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(27 May 2025)

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 27 May 2025

1. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim walking up to stage

2. Signage reading (English) "ASEAN MALAYSIA 2025"

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Prime Minister

“Well, he (Sultan of Brunie Hassanal Bolkiah) is feeling a bit tired, so he is just resting at the IJN (National Heart Institute).”

4. Anwar and Malaysian officials on stage

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Prime Minister:

“What is ASEAN’s position? It is centrality. What is the focus? Welfare, wellbeing of our people, economic relations, trade, investments, so if it means working with the Chinese, yes we will do. With the United States? Yes, we have to because as you know, Malaysia in particular, is considered to have become the hub for semi-conductor, and over 60 percent of our exports is to the United States. It makes a lot of sense to continue to engage and have a reasonably good relations.”

6. Anwar leaving

7. Various exteriors of hospital where the Sultan of Brunei is

STORYLINE:

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a tripartite summit Tuesday with China and six Persian Gulf countries in efforts to expand economic engagement as they grapple with U.S. tariff hikes.

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world's wealthiest men and longest-reigning current monarch, was missing from the three-party summit.

He attended ASEAN summits on Monday and the ASEAN-GCC meeting earlier Tuesday.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told reporters that the sultan, 78, was hospitalized due to fatigue.

“He is feeling a little tired, so he’s just resting" at the National Heart Institute, Anwar said. Brunei officials couldn't immediately be reached for details.

Malaysia is the current chair of ASEAN, which also includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The GCC comprises the oil-producing nations of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The ASEAN, the GCC and China collectively has a combined GDP of nearly $25 trillion and a market of over 2 billion people, offering vast opportunities to synergize their markets and promote cross-regional investment, he said.

ASEAN has maintained a policy of neutrality, engaging both Beijing and the United States, but U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of sweeping tariffs came as a blow. Six of the bloc's members were among the worst hit, with tariffs between 32% and 49%.

Addressing the summit, Anwar said that ASEAN's focus remains "welfare, wellbeing of our people, economic relations, trade, investments."

"So if it means working with the Chinese, yes we will do. With the United States? Yes," he said.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said China will work with GCC and ASEAN to bolster economic cooperation. China is ASEAN’s top trading partner, and has sought to present itself as a reliable ally to the region during a trade war with the U.S.

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(27 May 2025)

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Moscow, Russia - 27 May 2025

1. Various of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arriving for meeting

2. Mid of meeting

3. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister:

"As (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin said yesterday, we appreciate the opportunities that the Turkish Republic provided once again for another stage of the direct negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations."

4. Mid of media

5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hakan Fidan, Turkish Foreign Minister: ++TRANSLATION PROVIDED FROM SOURCE++

"Russia's choice of Istanbul as a platform for the direct negotiations with Ukraine allows us to say that they attach great importance to our relations."

6. Wide of meeting

7. Mid of media

8. Lavrov and Fidan entering for news conference

9. Mid of Lavrov and Fidan during news conference

10. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister:

"If the United States wanted to convey something to us, they would know how to do it without stooping to the humiliating form of spreading rumours. And as for the head of the Russian negotiating team, Mr. Medinsky, if anyone still doubts, he is appointed by the President of the Russian Federation Putin, and not the leader or representative of any other state."

11. Mid of media

12. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister:

"When he (U.S. President, Donald Trump) sees that a group of European representatives have started sabotaging his efforts, pushing Ukraine to completely reckless actions, including drone attacks on Moscow and our other cities and attacks on the helicopter of the President of the Russian Federation, of course, he might show certain emotions."

13. Close of media

14. Lavrov and Fidan shaking hands and leaving

STORYLINE:

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, on Tuesday denied reports in the U.S. that claimed the White House had asked Moscow to replace the lead negotiator in the talks to bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine.

“If the United States wanted to convey something to us, they know how to do it without stooping to rumours,” Lavrov said a he stood besides Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

who was continuing his visit to Moscow.

“As for the head of the Russian negotiating team, Mr. (Vladimir) Medinsky, he is appointed by Russian President (Vladimir) Putin, and not by the leader or representative of any other state," Lavrov added.

During a meeting with Fidan, Lavrov also said that Russia appreciated Turkey for providing a staging ground on which to host the next round of talks.

Fidan confirmed Turkey would be willing to host new peace talks.

When asked about the change of the tone by the U.S. President towards Russia, Lavrov said that Donald Trump "might show certain emotions" as a result of Ukraine's "reckless actions" such as attacks on Russian cities.

Over the weekend, Trump made it clear he is losing patience with Putin, leveling some of his sharpest criticism at the Russian leader as Moscow pounded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles.

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(27 May 2025)

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Paris - 19 May 2025

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Russell Mael, recording artist, Sparks:

"It just seems like that it's the end of creativity so we're - you know, if it's AI being used for medical advances or things like that, then it's being done for a good purpose but when it's just being done out of laziness, that you want a fast way to become creative and produce something creative by essentially stealing from artists then it's, there's no question that it's not good. And sadly, all of those big corporations like Google and you know, they're all, you know, siding up with Trump and everything too, just that no-one has any principles at those companies. You know, money now is more important than having any principles."

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(27 May 2025)

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Beijing - 27 May 2025

1. Wide of news conference

2. Wide of reporters

3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:

“The relevant Chinese company (Landbridge Group) obtained the lease of the Port of Darwin through market-based means, and its legitimate rights and interests should be fully protected.”

4. Reporters

5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:

“A few countries spread the so-called China debt trap narrative while ignoring the fact that multilateral financial institutions and commercial creditors from developed countries are the main creditors and sources of debt pressure for developing countries. Lies cannot cover up the truth, and fairness lives in people’s hearts.”

6. Reporters

7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:

“China has never provided lethal weapons to any party in the conflict and strictly controls dual-use items. Ukraine is well aware of this. China firmly opposes groundless accusations and political manipulation.”

8. Reporters

9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:

“According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Okinotorishima is a reef, not an island, and therefore not entitled to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or continental shelf. Japan’s claim of an EEZ based on Okinotorishima violates international law. The Chinese research vessel was exercising freedom of the high seas in that area, and Japan has no right to interfere.”

10. Various of news conference

STORYLINE:

China on Tuesday called for the protection of a Chinese company’s “legitimate rights and interests” following reports that a U.S. private equity firm is interested in purchasing the lease of Australia's strategically important Port of Darwin from China’s Landbridge Group.

New York-based Cerberus Capital Management, an investment firm linked to the Trump administration, has expressed intent to acquire the 99-year lease of the port at a price slightly above the 506 million Australian dollars ($328 million) paid by the Chinese company in 2015, Australian media reported.

“The relevant Chinese company obtained the lease of the Port of Darwin through market-based means, and its legitimate rights and interests should be fully protected,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said when asked about the report at a daily news briefing.

Earlier last month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia planned to regain control of the port, which serves as a base for rotating U.S. Marines.

The U.S. has long voiced concerns that Chinese port access in Darwin would enhance intelligence gathering on nearby U.S. and Australian military forces.

Separately, Mao refuted a report by Australia's Lowy Institute suggesting that developing countries face heightened financial strain due to record-high debt repayments to China this year.

Mao maintained that China’s financial cooperation with developing countries was conducted in strict accordance with market rules and the principle of debt sustainability.

“A few countries spread the so-called China debt trap narrative while ignoring the fact that multilateral financial institutions and commercial creditors from developed countries are the main creditors and sources of debt pressure for developing countries,” she argued.

“Ukraine is well aware of this. China firmly opposes groundless accusations and political manipulation,” she added.

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Sterling, Virginia - 14 May 2025

1. Zoom in on hijacked droned landing in some grass

2. Mid of D-FEND Solutions senior manager Themis Tzamarias pointing to screens as part of a drone takeover demonstration

3. Close of screen showing D-Fend Solutions' drone takeover software displaying data on a drone it can take over

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4. UPSOUND (English) Themis Tzamarias, D-FEND Solutions senior manager:

"Again, I'll just recap this. You get a picture in our system, so the operator gets an idea of what the drone should look like. Oh, cool. And it'll give you the serial number, the speed, the heading, what protocol it's using. So the drones use different communication methods."

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Themis Tzamarias, D-FEND Solutions senior manager:

"Now, predominantly what you'll normally see is nefarious actors flying 4, 5, or 6 different drones from different locations, with different pilots. And that's where we're good at that to. And the system is able to determine which drone, if it's in automatic mode, it will determine which drone to take over first, even though one might be closer. The system will realize this type of drone is quicker to take over. And it will do this one first and its sequentially and it takes over the other. Or you can do it in manual mode and you can just hit takeover, takeover, takeover, takeover. And it does it in sequential order. Either way it's very rapid. Yeah. Typically, the drone takeover takes anywhere from a couple of seconds to maybe half a minute or 1 minute, depending on the complexity of the drone. But typically, it's in the seconds."

6. Various of Tzamarias pointing to screens as a team demonstration of drone takeover technology

++CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS SHOT++

7. UPSOUND (English) Themis Tzamarias, D-FEND Solutions senior manager:

"We're in the detection area only. As you can see, the drone is -- we're tracking the drone and we're tracking where the pilot is and the way it's flying. So we detected them, you heard the beeps. Now it's in the protected area. We got takeover capability, so I'm going to do takeover. And what you're noticing now is our system is taking over. (Radio: We lost connection.) Copy that. So over there you'll notice the pilot lost connection again and he goes to a blank screen. And over here now the drone has gone and it should, if everything goes good head over and land safely."

8. Various of hijacked drone landing safely in some grass

9. Mid of D-FEND technician inspecting a hijacked drone

10. D-FEND solutions anti-drone transmitter technology

11. Close of screen showing different types of drones the software has detected

12. Mid of Tzamarias speaking on a two-way radio

13. Various of screen displaying moving drone icons on a map of the protected airspace

STORYLINE:

Drones have harassed airports and bedeviled local police. They've trespassed over nuclear plants and prisons. On the battlefield they can kill.

But aside from shooting the devices down, which may create further danger, there's not much anyone can do to stop drones when they pose a threat or wander where they're not welcome.

That's beginning to change. Cheap and easily modified, unmanned aerial vehicles have become a part of daily life — and a useful tool for intelligence gathering, sabotage, surveillance or even terrorism. Concerns about their misuse has spurred a technological scramble for ways to stop the devices in mid air.

Federal law currently restricts how local and state police departments can use most anti-drone systems.

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(27 May 2025)

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Moscow - 27 May 2025

1. Wide of Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s Foreign Minister, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at news conference

2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s foreign minister:

"We also hope that the negotiations swiftly lead to a ceasefire, followed by lasting peace."

3. Wide of press

4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s foreign minister:

"We emphasized that we are always ready to host negotiations. We see this as a duty, not just for our region, but for global peace."

5. Wide of conference

6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s foreign minister:

"We have conveyed our request for the upcoming negotiations to take place in Turkey and assured them that we are ready to contribute in every way."

7. Fidan and Lavrov shaking hands and leaving conference

STORYLINE:

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday his country was ready to host a future round of talks between Ukraine and Russia, expressing hope that negotiations will "swiftly lead to a ceasefire, followed by lasting peace."

"We emphasized that we are always ready to host negotiations. We see this as a duty, not just for our region, but for global peace," Fidan told reporters at a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart.

"We have conveyed our request for the upcoming negotiations to take place in Turkey and assured them that we are ready to contribute in every way," he said.

Fidan is on a two-day visit to Moscow and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

Earlier this month, delegations from Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul for the first time since 2022.

The Istanbul meeting revealed that both sides remained far apart on key conditions for ending the fighting. One such condition for Ukraine, backed by its Western allies, is a temporary ceasefire as a first step toward a peaceful settlement.

European leaders have accused Putin of dragging his feet in peace efforts while he tries to press his larger army’s battlefield initiative and capture more Ukrainian land.

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New York - 10 January 2025

1. SKETCH Donald Trump and his lawyer Todd Blanche on a screen in court

2. SKETCH Donald Trump on screen in court

3. SKETCH Assistant DA Joshua Steinglass in court with screen with Blanche and Trump on it

4. SKETCH Judge Juan Merchan on bench, Trump and Blanche on screen

STORYLINE:

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment at all in his hush money case, an outcome that cements his historic conviction while letting him return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.

With Trump appearing by video from his Florida estate, the sentence quietly capped an extraordinary trial rife with moments unthinkable in the U.S. only a few years ago.

It was the first criminal prosecution of a former U.S. president and major presidential candidate. The New York case became the only one of Trump’s four criminal indictments that has gone to trial and possibly the only one that ever will. And the sentencing came 10 days before his inauguration for his second term.

In roughly six minutes of remarks to the court, a calm but insistent Trump called the case “a weaponization of government” and “an embarrassment to New York.” He maintained that he did not commit any crime.

Steven Wasserman of John Jay College of Criminal Justice said the sentencing was very "ordinary" and said he isn't sure the verdict will hold up on appeal.

"I'm not convinced that this conviction will stand up on appeal. I'm really it's pretty clear that he committed a misdemeanor and falsifying the business record. But it is really far from clear that he was trying to conceal some additional crime. You know, paying hush money in and of itself is not a criminal act. So, I mean, I think he has a viable appeal that this may be set aside," said Wasserman.

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(27 May 2025)

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Kuala Lumpur - 27 May 2025

1. Various of leaders attending ASEAN-GCC-China Summit posing for photos

2. Wide of summit

3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Li Qiang, Chinese Premier: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++

“Through closer communication and cooperation among our three parties, we can achieve an organic integration of resources, manufacturing, and markets, creating a vibrant economic circle and growth system. This brings great significance not only for our respective economy, but also for peace and development in Asia and the world at large.”

4. Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, speaking

5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Li Qiang, Chinese Premier: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++

“The development paths of our countries are not identical, but I believe that these differences are not obstacles to cooperation. Rather, they are opportunities for complementary strengths. China is willing to deepen the alignment of development strategies with ASEAN and the GCC based on mutual respect and equality, strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination, and enhance collaboration in industrial division of labor. We should strive to turn our respective strengths into shared advantages, while also helping each other address the new challenges that arise in the course of development.”

6. Wide of summit

STORYLINE:

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday said three-way cooperation between China, Persian Gulf countries and Southeast Asian nations would benefit all sides, contributing to economic development and peace in the region.

He made the comments during a summit between China, ASEAN, and GCC countries which aims to expand economic engagement and bolster resilience between nations as they grapple with a volatile global trading system due to U.S. tariff hikes.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, in his opening remarks, said the inaugural summit in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur would open up a new chapter of dialogue and cooperation.

The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the GCC and China collectively has a combined GDP of nearly $25 billion and a market of over 2 billion people, offering vast opportunities to synergize their markets and promote cross-regional investment, he said.

China is ASEAN's top trading partner, and has sought to present itself as a reliable ally to the region amid its rivalry with the U.S..

The GCC supplies over a third of China's crude oil imports.

“The development paths of our countries are not identical, but I believe that these differences are not obstacles to cooperation. Rather, they are opportunities for complementary strengths,” Li said.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 27 May 2025

1. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam heading to podium

2. Wide of audience

3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nawaf Salam, Lebanese prime minister:

“I come to you from Lebanon and my country today is emerging from the rubble of its crises. My country, which is exhausted by divisions, wars and guardianships - has decided to restore itself, to regain its word and to regain its state. Our project is based on the interdependence of reform and sovereignty, which requires the exclusivity of weapons. That is, we should be free from the duality of arms that led to the duality of decision-making and subsequently, to the loss of the national state project. Our vision for Lebanon is not a fantasy, but a realistic project. We want a state of law and institutions rather than a state of quotas and clientelism. A sovereign state, not one that is subject to dependence. A state that takes decisions, not an arena for conflict. We want a Lebanon that has its own decision in peace and war.”

4. Mid of journalists

5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nawaf Salam, Lebanese Prime minister:

“But let me mention here that we are working to implement all our international obligations, especially the (United Nations) Security Council Resolution 1701 and we commit to the cessation of hostilities. We are still facing occupation of our land and daily Israeli violations of our sovereignty.”

6. Close of photographer

7. Wide of audience applauding

STORYLINE:

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday during an address in Dubai that his country was "emerging from the rubble of its crises."

Speaking at the Arab Media Summit, Salam emphasized that there is a need for Lebanon to "regain its state" after enduring wars and guardianships.

"We should be free from the duality of arms that led to the duality of decision-making," he said.

There has been increasing pressure for the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah to disarm.

Hezbollah is severely weakened after a war with Israel in which much of its top leadership was killed, and after losing a key ally with the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a conduit for Iran to send arms.

Israel and the U.S. are pushing for swift disarmament, but when and how it will happen - if it does - is contested.

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has said he is committed to bringing all arms in the country under state control, but that it will happen through discussions around a national security plan and not through force.

Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that ended the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war, Israeli forces were supposed to withdraw from all Lebanese territory by late January while Hezbollah had to end its armed presence south of the Litani River along the border with Israel.

Salam said his country is committed to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which is at the heart of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire and to cessation of hostilities.

"We are still facing occupation of our land and daily Israeli violations of our sovereignty," Salam said.

Lebanese officials say that the Israeli presence violates the ceasefire agreement in November, under which Israel and Hezbollah were supposed to withdraw their forces from southern Lebanon, with the Lebanese army taking control alongside U.N. peacekeepers.

Hezbollah’s stance that it will not discuss giving up its armed wing before Israel withdraws from five key border points in southern Lebanon appears likely to drag out the process.

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Bali, Indonesia - 27 May 2025

1. Various of British citizen, Thomas Parker (wearing sunglasses), walking into court with other defendants in handcuffs

2. Officer removing handcuffs from Parker

3. Suarta giving verdict UPSOUND Wayan Suarta, presiding judge (Indonesian): "(The court) declares that the defendant, Thomas Parker, has been legally and convincingly proven guilty of failing to report a drug crime."

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4. Suarta giving sentence UPSOUND Wayan Suarta, presiding judge (Indonesian): "(The court) sentences the defendant to 10 months in prison."

5. Parker and translator standing and discussing verdict with legal team

STORYLINE:

A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali sentenced a British man to 10 months in jail on Tuesday for drug offenses after a charge that could carry the death penalty was dropped.

Thomas Parker, from Cumbria in northwest England, was arrested January 21 at a villa near Kuta beach, a popular tourist spot, after he allegedly collected a package containing drugs from a motorcycle taxi driver on a nearby street.

Police officers said Parker was “acting suspiciously” while he collected the package, according to the court document.

He allegedly discarded it in a panic and fled when police approached him. He was traced back to the villa where he was staying and arrested.

A lab test confirmed the package contained slightly over a kilogram (2.326 pounds) of MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, the document said.

During the police investigation, the 32-year-old electrician was able to prove that he did not order the package.

It was sent by a drug dealer friend, identified only as Nicky, whom Parker had known for around two years and spoke to regularly through the Telegram messaging app.

Parker was told someone would pick it up shortly from him, and he was not promised money or anything else by Nicky in return.

Police reduced the initial charge of drug trafficking, which carries a possible death sentence, to the less serious offense of hiding information from authorities after investigators determined that the package was not directly linked to him.

During the trial, which began last month at the Denpasar District Court, Parker told the court he initially refused to collect the package but agreed to do it after Nicky assured him the package was safe and would not put him in danger.

Prosecutors on May 6 sought a one-year prison term for Parker, but the judges said they reduced the penalty because Parker regretted his acts, had not been previously convicted and promised to reform.

Parker sat silently as a panel of three judges at Denpasar District Court handed down the punishment.

The judges also ordered the time he has already served since he was arrested to be deducted from his sentence, meaning he will be free in several months.

After the judges read the sentence, Parker said that he accepted the verdict and will not appeal. Prosecutors must decide whether to accept it within a week.

Indonesia has very strict drug laws and convicted traffickers can be executed by a firing squad.

About 530 people are on death row in Indonesia, mostly for drug-related crimes, including 96 foreigners, Ministry of Immigration and Corrections’ data showed. Indonesia’s last executions, of an Indonesian and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.

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