🇮🇩Indonesia Unrest Poses First Big Test for President Prabowo

Jakarta, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Indonesia is facing a wave of protests after a young delivery driver was killed when an armored police vehicle struck him during demonstrations near parliament. The death has sparked anger across the country and marks the first major challenge for President Prabowo Subianto’s new administration.

The victim, Affan Kurniawan, 21, was delivering food when he was fatally hit by a Brimob (mobile brigade) vehicle. He was not involved in the protest, but his death quickly became a symbol of alleged police brutality. Seven officers have been detained, though the vehicle’s driver has not yet been identified.

Student groups, workers, and ride-hailing drivers vowed to continue demonstrations, fueled by anger over lawmakers approving housing allowances worth 50 million rupiah per month—ten times Jakarta’s minimum wage. Protests have spread beyond the capital to Surabaya, Bandung, and Yogyakarta, where clashes with police have turned violent.

President Prabowo expressed condolences and promised a transparent investigation, while calling for calm. But the unrest has rattled financial markets: the rupiah dropped nearly 1% to a one-month low and the Jakarta stock index fell over 2%.

Analysts say the crisis is a major political and economic test for Prabowo, who took office earlier this year promising stability and reform.

Source: Reuters

🇺🇸🇨🇳China declined the US proposal to hold a phone call between defense ministers, — Nikkei Asia.

This could have been the first contact between the military leaderships of the countries at the highest level since Trump's election, but Beijing does not see clear prospects for improving relations and is unhappy with Washington's aggressive statements.

🇮🇳⚡️India will not take retaliatory actions after the increase in US trade tariffs, — Bloomberg.

🇸🇾📞🇹🇷🇸🇾 — SDF Official, Abu Omar al-Idlibi on Twitter/X:

"Turkey has exhausted all its options with the (Syrian) government… only one path remains before it, General Mazloum Abdi.
A new stage is on the horizon, full of surprises and transformations."

https://fxtwitter.com/abo_omar_idleb/status/1961577328754004120

🇷🇺🇺🇦Russian forces advanced along the Nitrius River and captured the village of Andriivka in the Kharkiv region.

🇷🇺⚡️In Kamchatka, 18 aftershocks with magnitudes up to 5.3 were recorded in 24 hours, — EMERCOM.

🇷🇺⚡️Restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been lifted at the airports of Sochi and Volgograd, reports Rosaviatsiya.

🇷🇺🇺🇦Vasylkiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr - Kh-101 strikes

🇺🇸⚡️U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb blocks Trump's rapid deportation of migrants detained in the U.S. interior, citing a "violation of due process."

https://t.me/disclosetv/17469

🇧🇴🕊📹 — Thousands of Cruseño citizens of Bolivia celebrate the release of Anti-Communist Hero and Opposition Leader Camacho in the streets of Santa Cruz.

Following the total defeat of the Pro-Russia, Anti-US Movement for Socialism (MAS), the Bolivian Judicial System released all the political prisoners from Bolivian Jails, including Mr. Machado

🇧🇷🇧🇷🚁Brazilian Air Force Transports 830 kg Generator 224 km Using Black Hawk H-60 Helicopter

Boa Vista, Aug 28, 2025 – The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) carried out an unprecedented logistics operation to deliver an 830 kg generator to Surucucu, in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, Roraima. The mission was conducted under the Joint Operational Command Catrimani II, with support from the Brazilian Army (EB) (AeroIN).

Two-Phase Transport Operation
1. Ground Transport: The generator was transported 112 km by road from Boa Vista to Alto Alegre.
2. Air Transport: From Alto Alegre, a Black Hawk H-60 helicopter carried the generator for 224 km to Surucucu.

Logistical Challenges

The operation faced significant challenges due to the lack of adequate roads and limited landing strips in the region. River routes were not suitable for large vessels, making military support essential for mission success.

Impact on Indigenous Health

The generator will be integrated into the power system of the new Indigenous Health Reference Center in Surucucu, combining photovoltaic energy with a conventional generator. The installation aims to provide adequate medical support, especially during emergencies.

The mission highlights the importance of coordination between the Armed Forces and government agencies to promote the well-being of indigenous communities in remote areas.

Source: AeroIN

🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — Several private houses and a production workshop were damaged due to the fall of UAV debris in Adygea, Southern Russia, one person was injured, said the head of the republic Murat Kumpilov

🇷🇸Protests negatively affected Serbia's GDP growth, which was expected to be 3.7%, but will be less than 3%.

https://t.me/rian_ru/313283

🇺🇦🇺🇸⚡️Patriot components, Starlink upkeep — US approves $329 million in military sales for Ukraine.

The United States Department of State approved military sales to Ukraine worth $329.1 million on Aug. 29, for components related to the upkeep of Patriot air defense systems as well as Starlink terminals, the agency announced.

🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️86 Ukrainian kamikaze UAVs of the airplane type were shot down last night over Russian regions, 30 of them over the Black Sea waters, 15 over Crimea, 13 over the Rostov region, 11 over the Krasnodar Territory.

🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️Kyiv has deployed about a company of Spanish mercenaries to the border of the DPR and Dnipropetrovsk region, according to law enforcement agencies.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️Positions of American Patriot SAM systems at Kyiv's Boryspil airport became targets of one of the groups of kamikaze drones of the "Geran" type.

—So far we have no location of the affected positions.