Nearly 200 Rohingya stranded on Indonesia beach: AFP

Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, were stranded on a beach in western Indonesia after local authorities refused to accept them. The refugees arrived by boat, joining the largest influx of Rohingya since 2015. The Rohingya, who faced a crackdown by Myanmar's military in 2017, have fled to Bangladesh and attempted dangerous sea journeys to Malaysia or Indonesia. The local government in Aceh province, where the boat landed, refused to provide the refugees with basic needs.