About 1,500 Indonesian students staged a protest in Jakarta under the slogan “Indonesia Heading to Bankruptcy” to oppose several economic policies of President Prabowo Subianto’s government. The protesters demanded lower fuel and food prices, the cancellation of costly programs such as the free meals initiative and village cooperatives, and a reduction of the military’s role in civilian affairs.

On Wednesday 3rd June, 2026, President Samia Suluhu Hassan conducted a three-day state visit to Russia. The visit included a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, her address to the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2026), as well as being awarded an honorary doctorate degree (Honoris Causa) by the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University).

Musk’s fortune, boosted by the extraordinary valuation of SpaceX, represents more than the success of a private company. It exposes contradictions inside capitalist democracy: democracy, in the minds of some, promises political equality, while capitalism, left to its own logic, concentrates economic power exponentially.

Pakistan: Signs that the federal budget may be presented later this week emerged on Tuesday (9 July 2026) after the government finally called a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) on the same day that sessions of the National Assembly and Senate were summoned by President Asif Ali Zardari. (Dawn)