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Crowds of protesters gather outside Indonesia's parliament in Jakarta to protest changes to the country's election rules, setting tires on fire on a road outside the complex. IMAGES
Protesters in Jakarta set fire to tyres and attempt to scale the Indonesian parliament fence over a move by allies of the outgoing president to revise election rules. IMAGES
At a press conference held at Downing Street after a meeting with police chiefs, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer lays out plans to better target known far-right agitators, including wider deployment of facial recognition technology and criminal behavior orders to restrict their movement. He also warns social media commpanies that they must uphold laws around spreading incendiary misinformation, following unrest blamed on the sharing of unverified details about the Southport knife attack. "It's also a crime and it's happening on your premises," Starmer said of the proliferation of misinformation "whipped up online", which helped spark two nights of violence in English towns and cities after Monday's stabbings. SOUNDBITE
Protesters throw objects at police who use tear gas and water cannons amid demonstrations outside Congress, where lawmakers are debating a swath of liberalizing reforms proposed by budget-slashing President Javier Milei. The measures include declaring a one-year state of economic emergency, allowing Milei to disband state agencies, and privatizing about a dozen public companies including state-owned carrier Aerolineas Argentina. Observers and opposition MPs say dozens of demonstrators and a handful of lawmakers received medical attention. IMAGES
Argentine police use gases against lawmakers and protesters during a demonstration outside Congress as senators debate one of far-right President Javier Milei's key reform packages. The five lawmakers affected were hospitalized, according to opposition congresswoman Cecilia Moreau. IMAGES
Protesters gather outside Argentina's National Congress in Buenos Aires as senators debate a key reform package for far-right President Javier Milei, who this week marks six months in office without passing any law. IMAGES
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