The dream of peace in Ukraine still seems far away. This is in line with the increase in the country's military strength. It turns out that the United States has secretly sent ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) long-range missiles to Ukraine.
The Indonesian 2024 presidential election dispute is over after the Constitutional Court rejected all challenges from the presidential candidates with ballot number 1, Anies Bawedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, and ballot number 3, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD. All efforts presented by the two pairs of candidates, such as evidences that corroborate non-neutrality during the general election period until voting day were rejected by the 5 judges of the Constitutional Court.
The United States (US) on Saturday (20/4) vetoed the United Nations Security Council Resolution Draft, which demands full membership of Palestine in the UN.
The Russian-Ukrainian war has entered its 786th day on Friday (19/4/2024), but there are no signs of it ending soon. The conflict between the two countries is still ongoing with casualties on each side.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the launch of dozens of drones and missiles to Israel, around the occupied territory of Palestine on Saturday (3/4) evening. The launch was a response to Israel's attack on the Iran Consulate in Damascus, Syria on April 1.
President of the United States, Joe Biden criticized Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the conflict in Gaza, calling it a mistake. He also criticized Israel's handling of the conflict. According to President Joe Biden, Israel should call for a cessation of fighting to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Joy colors the Eid al-Fitr celebration. Every Muslim worldwide certainly feels happiness every time they celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Not only because Muslims have observed fasting and other religious observances a month before, in the month of Ramadan, but Eid al-Fitr is a long-awaited moment to meet family, relatives, and friends.
After fasting during the month of Ramadan, Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of fasting from eating and drinking, including Muslims in Indonesia. Although the celebration of Eid al-Fitr is different for those who believe in it, the main purpose of the celebration is to purify the heart like a newborn baby to the world. Fasting is not just about restraining the lust for food and drink, but also being able to control and train emotions, and thoughts from excessive desires that tend to be negative.
Peter Pellegrini won the presidential election of Slovakia on Saturday (6/4), defeating opposition-backed diplomat Ivan Korcok. Ivan Korcok admitted the defeat since the almost complete election result showed he got 47 percent of the votes while Pellegrini got 53 percent.
South Korean legislative elections will be held on April 10, 2024, to elect 300 members of parliament or the National Assembly. The election comes nearly two years after conservative President, Yoon Suk-yeol won the 2022 presidential election, defeating Democrat Lee Jae-myung by a margin of 0.73%.