Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day celebration was enlivened by colorful traditional costumes at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin attended in Batak attire, saying he chose it because of his wife’s heritage.

The Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir is pleased to announce to its followers and visitors to the Central Media Office sites of the resumption of the issuance of Al Raya, which was issued by Hizb ut Tahrir in 1954. It trembled the dark oppressive rulers in their slumbers and conspired to abolish the weekly publication. Now by the Permission of Allah, Hizb ut Tahrir has resumed the issuance…

The U.S. State Department this week released a dumbed-down edition of its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, covering 2024, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups and former officials. Axios reported on Aug. 13, 2025, that Amnesty International said, “We have criticized past reports when warranted, but have never seen reports quite like this.”

The “Israeli” newspaper Jerusalem Post, citing an informed source, revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump’s conversation with “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a ceasefire with Iran was tense....