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This week, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto thought he was having a confidential discussion with US President Donald Trump during Middle East peace talks in Egypt.

However, a hot-mic incident revealed Prabowo requesting Trump to organize a call with his son Eric, both of whom hold positions at the Trump organization.

It represented only one in a string of gaffes made by international figures thinking no one can hear them.

Here are five other noteworthy blunders:

Transplant Procedures and Everlasting Life

At a military parade in Beijing in early autumn, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were recorded talking about organ replacement as a approach for extending lifespan.

"Human organs can be continuously replaced. The more you extend your life, the younger you become, and it's possible to even achieve immortality," Putin's interpreter was heard saying.

Xi, who was not visible, responded in Chinese: "Experts forecast that in this century humans may reach 150 years old."

Dialogue heard between Chinese president Xi Jinping and Moscow's head Vladimir Putin

'Sea Rising at Your Door'

Former Australian border protection chief Peter Dutton faced criticism in 2015 when he joked about the plight of people in the Pacific facing rising sea levels.

Dutton was conversing with former PM Tony Abbott, who had recently come back from environmental talks with Pacific Island leaders in Port Moresby.

Observing how a meeting about refugees was running on "delayed schedule", Abbott replied: "We had a similar situation up in Port Moresby."

Dutton commented: "Time doesn't mean anything when you're about to have the ocean reaching your home."

The comments sparked outrage from regional nations and environmentalists, while the political opponents demanded Dutton to issue an apology.

Peter Dutton recorded making jokes with Tony Abbott about coastal flooding

'Prejudiced Voter'

As Labour prime minister Gordon Brown was campaigning in 2010, he faced a constituent who questioned him on migration and the economic situation.

Remaining connected to a broadcast microphone when he got into his vehicle, Brown was recorded stating: "That was a disaster – they should not have placed me with that woman. Whose idea was that? Ridiculous."

When questioned about she had said, he replied: "All topics, she was just a prejudiced person."

This incident dominated headlines for an extended period and Brown ultimately lost the election.

'I Cannot Bear Netanyahu. He's a Liar.'

Ex-American leader Barack Obama was in conversation at the international conference in Cannes in 2011 with France's leader Nicolas Sarkozy when their remarks about Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu were captured by a active recording device.

Sarkozy stated: "I can't stand Netanyahu. He's a liar."

Per a version from a translator cited by Reuters, Obama responded: "You've had enough but I must work with him frequently than you."

'Total ***hole'

A vintage recording incident from then US presidential candidate George W. Bush happened as he made a negative comment about a reporter from The New York Times.

The GOP candidate was unaware that a recording device was active when he leaned over to Dick Cheney at a political event and said, "There's Adam Clymer, major league asshole from the New York Times."

Cheney responded: "Oh yeah, that's true, big time."

Bush at a political gathering in 2000