international / West Asia
Por sesgo · 2 takes across the edition
Al Jazeera · Qatar · Prabowo's rupiah breaks 18,000 as investors flee Indonesia's worst-performing currency
Ties the record low above 18,000 to the Iran-war oil spike inflating Indonesia's import bill and narrowing its trade surplus, plus investor worry over central-bank oversight. Locates the trigger in an external shock more than pure mismanagement.
“The rupiah passed 18,000 per dollar for the first time as surging oil costs and a narrowing trade surplus drove dollar demand.”
Al Jazeera · Qatar · Putin says the fuel crisis won't change the war — Ukraine's strikes say otherwise
Reports Putin conceding the strike surge is damaging Russia's economy and society while insisting it won't divide the country — and his vow to bolster air defences. A rare admission framed for a global audience.
“Putin admitted the attacks are hitting Russia's economy and society, but insisted they will not create division.”