Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses as protest tensions rise – Reuters

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  1. Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses as protest tensions rise  Reuters
  2. Indonesia’s fury and deep resentment rages on despite crackdown. Here’s what to know  CNN
  3. With brooms in hand as symbol for change, Indonesian women join Jakarta protests  Reuters
  4. How Protests, Tear Gas and Looting Roiled Indonesia  The New York Times
  5. What to know about Indonesia’s deadly nationwide unrest over lawmakers’ perks  PBS
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Putin meets Slovak prime minister Fico in Beijing, praises his ‘independent’ policy – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Putin meets Slovak prime minister Fico in Beijing, praises his 'independent' policy  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Slovakia wants to normalise relations with Russia, ramping up gas imports, PM Fico says  Reuters
  3. Meeting with Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico  Президент России
  4. Fico’s Putin Meeting Underlines EU Divisions on Ukraine  Bloomberg.com
  5. Slovak Prime Minister Fico to Meet Xi, Putin, Zelenskiy This Week  U.S. News & World Report
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Xi to flaunt China’s vision of new global order at military parade – Reuters

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  1. Xi to flaunt China's vision of new global order at military parade  Reuters
  2. China: Beijing tightens control for military parade marking Xi's big moment on world stage  BBC
  3. On WWII anniversary, China seeks to erase U.S. role in victory  The Washington Post
  4. On parade in China: Putin, the PLA and purges  The Economist
  5. China’s military parade is a show of strength from a country devastated in World War II  AP News
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How to watch the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati – Catholic News Agency

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  1. How to watch the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati  Catholic News Agency
  2. When will Pope Leo make Carlo Acutis the first saint of the millennial generation?  USA Today
  3. 'God's Influencer,' 15, Set to Become First Millennial Saint on Sunday amid His Family Revealing Their 'Saintly Roots'  People.com
  4. The Hospital of Saints: Carlo Acutis  EWTN Vatican
  5. New Statue of Carlo Acutis Installed Beside His Tomb in Assisi Ahead of Canonization – EWTN Great Britain  EWTN UK
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Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee – The New York Times

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  1. Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee  The New York Times
  2. Zelenskiy wants higher-level talks on security guarantees next week  Reuters
  3. Ukraine Outlines 'Three Pillars' of Security Guarantees Against Russia  Newsweek
  4. Ireland 'open' to Ukraine peacekeeping mission - Martin  RTE.ie
  5. Rutte: Ukraine peace process still in early phase  breakingthenews.net
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Xi Wages ‘Memory War’ to Rewrite WWII History With Eye on Taiwan – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Xi Wages ‘Memory War’ to Rewrite WWII History With Eye on Taiwan  Bloomberg.com
  2. Battle for history: China's WWII anniversary rekindles legacy debate  NPR
  3. Ahead of China's war parade, Taiwan president says aggression will fail  Reuters
  4. Former KMT chair, Want Want manager among Taiwanese set to attend Beijing parade  South China Morning Post
  5. Taiwan flags huge cost of China's military parade in growing war of words  yahoo.com
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Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell arrested outside Melbourne court over alleged attack on Indigenous protest site

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Victoria police confirm arrest hours after the neo-Nazi confronted Victorian premier Jacinta Allan at a press conference

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has been arrested outside a Melbourne court over an alleged attack on Camp Sovereignty, a sacred Aboriginal burial ground in Kings Domain and longstanding protest site on Sunday.

Victoria police have confirmed detectives from the Melbourne crime investigation unit arrested Sewell, 32, and two associates – a 23-year-old man from Mooroolbark and a 20-year-old man from Ardeer – outside Melbourne’s magistrates court about 3.20pm on Tuesday.

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Bob Katter distances himself from neo-Nazi group associated with megaphone at anti-immigration protest

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Separately, Greens call on Queensland MP to ‘apologise or resign’ for verbal altercation with Channel Nine reporter last week

The federal MP Bob Katter has distanced himself from a neo-Nazi group that claimed ownership of a megaphone he used at a Townsville rally against mass immigration, with the veteran politician claiming he has been the victim of “bullying” in the media.

The Greens have separately called on Katter, the member for Kennedy, to “apologise or resign” over his verbal altercation with a Channel Nine reporter last week, asking the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission to investigate his conduct.

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Vietnam celebrates 80 years since declaring independence with flags, boba tea and a military parade – AP News

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  1. Vietnam celebrates 80 years since declaring independence with flags, boba tea and a military parade  AP News
  2. Vietnam celebrates independence day with huge military parade  Reuters
  3. Vietnam marks 80th independence anniversary with military parade  Al Jazeera
  4. Vietnam marks 80 years of independence from France with parade of 40,000  France 24
  5. Vietnam National Day  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
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Twenty missing in Indonesia protests, rights group says

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Mass protests first erupted last week, prompted by anger over the perks and benefits given to lawmakers, including a controversial housing allowance

At least 20 people are missing following violent protests that have gripped cities across Indonesia over the past week, a human rights group has warned.

Mass protests first erupted on 25 August, prompted by anger over the perks and benefits given to lawmakers, including a controversial housing allowance. Public fury escalated further when a motorcycle taxi driver, 21-year-old Affan Kurniawan, was run over by a police vehicle at a protest site.

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