torsdag 5 november 2026
Thousands of soldiers secure trial in Indonesia
Police and military personnel are providing security on Thursday for a trial in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, involving the country’s former president, Joko Widodo.
Hundreds of Widodo’s supporters have gathered outside the courthouse, where the former president has been summoned to testify in a defamation case concerning allegations that he used a forged university degree.
Meanwhile, tensions are high in the capital following accusations that high-ranking officials were involved in the wiretapping of phone calls made by the current president, Prabowo Subianto.
Three high-ranking officials have already been arrested in connection with the so-called wiretapping scandal—among them Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who was appointed as chief of staff to Subianto just last month.
The trial involving Widodo is unrelated to the wiretapping case.
Banking crisis in Paraguay – President Peña resigns
The crisis was triggered by the collapse of the bank Ueno—which serves approximately 60 percent of the country’s adult population—sending shockwaves through the nation’s financial system.
It has also sparked widespread demonstrations demanding the president’s resignation.
Peña, who was previously a co-owner of the corporate group that controls the bank, resigned voluntarily on Thursday.
He announced the decision in a video posted on X, in which he refers to the country’s “stability” and “democratic institutions.”
“I also want to apologize to everyone I may have disappointed,” he says.
Arab party backs Eisenkot following Israeli election
Israel’s largest alliance of Arab parties, the Joint List, wants to see opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot form a government.
On Thursday, the alliance will inform President Isaac Herzog of its decision and state that it wants the mandate to form a government to be given to Eisenkot.
The Arab parties—the Joint List and Ra'am—made gains in the election. Together, they secured 19 seats, potentially giving them a kingmaker role, as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition nor Eisenkot’s coalition achieved an outright majority.
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