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Indonesia, France agree to boost defence industry ties

Indonesia, France agree to boost defence industry ties

Indonesia, fresh off concluding a defence pact with Washington and an oil deal with Russia, has also agreed to boost defence industry cooperation with France, Jakarta said Wednesday after the countries' presidents met in Paris. President Prabowo Subianto was hosted by counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace Tuesday,

Trump says Iran talks may resume as Israel, Lebanon open direct track

Trump says Iran talks may resume as Israel, Lebanon open direct track

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US-Iran peace talks could resume this week, while Israel and Lebanon agreed to launch direct negotiations, signaling movement on two key fronts in efforts to ease the Middle East conflict. The parallel diplomatic openings come even as violence persisted, underscoring both the fragility

Missoula voters to get school levy ballots this week for May 5 election

Missoula voters to get school levy ballots this week for May 5 election

MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula County Public Schools announced that registered voters in Missoula will begin getting ballots this week for the May 5 school operational levy election. This will be an all-mail election and ballots are set to go out on Wednesday, April 15. Ballots sent back through USPS should

UPDATED: Jeremiah Shinn named University of Montana president

The Montana Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday morning to approve the contract for finalist candidate Jeremiah Shinn to be the University of Montana’s next president. Shinn, current interim President of Boise State University, will start at UM on July 1, according to a UM press release. “I am

Election to fill U.S. Rep. Swalwell's seat set for Aug. 18

(The Center Square) - The special election to fill the seat of U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, will take place Aug. 18, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday afternoon. Swalwell resigned Tuesday after allegations of sex abuse that also led him to quit as one of the Democratic frontrunners in

Kurt Alme: 'Daines dropout dodged Tester trouble' in Senate race

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines’ last-minute re-election withdrawal and immediate endorsement of former federal prosecutor Kurt Alme to take his place was to avoid a high-profile Democratic challenger and reduce Republicans’ risk of losing Senate control, Alme told the Chronicle on Monday. Critics say Daines withdrawing mere

Bill would protect immigrant services workers' information amid accusations of silencing journalists

(The Center Square) – A new bill introduced in the California Legislature aims to protect the private information of immigration nonprofit employees after concerns that those workers are getting threats. However, opponents say that the legislation exempts immigration records from public records law and would apply to any leftist organization that