesia

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Indonesia's Flores island killed at least 51 people on Saturday. The toll rose through the day as rescuers reached outlying villages.

Geopolitics

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Flores island early on Saturday, collapsing buildings and killing at least five people. A tsunami warning that sent thousands to higher ground was later lifted.

Geopolitics

France's Constitutional Council struck down the ban on social media for under-15s on Friday, citing freedom of expression and privacy. It is a setback for Macron, who championed it.

Technology

President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday that Indonesia will close more than 750 of its 1,074 state companies by the end of 2026, calling it perhaps the world's largest corporate restructuring.

Economy

The PLA says Chinese and Indonesian frigates have completed their first joint drill east of Taiwan. Beijing separately rejected a statement by 41 countries on its missile-test notifications.

Geopolitics

China and Indonesia will hold a joint naval exercise east of Taiwan in mid-August. Taipei calls the first such drill a dangerous provocation.

Geopolitics

Thousands of firefighters and dozens of helicopters are battling growing wildfires across Indonesia, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. Officials cite El Nino as one of the causes.

Geopolitics

Survivors of a fire aboard a ferry in Indonesia were brought ashore, Al Jazeera and Global Times reported on Monday. Both reports say the blaze was deadly, but neither gives a casualty figure or the vessel's route.

Geopolitics

The Israeli military struck a mosque in Gaza City, saying Hamas stored weapons inside; the Hamas-run media office rejected that account. On the same day Gaza's health ministry put the number of children orphaned since October 2023 at about 60,700 and the overall death toll at 73,335. In Rafah, preparations continue for a "humanitarian city" under the Trump-led Board of Peace, a project Palestinians in the enclave view very differently.

Geopolitics

Indonesia's central bank governor stepped down on Monday in a surprise move that deepens uncertainty as the country contends with a weakening currency and other economic problems, according to Daily Sabah and the Wall Street Journal. The FAZ reports that markets read the resignation as a bad sign, coming as President Prabowo pursues high public spending.

Economy

Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo has stepped down, State Secretariat Minister Prasetyo Hadi said, with Nikkei Asia reporting that he cited personal reasons. Analysts quoted by Bloomberg and the South China Morning Post said the surprise departure could unsettle investors and increase scrutiny of the central bank's policy direction.

Economy