Australia Apologizes for Navy Incursion in Indonesian Waters

Australia's government has acknowledged its navy breached Indonesian territorial sovereignty as part of its controversial policy to stop boats carrying asylum seekers. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said the incursions were “inadvertent,” but they could nonetheless further enflame tensions with Indonesia. Australia has apologized to its northern neighbor after its navy entered Indonesian territorial waters several times without permission. Canberra will not say what its...

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