Indonesia gripped by another day of anti-government demonstrations
While the protests have been fuelled by a wide range of issues - including the death of a ride-sharing driver - one core complaint concerns a new monthly allowance for lawmakers. We'll hear from a protester and a member of the country's ruling party.Also on the programme: China hosts leaders from Russia, India and others nations for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit; and we'll hear about 40 ancient tombs which have been unearthed by archaeologists in Iraq.(Photo: Policemen during clashes with protesters outside the parliament building in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on 30 August 2025. Credit:MADE NAGI/EPA/Shutterstock)
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Looting and unrest in Indonesia
Indonesia's president has warned that the police and army will take the "strongest possible action" to tackle a wave of violent anti-government unrest. President Prabowo Subianto said some of the protests - including the homes of politicians being looted - amounted to what he called treason and terrorism. We speak to a student leader.Also in the programme: In France, plans to lend the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK have led to concern from thousands; and China-India relations are warming up as the leaders meet amidst the backdrop of Trump's trade tariffs.(Photo: Protesters clash with police outside the parliament building in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 30 August 2025. Credit: Made Nagi /EPA/Shutterstock)
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RSF tightens grip around el-Fasher
Satellite images show that the rebel Sudanese RSF group has built 31km of fortifications around the last government stronghold in Darfur, as it carries out atrocities in the city's suburbs. The researcher who made the findings says the group is creating a 'kill box' around el-Fasher, while a doctor trapped inside says there is so little food in the besieged city that his hospital cannot feed the children they treat. Also in the programme: Yemen's Houthi movement confirms that Israel has killed their Prime Minister and other senior figures in an air strike; and we speak to the researchers behind a ground-breaking AI powered stethoscope.(Pictured:A satellite image of Alsen village, west of el-Fasher, taken on 6 July. Right: An image from 24 July showing a segment of the berm constructed through the settlement; Credit: Maxar Technologies)
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US Court of Appeal rules Trump tariffs illegal
President Trump has reacted furiously to an appeals court ruling that found his tariffs policy to be mostly illegal. He said if the judgement was allowed to stand it would destroy the United States. The court ruled that the president had unlawfully invoked emergency powers to justify taxes imposed on America’s trading partners. Also in the programme: With Gaza City now a 'combat zone', a 21 year-old woman reads to us from her "goodbye letter". We also speak to one of three Scottish brothers who've rowed their way into the record books.(Photo: US President Donald Trump. Credit: Getty Images)
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Israel's major offensive in Gaza City continues
Israel's military has declared Gaza City a combat zone, as it prepares to seize the territory's largest population zone. The military said that humanitarian pauses in fighting were being halted.Also on the programme: a Thai opposition leader says he's got enough support to form the next government after the constitutional court sacked yet another prime minister; and we hear about a new version of the band Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody by South Africa's Ndlovu's Youth Choir - in isiZulu. (Picture: Israeli missile strike on Gaza City. Credit: Reuters)
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