Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, the health ministry said on Saturday.
Neighbouring Singapore reported its first case of monkeypox last month and had confirmed 15 as of August 5.
Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Thailand have also confirmed cases.
The World Health Organisation has declared a global health emergency, with more than 40,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox, including a handful of deaths, in over 80 countries where the virus is not endemic.
US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Hegseth
Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarising Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan back in jail after medical treatment, sources say
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken to hospital in Islamabad late on Tuesday for medical treatment and returned to prison, sources said.
9 seriously injured in South Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicles
A public bus crashed into multiple vehicles in the Bundang district of South Korea on Wednesday, leaving 9 people seriously injured and 48 with minor injuries, according to the fire agency.
Congo's Ebola cases surpass 11,000, government data show
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 11,000, according to government data.
Israel's parliament sworn in as Eisenkot tries to forge a government
Israel's parliament was sworn in on Tuesday without a new government, after a deadlocked general election stripped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his parliamentary majority but left his main rivals with no clear path to power.
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