Indonesian President Joko Widodo kicked off on Jan 29 the country's 2023 ASEAN chairmanship, with the theme of "ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth".
A suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan's city of Peshawar on Monday, killing at least 63 people and injuring at least 157 others.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel and repeated the US commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is in the ROK and Japan between Jan 29 and Feb 1 to address the alleged security threats from the DPRK and China.
