Today's Top 3 News: Al-Azhar Grand Imam Commends Indonesia's Unwavering Support for Palestine
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10 July 2024 21:20 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Here are the highlights: Al-Azhar Grand Imam Commends Indonesia's Unwavering Support for Palestine, South Jakarta Court Orders Eviction of PKBI Headquarters After 55 Years, and Japan Must Strengthen NATO Ties to Safeguard Global Peace, PM Says.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Al-Azhar Grand Imam Commends Indonesia's Unwavering Support for Palestine
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif University, Ahmad Muhammad Ahmed Al Tayeb, commended Indonesia's unwavering support for peace and the end of Israeli aggression in Palestine's Gaza.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi spoke about Al-Tayeb praising Indonesia after accompanying President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on his meeting with the prominent Sunni Muslim scholar at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
2. South Jakarta Court Orders Eviction of PKBI Headquarters After 55 Years
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Early today, approximately 100 Satpol PP (municipal police) personnel, supported by dozens of police and military officers, conducted an eviction at the PKBI (Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia) office in South Jakarta.
The eviction, mandated by the City Government of South Jakarta and the Indonesian Ministry of Health, targeted land that PKBI has occupied since 1970, based on DKI Governor Decree No.207/2016. Despite a Supreme Court ruling deeming the eviction non-executable, PKBI's belongings were forcibly removed by authorities.
3. Japan Must Strengthen NATO Ties to Safeguard Global Peace, PM Says
TEMPO.CO, Tokyo - Russia's deepening military cooperation with North Korea has underlined the need for Japan to forge closer ties with NATO as regional security threats become increasingly intertwined, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Reuters.
In written remarks ahead of his attendance at a NATO summit in Washington DC this week, Kishida also signaled concern over Beijing's alleged role in aiding Moscow's two-year-old war in Ukraine, although he did not name China.
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