Indonesia President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed a government regulation in lieu of law, or Perppu, on Monday July 10th that will expand the power of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to disband groups that espouse ideologies contradictory to values enshrined in the state ideology, Pancasila. The Perppu, named No. 2/2017, widens the government's ability to dismantle mass organizations deemed as threats to national security and national unity, previously…

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, said on 15 July 2017 that, “Indian intelligence is operating from Afghanistan to sabotage the multi-billion dollar CPEC project... Pakistan is fully aware of the designs of hostile agencies especially RAW against the country," while addressing a passing out parade of naval cadets in Karachi. (Tribune)

Tanzanian and UK media outlets reported on jailed insurance fraudster mum (Arafa Nassib) from East Africa who, with her son Adil Kasim, conspired to plot her fake death, so her son could claim life insurance policies from Scottish Widows Insurance firm.

Talks on global trade at the Group of 20 summit proved very difficult and differences on climate change also were clear, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday, as police and protesters clashed throughout the day in the summit's host city of Hamburg.