Trump’s Asia return and East Timor’s entry take spotlight in landmark ASEAN summit
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From left to right, Lao's Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Singapore's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chu, Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, unidentified Brunei's representative, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)From left, Singapore's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chu, Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro and unidentified Brunei's representative leave after a group photo during ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, center in the background, delivers a speech during the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, right, shakes hands with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn as they arrive to attend the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, left, and East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, center, speak with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn during the ASEAN foreign ministers/ meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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From left to right, Lao's Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Singapore's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chu, Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, unidentified Brunei's representative, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
