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After long-time ruler Suharto was toppled in street protests in 1998, Indonesians worked hard to remove the security apparatus from civilian life. Prabowo has since turned to the army and police to implement his flagship initiatives, including his free school lunch program. This has meant the deployment of tens of thousands of troops across the vast archipelago, who will provide a convenient tool in the event of instability. Indonesians don’t want security services in public life, and their recent behaviour is hardly cause for comfort. Calls for shoot-on-sight policies to combat crime and persistent allegations of excessive force have only heightened fears.WHAT INDONESIA NEEDSIt’s important that Prabowo has an…

Prosecutors say man deliberately started blaze that became one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history.Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026Federal prosecutors in the United States have accused 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht of deliberately starting the Palisades Fire, which grew into one of the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles, California.Opening statements were presented on Wednesday in Rinderknecht’s federal trial, where he stands accused of destroying property by means of fire, committing arson affecting interstate commerce, and lighting timber aflame.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listRinderknecht has pleaded not guilty to starting the fire in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is continuing to deny looming questions over an Ethics Committee investigation into her financial filings, showing a significant drop in her net worth.Scrutiny of Omar’s finances intensified after financial disclosure filings appeared to show her estimated net worth falling from a range of roughly $6 million to $30 million in one filing period to between about $18,000 and $95,000 in a later disclosure.House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., has publicly voiced his interest in the House Ethics Committee opening an investigation into both Omar’s personal finances and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Anna Kepner’s cellphone emerged as a key piece of circumstantial evidence as federal investigators zeroed in on her stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, in the Florida 18-year-old’s murder investigation.Kepner was found dead Nov. 7, 2025, in cabin 8343 aboard the Carnival Horizon, which she shared with Hudson, then 16, and a 13-year-old relative. Hudson faces charges for her alleged sexual assault and murder.Prosecutors said surveillance video did not show her leaving the cabin after she returned there the previous evening.Investigators later searched the cabin but could not find Kepner’s phone. According to a recently…

By Amanda Stephenson Reuters Posted June 10, 2026 6:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size India is considering Canada as a potential crude oil supplier, High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik said on Wednesday at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, adding that the country’s newer refineries are designed to process heavy crude, making Canadian grades a viable option. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Patnaik said officials from the two countries are meeting regularly to discuss opportunities for sourcing Canadian energy.He…

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GOVERNANCE DETERMINES RESILIENCEFinally, the narrative projecting a Hormuz-like scenario on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore also fails to consider that while geography creates vulnerability, it is by no means destiny. One key difference between Hormuz and the Straits of Malacca and Singapore lies in their governance architectures. Over the past two decades, Southeast Asian states have built layered cooperative mechanisms – including the Cooperative Mechanism, the Malacca Straits Patrols, ReCAAP, and the Information Fusion Centre – that create channels for information-sharing, coordination and deconfliction.The Cooperative Mechanism, established in 2007 by Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and supported by other regional and…

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the United States is launching strikes on “key facilities” in Iran, framing the attacks as part of the ongoing negotiations for a permanent ceasefire.Hegseth spoke to reporters on Wednesday in Tampa, Florida, as he left the headquarters for the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the military apparatus that oversees operations in the Middle East and parts of Asia.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHis remarks echoed the escalating rhetoric of Republican President Donald Trump, who warned earlier that Iran would “have to pay the price” for taking too long with the negotiations.“ CENTCOM —…

The U.S. military launched an additional round of strikes on targets within Iran early Thursday morning local time, U.S. Central Command said, hours after President Trump vowed to hit Iran “hard” in a bid to force the country to agree to a deal on the administration’s terms. CENTCOM said on X that it hit “multiple targets in Iran … in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.” It described the strikes as self-defensive. The operation targeted key Iranian facilities such as ammunition depots, command-and-control nodes and warehouses, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the airstrikes.Iranian media outlets reported that explosions…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It seemed a bit, let’s say, irregular over the past few years to see NFL quarterbacks who had never won or even played in a Super Bowl surpass Patrick Mahomes as the league’s highest-paid quarterback.That’s changing starting in 2027.On Wednesday, Mahomes vaulted over the entire quarterback pack in agreeing to a new contract with a two-year extension that is worth $504.75 million and ties him to the Kansas City Chiefs through the 2033 season. ESPN was first to report the news.BILLS’ JOSH ALLEN AGREES TO 6-YEAR EXTENSION WITH RECORD-SETTING GUARANTEE: REPORTS Kansas…