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Indonesia news and coverage
Everything ForecastGeo has ingested that places a story in Indonesia — 227 articles from 38 publishers.
What the reports say
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Indonesia is a key troop-contributing member of the US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" for a Gaza peace plan, a role for which it has been urged to reconsider by a UN special rapporteur.
Source: Francesca Albanese calls for Indonesia to reconsider involvement with Board of Peace (The Jerusalem Post)
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Indonesia's benchmark stock index plunged to its lowest level in six years amid mounting fears of an MSCI downgrade.
Source: Indonesian stocks plunge to six-year low as MSCI downgrade fears mount (CNBC)
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Singapore is investigating companies responsible for forest and peatland fires in Indonesia that have caused worsening transboundary haze and may take legal action under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act.
Source: Singapore weighs legal action against companies over worsening transboundary haze (South China Morning Post)
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Hazardous haze observed in eight areas in the Philippines is possibly associated with smoke and transboundary haze from ongoing fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Source: Hazardous haze seen in 8 Philippine areas – DENR (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue to rage nearby.
Source: Watch: Orange haze blankets Indonesia's Kalimantan region (BBC News)
Written by Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-UD-Q4_K_S at 2026-10-23 18:11 UTC. Each bullet restates one of the articles below and links to it; bullets that did not cite a real article were discarded.
Every story
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As their doubts about US grow, Gulf Arabs turn to middle powers for security
The Iran war has exposed Gulf Arab states’ vulnerabilities, including through their reliance on a U.S. whose priorities are diverging from their own.
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New Caledonia pro-independence leaders boycott EU critical minerals deal
Pro-independence leaders have boycotted the signing of a strategic partnership deal on critical raw materials between the European US and the French Pacific territory.
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Francesca Albanese calls for Indonesia to reconsider involvement with Board of Peace
Trump unveiled the "Board of Peace," of which Indonesia is a key troop-contributing member, in January to address global conflicts typically handled by the United Nations.
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Stock futures rise slightly after tech shares rebound to start the week: Live updates
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq clawed back some of their steep losses from the week before.
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France tells online marketplaces to crack down on resale of looted items
As thousands of shop owners are reeling from the weekend violence and looting, listings of apparently stolen items have been popping up online. The government asked major second-hand marketplaces such…
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Indonesian stocks plunge to six-year low as MSCI downgrade fears mount
Indonesia's benchmark stock index plunged to its lowest level in six years.
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S&P 500 futures are little changed as index heads for losing week: Live updates
The three major averages are coming off of a winning session on Thursday.
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Singapore weighs legal action against companies over worsening transboundary haze
Singapore is looking into which companies may be responsible for the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia that have caused the worsening haze, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Thursday. “Where…
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Hazardous haze seen in 8 Philippine areas – DENR
MANILA, Philippines — A hazardous haze was observed in eight areas in the country on Thursday, Oct. 15, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB)…
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Watch: Orange haze blankets Indonesia's Kalimantan region
Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue raging nearby.
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Indonesia’s Bali hit by fuel crisis as huge queues form at petrol stations
Motorists have been left queuing for hours at petrol stations across Indonesia’s resort island of Bali in recent days amid reports of a crippling fuel shortage. Long queues have been spotted all…
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Smart economics: tackle climate change and air pollution together
Indonesia continues to battle some of its worst wildfires in years, spreading toxic haze to Malaysia and Singapore. Floods have devastated communities in Thailand, India and Nepal. Kathmandu is also…
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Extreme El Niños are coming. Reaching net zero sooner means facing fewer of them
Ashish Kumar/Getty The world is on the cusp of an historic El Niño, a climate pattern centred in the Pacific that could reshape weather across the planet. El Niño is hardly a new phenomenon, but…
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El Nino Watch: the impacts around the world this week
Food security concerns, wildfires and power warnings are among the impacts around the world this week from an exceptionally strong El Nino weather cycle.
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Pacific news in brief for 13 October
A round-up of news from around the region, including Samoa's national teams to continue to participate in regional and international events under Lakapi Samoa.
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Smokescreen politics? Malaysians mock Indonesian official’s ‘we send oxygen’ haze defence
Malaysians have reacted with sarcasm and disbelief to an Indonesian official’s claim that his country provides the region’s oxygen, as toxic smoke from forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan chokes…
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Indonesia finds orangutans saved from wildfires a new home
Indonesian authorities and conservation workers have successfully moved eight orangutans to a safe location after the endangered primates’ homes were destroyed by wildfires in the forests of…
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How the 2026 Super El Niño and Climate Change Are Related
Here’s what we know about the record-setting El Niño on a record-hot planet, and the most important questions scientists are trying to answer.
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Climate lawsuits gain ground as governments scale back climate action
The political fight against global warming may be losing steam, but the legal battle is heating up. Over the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to…
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Ghana faces challenge to persuade Brics it deserves a seat at the table
Ghana is seeking to widen its trade and diplomatic options beyond the West by applying to join the Brics bloc of emerging economies. But a seat at the table is far from guaranteed: Ghana will have to…
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Chinese nickel investors brace for headwinds as Indonesia weighs smelter freeze
Chinese investors could face significant disruption if Indonesia imposes a moratorium on new nickel smelters to curb global overproduction and protect local industries across its vast minerals sector…
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Malaysia urged to police its firms in Indonesia as haze shuts schools
Malaysia is facing renewed pressure to clamp down on its companies over their alleged links to forest fires abroad, as recurring haze from Indonesia continues to disrupt schools and daily life despite…
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Zimbabwe’s mobile clinic helps teenagers access contraception amid aid cuts
In Zimbabwe, a discreet caravan at a Harare-area hospital is giving teenage girls private access to contraception, away from judgment and stigma. Experts say access is vital to preventing unintended…
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Navi Pillay dedicates Nobel Prize to survivors of international crimes
South African judge and human rights lawyer on called on people to stand together in the defence of the rule of law.
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Russell fastest from Leclerc in Singapore practice
Mercedes driver George Russell leads Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in practice at the Singapore Grand Prix.
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Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US
"We don't have to run ads from a competitor whose goal is to pull people off our apps," Meta said.
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Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US, Japan and other countries
The ban extends to Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.
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F1 heat hazard declared for fourth time this season
The Singapore Grand Prix is declared a heat-hazard race, the second weekend in a row that the designation has been used in Formula 1.
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Argentina signs up to US-led statement on industrial overcapacity
Milei government joins the United States and 13 other economies in calling for action on structural excess capacity, but China and Brazil refuse to sign. Leer más
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Sanctioned Belarus Trucks And A Mystery Logo: 'HAL' Vehicles Spotted In Minsk
Belarus’s Minsk Automobile Plant is under Western sanctions, limiting who can buy the vehicles produced there. That may be the reason trucks branded with the previously unknown “HAL” badge have been…
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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake just shook southeast Victoria. Here’s why we may expect more
Grid with reports from people who felt the earthquake, with yellow showing the epicentre. Geoscience Australia At just after 2am on Saturday morning, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred at Arawata…
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US Targets Russia's A7 Network In New Iran Sanctions Push
US authorities designated the A7 financial network as a "significant transnational criminal organization," the latest in a series of steps by Western authorities to try and choke the sprawling…
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Birdsong tells only part of a forest’s story: Evolutionary trees reveals the rest
Burung maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) yang juga burung khas Sulawesi. (JJ Harrison/Wikimedia Commons), CC BY Birds calling back and forth in the morning is one of the defining sounds of tropical forests…
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2 new islands appear near Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa volcano after eruption
Two new islands have appeared off Anak Krakatoa, potentially the first in nearly a century to emerge within the caldera left by Krakatoa’s catastrophic 1883 eruption. The formations, discovered…
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Indonesia’s Prabowo appoints new foreign minister
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto replaced his foreign minister with a career diplomat on Thursday, in his second change to a top post in his cabinet in less than three weeks. Prabowo in a…
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Indonesia’s Prabowo appoints new police chief following scandals at the force
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto is replacing Listyo Sigit Prabowo as the country’s police chief with the head of the National Narcotics Agency, Suyudi Ario Seto, amid reports of police…
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Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion. But the process can be reversed
Philippe Turpin/Getty Images Many cities around the world are sinking because too much water is extracted from the groundwater reservoirs beneath them. This sinking makes these coastal cities more…
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Heatwaves, wildfires expose a third of world to extreme ozone pollution
Heatwaves and wildfires helped expose 34 percent of the world’s population to “extremely poor” ozone air quality in the first eight months of 2026, according to a European Union report published…
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How Mary Jane Veloso’s case exposes gaps in Filipino migrant protection
Migrant rights advocates have hailed the release of Filipino trafficking victim Mary Jane Veloso after 16 years in detention as a victorious milestone, but warn that her case exposes the dangers that…
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Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs. Is haze a leading cause?
This year’s haze crisis has added to the heat woes squeezing livestock farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia, as they struggle to keep their animals cool, fed and productive. While it is difficult to…