Early results from Indonesia’s election on Wednesday showed President Joko Widodo securing a comfortable lead over ex-general Prabowo Subianto.
Official results are not expected until May, but the so-called "quick counts" showed that Subianto was more than 10 percentage points behind Widodo.
Prabowo's campaign spokesman said the numbers based on 50 per cent of votes was not enough.
Six US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq
All six crew members aboard a US military refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the US military said on Friday.
Two people killed in Oman after drones fall on Sohar province
Two people have died after two drones crashed into Oman's Sohar province, the state media confirmed on Friday.
Afghanistan's Taliban say Pakistani air strikes kill six, wound 12
Pakistan bombed the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Afghanistan's airport of Kandahar, the ruling Taliban said on Friday.
Israel strikes bridge over Litani River in Lebanon
The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday, in what appeared to be the first time in the current campaign against Hezbollah that it acknowledged attacking civilian infrastructure.
US carrying out rescue effort after losing aircraft in Iraq
A US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident US Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire.
One French soldier killed, 6 injured in Iraq after drone attack
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday has condemned an attack in northern Iraq that killed one officer and wounded several soldiers in the Erbil region.
Suspect shot dead after crashing truck into Detroit-area synagogue
A male suspect was killed in a confrontation with security personnel after crashing his truck through the doors and into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday, with no one else reported seriously injured in the incident, authorities said.
Australia releases petrol and diesel from emergency reserves
Australia has announced on Friday that it would release petrol and diesel from its domestic reserves to help counter disruptions to the fuel supply chain from the Iran war and ease shortages in many regional parts of the country.
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