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Officer Cosmas K Gae acted “unprofessionally” during the protest, according to Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, a spokesman for the national police, calling his behavior “a reprehensible act.”

In remarks made to reporters by broadcaster Kompas TV, Trunoyudo said that this required “dishonorable dismissal as a member of the national police.”

Cosmas, one of the seven detained officers in the incident, was not in the front seat. According to the Reuters news agency, he was captured crying during the hearing and claimed he had no intention of killing anyone.

The fate of the remaining six officers has not yet been decided, despite the sanctioned officer’s claim that he was thinking about appealing.

A contentious $3, 000 housing allowance was removed from the legislature on Monday, according to President Prabowo Subianto.

Anger about growing inequality

Over the country, protests involving students, workers, and human rights organizations have erupted since last week over racial inequality, benefits for lawmakers, and police brutality.

The demonstrations, which have sparked some looting and rioting, have resulted in the deaths of at least ten people and have been met with tear gas and rubber bullets from security forces.

At least 20 people were still missing as of Monday, according to the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS).

According to President Subianto, the police and the army would vigorously resist violence at the demonstrations.

At least 10 student unions met with lawmakers in the interim, demanding the release of demonstrators and inquiries into Prabowo’s claim that some of the protests had a bent toward “treason and terrorism” were some of the demands.

The student body at the University of Indonesia demanded an impartial investigation into police violence and compared the economic hardship experienced by high legislators to those of other countries.

According to student body head Agus Setiawan, “It’s as if they take advantage of us in every election… But after they won, we were forgotten.”

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has suggested that the country could increase its military presence in Eastern Europe.

Trump said the US could contribute more to Polish security, a seemingly counterproductive move from his demand that all European countries assume greater responsibility for their own security, while speaking with reporters alongside andnbsp in the White House on Wednesday.

In the Oval Office, he said, “We’ll put more there if they want.” “We’ll help Poland protect itself, and we’re with it all the way.”

Nawrocki, a right-wing historian and ardent supporter of Trump, thanked him for his continued support of cooperation with his nation after taking the oath of office last month.

He said, “Those relationships are very important for Poles, for me, for Poland.”

Trump touched on a number of other subjects during the Wednesday meeting, in addition to the pressing issues with European security. Important lessons can be learned from this.

Concerned about Ukraine

Trump continues to be frustrated with diplomatic efforts to put an end to Russia’s conflict in Ukraine, which have so far failed.

If Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t reach a peace agreement, the US president made a suggestion about how to put more pressure on Russia. He said, “you’ll see things happen.”

I’m not sending President Putin a message. He will make a decision based on his position, he said, and he will decide which way.

Russia has been subject to more sanctions by European allies, and Trump has been pressed for more information regarding US support for Kyiv’s “security guarantee,” which he believes is essential to any agreement. However, both the US and Europe’s allies haven’t stated what commitments they would be willing to make.

Possible New Orleans deployment

Trump also touched on more pressing issues during the joint presser, which justified Tuesday’s military attack on a Venezuelan boat and raised the possibility of sending the National Guard to more US cities.

The US president has threatened to deploy troops and federal agents in numerous major cities, saying that he could send federal forces to New Orleans, where local officials have rejected the idea, but the state’s Republican governor is likely to support him.

Helena Moreno, the front-runner in the city’s mayoral race, said, “This is about scare tactics and politicising public safety.”

A judge upheld Trump’s earlier ruling earlier this week that his recent protests in Los Angeles violated the law.

Trump’s insistence that more such operations will follow is undercutted by the ruling, which shows how little of an impact it has had on his efforts to escalate hostilities with cities that are perceived as have have been the site of Democratic opposition.

Despite the objections of state and local officials, he announced on Tuesday that he would deploy forces to other major cities like Baltimore and Chicago.

Trump defends military action against Caribbean vessels.

Trump claimed a video of the US’s alleged use of lethal force on a Caribbean ship will deter drug traffickers.

Everyone in our country is aware that there were sizable amounts of drugs entering our nation, according to Trump. They won’t be doing it again, he added, “of course.” And I believe that many people will never do it again. They’re going to say, “Let’s not do this,” when they watch that tape.

According to analysts, the strike, which left at least 11 people dead, is likely illegal and that law enforcement may have interdicted the vessel if it entered US waters.

According to Adam Isacson, a defense and security analyst at the Washington Office on Latin America, a think tank in the US, “being suspected of carrying drugs doesn’t carry a death sentence.”

However, the administration has advocated for a limiting view of how US military action is used to combat drug trafficking and criminal organizations, suggesting that additional operations may be launched in the near future.

Leaders in Latin American nations have expressed concern about that possibility, claiming that US raids against organized crime on their territory would be a serious violation of their country’s sovereignty.

The Trump administration has claimed that the people on board the ship were members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua criminal group, which the US earlier this year designated a terrorist organization, with little evidence.

Joseph Ladapo, the governor general of Florida, has announced plans to repeal all state vaccine mandates, including those for children who attend schools. He compared the mandates to “slavery.”

At a news conference in Tampa on Wednesday, Ladapo stated, “Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery.” Who am I as a government, as a person, or as a man here right now to advise you on what to do with your body?

He continued, “People have a right to make their own decisions, informed decisions.”

A state-level “Make America Healthy Again” commission, which was established on Wednesday by Republican governor Ron DeSantis, was modeled after federal health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pushed similar initiatives at the federal level.

According to Ladapo, the state’s health department can change its own rules regarding some vaccine mandates, but the Florida Legislature can change them. He repeatedly said that the effort would “end all of them,” but he didn’t specify any particular vaccines. Every last one of them.

Ladapo added that Florida would be the first state to ban so many mandatory vaccinations.

In a social media post, Democratic state representative Anna Eskamani, the candidate for mayor of Orlando, claimed that eliminating vaccines “is reckless and dangerous” and could lead to outbreaks of preventable diseases.

On the social media platform X, she wrote, “This is a public health disaster in the making for the Sunshine State.”

West Coast Health Alliance

The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon, and California also made the claim that their coalition would protect health policies on Wednesday, claiming that President Donald Trump’s administration is politicising decisions made in the public interest.

According to a joint statement from Governors Bob Ferguson of Washington, Tina Kotek of Oregon, and Gavin Newsom of California, the partnership intends to coordinate health guidelines by aligning immunisation plans based on recommendations from respected national medical organizations.

The states said they would make joint recommendations on who should receive vaccines under the auspices of the West Coast Health Alliance, even if they disagree with federal guidelines.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices typically provides recommendations for when and how often to get vaccines after receiving FDA approval.

HHS will ensure policy is based on solid evidence and Gold Standard Science, not the pandemic’s failed politics, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke to Reuters news agency.

“Ahead of the curve”

According to the state Health Department’s website, vaccinations are required for children’s day care centers and public schools in Florida, including those for measles, chickenpox, hepatitis B, diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), polio, and other diseases.

Under DeSantis, Florida resisted requiring “passports” for locations that draw crowds, school closures, and mandates that employees get the shots to keep their jobs.

Florida is the only state that has done this much, in my opinion. The governor stated that “we want to stay ahead of the curve.”

According to DeSantis, the state “MAHA” commission would examine issues like allowing informed consent in medical matters, promoting safe and nutritious food, strengthening parental rights in making medical decisions about their children, and end “medical orthodoxy that is not supported by the data.” Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins and First Lady of Florida Casey DeSantis will serve as the commission’s members.

According to Collins, “We’re getting government out of your lives,” or “getting it out of your life.”

According to DeSantis, the commission’s work will inform a significant “medical freedom package” that will be introduced in the Legislature next session and replace the state’s current vaccine mandates with permanent state COVID relaxation measures.