Fire kills three people in Indonesia after protesters torch council buildings
Cities in Indonesia rocked by protests after motorcycle taxi driver run over by police tactical vehicle
Sat 30 Aug 2025 14.15 BST
Protesters have torched parliamentary buildings in three further Indonesian provinces, a day after at least three people were killed by a fire started by demonstrators at a council building in the city of Makassar.
Protests erupted across Indonesia after footage spread showing a motorcycle taxi driver being run over and killed by a police vehicle on Thursday night during earlier demonstrations over low wages for workers and perks for lawmakers.
Leading political figure shot dead in Ukraine
A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protest movements in 2004 and 2014 was shot dead on Saturday in western Ukraine, officials said.
Andriy Parubiy, 54, who also previously served as secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, was killed in the city of Lviv.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned it as a "horrific murder" and said "all necessary forces and means" would be used in the investigation.
Prosecutors have opened a murder probe and said police were still searching for the shooter but have not mentioned possible motives at this stage.
Japan to deploy long-range missiles as part of China strategy
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 30, 2025 at 15:44 JST
The Defense Ministry announced plans to deploy long-range stand-off missiles to a military base in southern Japan toward the close of the fiscal year as part of its counterstrike capability.
The missiles are said to be capable of striking enemy forces from outside the range of their radar systems and missiles. They can be launched from land-based sites and vehicles as well as ships and destroyers
‘Our story’: A day in the life of a handwritten newspaper in Bangladesh
Hasan and his team of reporters juggle day jobs as labourers and seamstresses to report on their remote coastal community.
An ordinary day for Andharmanik, a small community newspaper, begins in a crowded fish market.
Walking down the steps from the road to the fish landing point in Mohipur, a town in the district of Patuakhali bordering the Bay of Bengal, the smell of salt and fish hangs heavy in the air. Next to the main landing platform, colourful fishing boats, painted in faded reds, blues and greens, are moored.
US comedian says he was told to remove mentions of Palestine and Israel for Singapore show
Officials say Sammy Obeid’s permit was rejected due a late application submission and ‘at no time were multiple edits requested’
US comedian Sammy Obeid has accused Singapore’s media regulator of censorship after his forthcoming show was cancelled, but officials say his permit was rejected due a late application submission.
Obeid, who was set to perform at Singapore’s Victoria Theatre on 31 August, said in a statement on his Instagram that his script was “rejected twice” by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and that he was ultimately told a permit would not be issued.
He alleged that Singaporean officials had asked him to submit his “script” for approval, and despite not wanting to, he did.
Man, 61, arrested in alpine hunt for suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman
Asked whether man, 61, was associated with Freeman, a Victoria Police spokesperson said that line of inquiry would form part of interview by detectives
Sat 30 Aug 2025 11.10 BST
A 61-year-old man has been arrested and interviewed by detectives investigating the whereabouts of a man accused of killing two police officers.
The hunt for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman is in its fifth day with hundreds of police continuing to scour Victoria’s high country wilderness amid strong winds and chilly conditions.
Freeman, 56, who has fled to the bush, is alleged to have killed two police officers and injured a third on Tuesday in Porepunkah, north-east of Melbourne.
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