JAKARTA -- The composite index of the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) set a new record high on Thursday.
During intraday trading, the index climbed to an all-time high of 7,973.98 points. It eventually closed at 7,931.25, up 38.34 points, or 0.49 percent, from the previous day, marking the highest closing level in history. (Indonesia-Stock Market)
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NEW DELHI -- At least 38 people were killed and 62 others injured Thursday after a massive cloudburst hit Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.
The cloudburst hit Chositi village of Kishtwar district, about 290 km southeast of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. According to officials, the massive cloudburst caused a flash flood, leading to widespread damage in the village. The flash flood washed away several structures, including a community kitchen, shops and a security outpost. (India-Indian Controlled Kashmir-Cloudburst)
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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold one-on-one talks with U.S. President Donald Trump before the meeting of delegations from both countries, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said Thursday.
The talks will center on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis and "the most pressing international and regional issues," Ushakov said. The talks are scheduled at 11:30 local time (1930 GMT) in the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage, the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska. (Russia-US-Talks)
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MELBOURNE -- The Australia-China Economic Trade and Investment Expo (ACETIE) 2025 opened here on Thursday, focusing on new-quality productive forces and aiming to create new business opportunities through exhibitions and exchanges.
While delivering a speech at the event, Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said that the economic structures of China and Australia are highly complementary, and mutually-beneficial cooperation is the defining feature of the relations between the two countries. (Australia-China-Expo)
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CANBERRA -- Electric vehicle sales in Australia rose by over 60 percent to a record high in the second quarter of 2025, according to official data.
In a report published on Thursday, the peak motoring NGO, the Australian Automobile Association (AAA), revealed that Australians purchased 29,244 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the three months between April and June. It marks an increase of 63.3 percent from the 17,901 new BEV sales registered in the preceding quarter and a new record-high for quarterly sales, surpassing the previous record of 25,696 sales in the second quarter of 2023. (Australia-EV Sales)
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SEOUL -- Kim Keon-hee, wife of South Korea's former ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol, on Thursday arrived at a special counsel's office to be questioned over corruption allegations involving the presidential couple.
A prison van carrying Kim arrived at the office in central Seoul at around 9:53 a.m. local time (0053 GMT) from the Seoul Southern Detention Center in southwestern Seoul, a live broadcast showed. Kim has been detained since a Seoul court issued a detention warrant against her on Tuesday night. (South Korea-Former President-Wife) ■
