Tens of millions of Indonesians head to the polls Wednesday to vote for a new president.
The single-day election will see incumbent President Joko Widodo pitted against longtime rival and former army general Prabowo Subianto.
The polling is scheduled to close at 06:00 GMT and a series of "quick counts" are expected to give preliminary results within hours.
The final result will be announced by the election commission in May.
Activist aid ship hit by drones on way to Gaza, NGO says
A ship with humanitarian aid and activists for Gaza was bombed by drones while in international waters off Malta early on Friday, its organisers said, and the Maltese government said after a rescue operation that everyone on board was safe.
Russian drone attack injures 29 in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia
A Russian drone attack late on Thursday set buildings ablaze in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, injuring 29 people, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Israel hits target near Syrian presidential palace
Israel attacked a target near the presidential palace in the Syrian capital Damascus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early on Friday, reiterating his vow to protect members of the Druze community.
South Korea presidential race rocked by court ruling, resignations
South Korea's top court cast doubt on Thursday on frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's eligibility to run for the presidency, while the resignations of the prime minister and finance minister shook the interim government in place since December's martial law.
Trump ousts White House national security adviser Waltz
US President Donald Trump ousted his national security adviser Mike Waltz on Thursday and named Secretary of State Marco Rubio as his interim replacement in the first major shakeup of Trump's inner circle since he took office in January.
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the US to boost economic and technology ties including AI.
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