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The Wikimedia Foundation reaches an agreement with the Indonesian communications ministry to comply with the country's electronic system registration rules after discussions addressed concerns over content removal and data disclosure requirements, averting a potential block of Wikipedia in the country.
2026-04-25

Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00{{nbsp}}pm to 4:00{{nbsp}}am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. [https:--today.lorientlejour.com-article-1501346-bahrain-announces-curfew-for-maritime-traffic-ministry.html (AFP via "L'Orient Today")]***Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. [https:--saudigazette.com.sa-article-660088-world-10-kuwaiti-soldiers-injured-in-missile-and-drone-attacks ("Saudi Gazette")]*The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their "full support" for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. [https:--www.france24.com-en-live-news-20260329-pakistan-hosts-saudi-turkey-egypt-for-talks-on-mideast-war (AFP via France 24)]*United States president Donald Trump tells "Financial Times" that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and "take the oil" in Iran, although "a deal could be made fairly quickly". [https:--www.ft.com-content-3bd9fb6c-2985-4d24-b86b-23b7884031f5 ("Financial Times")] [https:--english.news.cn-northamerica-20260330-e0958790470e42ccaf54eff1aaa783f8-c.html (Xinhua)]*An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-adama-chemicals-plant-southern-israel-hit-by-iranian-missile-or-debris-2026-03-29- (Reuters)]*A visual evidence released by "The New York Times" shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2026-03-29-world-middleeast-us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html ("The New York Times")]An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. [https:--www.timesofisrael.com-indonesian-peacekeeper-killed-in-lebanon-explosion-2nd-critically-injured- ("Times of Israel")]2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
2026-03-29

Two unidentified men assault and injure the deputy director of KontraS, an Indonesian human rights organization, in an acid attack in central Jakarta.
2026-03-12

Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto posthumously grants the title of National Hero to former president Suharto, despite criticism by activists and civil society due to his New Order military dictatorship.
2025-11-10

American mining company Freeport-McMoRan confirms that all seven workers missing after a mudflow at the Grasberg mine in Central Papua, Indonesia, have died as recovery teams find the remaining bodies and investigations continue.
2025-10-5

An EastIndo passenger MBB-Kawasaki BK 117 helicopter goes missing with eight people on board in the Tanah Bumbu Regency, Indonesia.
2025-09-1

Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto pardons former trade minister Thomas Lembong and Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Hasto Kristiyanto, two prominent opposition figures sentenced under controversial corruption charges.
2025-08-1

Nineteen prisoners, including eleven members of the armed group West Papua National Liberation Army, escape from a prison in Nabire, Central Papua, Indonesia. Three prison staff were critically injured. A search around the city is ongoing.
2025-06-3

Demonstrations continue against the government in several cities in Indonesia. Nine students have been arrested and two are injured, along with four injured policemen and two parliament members.
2025-02-21

Sixteen people are killed in floods and landslides in Central Java Province, Indonesia.
2025-01-21