Indonesia ’s president announced a Cabinet reshuffle Monday, replacing key economic and security ministers after deadly protests erupted across the country over lawmakers’ perks. The Cabinet shake-up comes as public dissatisfaction rose with President Prabowo Subianto’ s administration and parliament’s perceived insensitivity over economic hardships. Five ministers lost their jobs, including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a widely respected technocrat who had served as the executive director of the International Monetary Fund and managing director of the World Bank, and Budi Gunawan, the coordinating minister for politics and security. Subianto chose economist Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, chairman of the Deposit Insurance Corporation, to replace Indrawati, 63, one...

At least 10 protesters were killed Monday after Nepal police fired rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannon to disperse demonstrators in Kathmandu demanding the government lift its ban on social media and tackle corruption. Several social media sites including Facebook, YouTube, and X have been inaccessible in Nepal since Friday after the government blocked 26 unregistered platforms, leaving users angry and confused. “Until now, 10 protesters have died and 87 are injured,” Shekhar Khanal, spokesman for the Kathmandu valley police, told AFP. “The crowds are still in the streets”. Many of the injured were being treated at the nearby...

Commissioner Ministry Of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab: “Our enforcement team is currently dislodging illegal street traders constituting nuisance at 2nd Rainbow Junction, inward Mile 2. These activities obstruct traffic flow, endanger pedestrians, and litter the environment. “We remain committed to keeping our roads safe, clean, and free of all forms of environmental infractions.”

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the state is failing to provide adequate food to Palestinian prisoners, and must take steps to improve their nutrition. The three-judge bench said on Sunday that the government was legally obliged to provide prisoners with enough nutrition to ensure “a basic level of existence”. Thousands of Palestinians have been held in Israeli jails for years, including over terror charges – and thousands more have been detained since the war in Gaza began in October 2023. Talks for a ceasefire have stalled but on Sunday nightUS President Donald Trump issued a “last warning” to Hamas,...