TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Here are the highlights: Indonesian Foreign Ministry Assists Pilgrims with Non-Hajj Visas; 5 Best Culinary Cities in Asia, Including Kuala Lumpur; Netanyahu Says No Gaza Ceasefire Until Hamas Destroyed.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Indonesian Foreign Ministry Assists Pilgrims with Non-Hajj Visas

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assisted 24 Indonesian citizens who had legal problems in Saudi Arabia due to the use of fake Hajj visas or Syakhsiyah visas (visiting visas).

"The Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Jeddah has provided assistance to the 24 Indonesians who had legal problems related to the use of fake visas," the Ministry's director of the Protection of Indonesian Citizens (WNI) and Indonesian Legal Entities (PWNI and BHI), Judha Nugraha, told Tempo in a brief message on Saturday, June 1.

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2. 5 Best Culinary Cities in Asia, Including Kuala Lumpur

Travel website Time Out recently released a list of the 2024 best culinary cities in the world. The list is based on the results of a survey by thousands of people around the world about the food in their cities. The survey concerns must-visit restaurants, must-try specialties, and rating culinary delights in their city based on quality and affordability.

The result is 20 of the best culinary cities in the world. The first position is occupied by Naples, Italy, which is known as the hometown of pizza. It is followed by Johannesburg, in South Africa, and Lima in Peru.

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3. Netanyahu Says No Gaza Ceasefire Until Hamas Destroyed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, June 1, there could be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas was destroyed, casting doubt on a key part of a truce proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel itself had made.

Biden said on Friday that Israel had proposed a deal involving an initial six-week truce with a partial Israeli military withdrawal and the release of some hostages while the two sides negotiated "a permanent end to hostilities".

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