Qatar's success in holding the 2022 World Cup was still in the spotlight of international news on Monday (19/12).
The visit of the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Yogyakarta and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology for slavery 250 years ago to Indonesia and several other countries also caught the attention of global news yesterday.
Here's an international news flash:
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte officially apologized for the involvement of the Netherlands for 250 years in slavery, Monday (19/12). He called it a "crime against humanity".
The apology comes nearly 150 years after the end of slavery in the European country's overseas colonies, including Suriname and islands such as Curacao and Aruba in the Caribbean, and Indonesia.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani drew attention after giving Argentina striker, Lionel Messi, the bisht robe when he won the 2022 World Cup, Sunday (18/12) evening local time.
The supreme leader of Qatar also showed off his country's success in hosting the world ball party.
In addition, he said hosting the World Cup provided an opportunity to introduce Qatar's culture and values as an Islamic country.
The son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, namely Necmettin Bilal Erdogan visited a number of campuses in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY).
Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan himself today, Monday (19/12) also visited UGM and participated in the agenda for commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the campus.
"He came here because he wanted to expand cooperation with Indonesia," said UGM Chancellor Ova Emilia, Monday (19/12).
A Russian official acknowledged that his country's troops had been weakened on the battlefield in Ukraine. Russia currently can only survive by monitoring Ukraine's weapons, most of which are donated by the US.
Member of the Russian parliament (Duma) and former military general, Andrei Gurulyov, said that currently the Russian army is in defensive mode facing resistance from Ukrainian troops who continue to receive sophisticated weapons supplies from the West.
Gurulyov lamented that Russia's current military strategy can only be wary of every weapon supplied by the West to Ukraine, not devising a forward strategy to counter it.