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Three people lost their lives and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set a regional parliament building on fire, authorities reported on Saturday, as demonstrations present the first major challenge to President Prabowo Subianto’s government.

On Thursday, Azerbaijani authorities arrested a photojournalist and ordered nearly two months of pre-trial detention in connection with the Meydan TV case.

The US has started to deny and revoke visas for members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) ahead of the UN general assembly meeting in September, the state department announced on Friday.

US President Donald Trump has been trending on X (formerly Twitter) for a couple of days, but not for his usual political moves, announcement of tariffs, or off-the-cuff remarks.

The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its warning concerning radioactive shrimp and has recalled two more brands containing potentially dangerous seafood.

Former presidents are entitled to Secret Service protection for life.

Israel claims the leader of ISIS has been ’eliminated’ during a deadly airstrike in Gaza.

Finland’s air force is phasing out the use of swastikas on some of its flags, a decision largely driven by the awkwardness it creates with its Western allies.

Vice President JD Vance criticized MSNBC host Jen Psaki for her “bizarre” statement that “prayer is not freaking enough” following yet another mass shooting in the United States.

Mike Johnson says “the human heart” and not guns are responsible for mass shootings in the United States.

The Trump administration is taking steps to return hundreds of Guatemalan children currently in government custody who arrived in the United States unaccompanied, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning, who describe the effort as unprecedented in scope.

Ukraine has said it destroyed two bridges inside Russia by using a couple of cheap drones to hit stashes of mines and ammunition hidden there by Russian forces.

Israel’s military recovered the body of one hostage and the remains of another in Gaza on Friday, as it declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” ahead of a major assault.

Nearly 55 million gallons of sewage are endangering Hawaii’s coral reefs.

Horror moment F-16 jet crashes, sending flames along runway and killing pilot after loop-the-loop practising for air show

A pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.

A standoff over the firing of Susan Monarez, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has deepened, with Monarez’s lawyers claiming she will not depart unless Donald Trump himself removes her.

Nineteen people - including three children - were killed in the strike by Moscow, President Zelensky confirmed on Thursday.

Lisa Cook, the US Federal Reserve governor, is suing Donald Trump over his attempt to dismiss her for alleged mortgage fraud.

Israeli forces raided a former air-defense base in southern Syria on Wednesday during a series of airstrikes in the area – their farthest operation inside Syria since Bashar al-Assad was ousted last December.

The CEOs of Telekom Srbija and Netherlands-based United Group discussed strategies to weaken a broadcaster that has provided a platform for opposition voices amid mass protests against the Serbian government, according to a leaked audio recording.