26 h. ago Indonesia protests: president scraps lawmakers’ perks in bid to calm tensions

Six people have now died in nationwide protests, forcing Prabowo Subianto to remove perks include a housing allowance worth 10 times the minimum wageIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to revoke lawmakers’ perks and privileges, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, in a bid to ease public fury after nationwide protests in which six people have died.Flanked by leaders of eight Indonesian political parties, Prabowo told a televised news conference in the capital, Jakarta, that they had agreed to cut the housing allowance and suspend overseas trips for members of parliament. It was a rare concession in response to mounting public anger. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Protests rage in Indonesia as mob sets fire to regional parliament building

An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in an Indonesian provincial capital, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized, officials said.

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69 h. ago Fire kills three people in Indonesia after protesters storm council buildings in the wake of driver’s death

Major cities in Indonesia have been rocked by protests after footage spread of a gig motorcycle driver being run over by a police tactical vehicleAt least three people were killed by a fire started by protesters at a council building in the Indonesian city of Makassar, after demonstrations broke out across the country over the death of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police vehicle.Major cities in Indonesia, including the capital Jakarta on Friday, have been rocked by protests after footage spread of a gig motorcycle driver being run over by a police tactical vehicle during earlier rallies over low wages and perceived lavish perks for lawmakers. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago What to know in the case against former Memphis police officers in the death of Tyre Nichols

The federal criminal case against former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has taken a shocking, unusual twist: Three of them are getting a new trial because a judge made comments after their convictions that raised questions of bias

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3 d. ago Tensions soar in Indonesia's capital after police fatally struck delivery rider caught in rally

Tensions have soared in Indonesia’s capital after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armored vehicle during clashes between riot police and students

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5 d. ago In idyllic Porepunkah, a manhunt this huge feels ‘surreal’ – and the alleged killer could be anywhere

A peaceful Victoria town has been rocked by the fatal shootings of two police officers, leaving locals shuttered indoors and police scouring bushland for the suspectWho is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect called police ‘terrorist thugs’ and tried to arrest magistrateHow a police search warrant at a rural Victorian property ended in a day of tragedyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt would have been idyllic were it not for the sound of a police helicopter reverberating over the valley.By late afternoon on Wednesday the rain had slowed to a drizzle in Porepunkah. Mist curled around the foothills of Mt Buffalo. Cows and sheep grazed under a grey sky, unperturbed by the massive manhunt around them. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Australian police identify suspect in fatal shooting of officers as manhunt enters second day

Australian police have identified a suspect who shot and killed two police officers and seriously wounded a third as the search for the shooter entered day two in a vast, remote rural area in the country’s southeast

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6 d. ago Protests erupt in Indonesia over privileges for parliament members and ‘corrupt elites’

Controversy over housing allowance, which is almost 10 times minimum wage, comes amid President Prabowo Subianto’s austerity driveRiot police have fired water cannon and rounds of teargas at thousands of stone-throwing protesters in Indonesia’s capital as anger over the lavish allowances of parliament members has fuelled public anger.Thousands of students, workers and activists demonstrated outside the nation’s parliament on Monday against a monthly housing allowance of 50 million rupiah ($US3,075) for MPs, which is almost 10 times the Jakarta minimum wage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Migrant hotel protests LIVE: Counter demonstrations face off as tensions soar

Anti-migrant protests have become more widespread as campaigners complain about people being housed at the taxpayers' expense with counter demonstrators arguing diversity makes the country stronger

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1 week ago Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused of killing 2 police officers in Utah

Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two police officers in northern Utah last weekend

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1 week ago Moment police helicopter flying just a few feet off the ground chased 'stolen' scrambler bike across a field

The helicopter appears to be just feet above the ground as it shadowed the rider through fields north of St Helens.

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1 week ago Moment police helicopter flying just a few feet off the ground chased 'stolen' scrambler bike across a field after rider was 'caught speeding'

The helicopter appears to be just feet above the ground as it shadowed the rider through fields north of St Helens.

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2 w. ago Communities ‘have more confidence in police’ three years on from fatal shootings

Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Ashley Dale, 28, and Sam Rimmer, 22, were murdered within a week in Merseyside in August 2022.

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2 w. ago Man dies and another missing after inflatable boat crash near Portsmouth

Police searching for man in his 60s after fatal collision involving inflatable boat

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2 w. ago Stoke Newington murder: Business run by victim of fatal Hackney shooting forced to close by police

According to Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, Mr Ozmen was gunned down as he closed up a coffee shop that he had been running for two weeks

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3 w. ago Three dead as multiple shoppers shot after gunman opens fire at Target store

A gunmen opened fire on shoppers at a Target retail store in Texas, including a child, as police have sadly confirmed there have been three fatalities as the suspect has been arrested

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3 w. ago A US tourist who flew to Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot, police say

A U.S. tourist who was visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s residency has been fatally shot at La Perla, a popular seaside shantytown

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3 w. ago Teenager convicted of murder over fatal stabbing outside Bedford bus station

Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of teenagers and fatally stabbed near Bedford bus station on January 8, police said.

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3 w. ago District attorneys says Alabama teen killed by police had grabbed a gun

A district attorney says an Alabama police officer who fatally shot a teenager in the back was justified in using deadly force

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3 w. ago Boyfriend charged with killing police officer in their Maryland home nearly 30 years ago

Authorities say a man charged this week with fatally shooting a police officer in her Maryland home nearly 30 years ago was the officer’s live-in boyfriend and had blamed her 1995 killing on a burglary

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