Today's Top 3 News: Israel-Hamas Agree on Four-day Ceasefire, Police Name KPK Leader Firli Bahuri Suspect in Extortion Case
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23 November 2023 18:26 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Three popular news compiled by Tempo English on Thursday, November 23, are Israel-Hamas Agree on Four-day Ceasefire, Police Name KPK Leader Firli Bahuri Suspect in Extortion Case Against Syahrul Yasin Limpo, and Indonesia Ratifies Nuclear Weapon Prohibition Bill.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Israel-Hamas Agree on Four-day Ceasefire, 50 Hostages to Go Free
Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to let in aid and release at least 50 hostages captured by militants in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel.
The first truce in a brutal nearly seven-week-old aggression, reached after mediation by Qatar, was hailed around the world as a sign of progress that could ease the suffering of Gaza's civilians and bring more Israeli hostages home.
2. Police Name KPK Leader Firli Bahuri Suspect in Extortion Case Against Syahrul Yasin Limpo
Jakarta Metro Police on Wednesday, Nov. 22, named the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Firli Bahuri as a suspect in the extortion case against former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo.
“FB (Firli Bahuri) as the KPK chairman is named as a suspect in the alleged corruption case after finding enough evidence,” The Jakarta Police’s director for special crime directorate, Sr. Comr. Ade Safri Simanjuntak said at the Jakarta Police headquarters on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
The investigation began in August 2023 when a report of the alleged extortion was filed. The police elevated the case to a further investigation in October of the same year.
3. Indonesia Ratifies Nuclear Weapon Prohibition Bill
Indonesia has ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Bill during a Plenary Meeting of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi hoped that other countries will follow Indonesia's steps soon.
"I hope that more countries will ratify the TPNW to put pressure on nuclear-possessing countries and also to create strong anti-nuclear weapons norms," Retno said to media on Tuesday.
According to the minister, this ratification is a concrete result of mutual efforts between the government and parliament to maintain international peace.
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