Today's Top 3 News: Malaysia Offers Indonesia Help to Combat Forest Fires - Tempo.co English
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Here are the highlights: Prabowo: Malaysia Offers Assistance in Response to Kalimantan Forest Fires; Asteroid Carves 'Once-in-a-Century' Moon Crater, NASA Finds; and Iran: Hormuz Strait Won't Reopen Until Trump, Netanyahu Are Removed.
1. Prabowo: Malaysia Offers Assistance in Response to Kalimantan Forest Fires
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received a visit from Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his entourage at his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, today. Prabowo was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono, State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi, and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.
Prabowo referred to Ahmad Zahid as an old friend. During their meeting, they discussed the issue of forest fires. "Malaysia offers help and wants to assist us in overcoming forest fires in Kalimantan," Prabowo said in a video statement on Friday, September 18, 2026. Read more about Malaysia's offer here.
2. Asteroid Carves 'Once-in-a-Century' Moon Crater, NASA Finds
Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have discovered a massive newly formed crater on the Moon, which is the largest new impact feature identified in the solar system to date.
The feature, officially named McGetchin crater in honor of late lunar scientist Tom McGetchin, spans 728 feet (222 meters) in width and reaches a depth of 141 feet (43 meters). According to findings published by NASA on September 16, 2026, in the journal Science Advances, an impact of this scale is estimated to occur on the lunar surface only once every 100 to 132 years.
What does this discovery mean for future lunar missions? Read here.
3. Iran: Hormuz Strait Won't Reopen Until Trump, Netanyahu Are Removed
Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are removed from power, a political adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Thursday, September 17, as reported by WANA News Agency.
Mohammad-Bagher Zolghadr made the statement in a message marking what he described as 200 consecutive days of public resistance in Iran. He said the country's stance over the strategic waterway was part of its response to those responsible for the conflict.
“Iranian fighters will not open the Strait of Hormuz until the criminal Donald Trump and the butcher Benjamin Netanyahu are removed from power,” Zolghadr said, according to Al Mayadeen, as quoted by The Palestine Chronicle. Read the complete statement here.
