Thursday briefing: Indonesia's new leader
A feared ex-general appears to be Indonesia's new leader
Prabowo Subianto was expelled from the army in the late 1990s for his involvement in the torture and kidnapping of pro-democracy activists. He is now expected to win the presidency of Indonesia.
The outcome of the elections casts doubt on the future of Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world. Prabowo has said that Indonesia needs neither elections nor democracy. He was banned from entering the US for 20 years because of his human rights record and has been linked to the country's former dictator Suharto.
Critics say the era of freedom that followed Suharto's ouster could now be under threat.
Details: Unofficial figures showed Prabowo, the country's defense minister, with a commanding lead in the three-way race for the presidency, with more than 58 percent of the vote.
Analysis: What ultimately pushed him to victory was the implicit support of the popular outgoing president, Joko Widodo, whose son is Prabowo's running mate.
Climate: Prabowo supports policies that have led to a boom in coal burning, but also the creation of an electric battery industry. His approach to natural resource management could have a significant impact on the global fight against climate change.
A new coalition in Pakistan shuts out Khan's allies
Opponents of former Prime Minister Imran Khan reached an agreement to form a coalition government, leaving the candidates who aligned with Khan out of power even though they won the most seats in last week's elections.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which is favored by the military, said it would form a coalition with the Pakistan People's Party and others. Shehbaz Sharif, a former prime minister seen as deferential to the military, would be nominated to lead the country.
But even if Khan's supporters are in opposition in parliament, they will certainly not be on the sidelines. Their stunning dismay was a sharp rebuke to Pakistan's powerful generals. Allegations of election tampering promise a long, painful court battle to challenge the outcome and could damage the coalition's legitimacy.
Biden's head of homeland security was ousted
House Republicans have impeached President Biden's Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, over security at the border with Mexico and immigration policies. Democrats say the charges against him provide no evidence that he committed crimes.
The move amounted to a partisan indictment of Biden's immigration policies: Republicans want to use a migration wave during Biden's term as a political weapon against him and Democrats in this year's elections. The charges are expected to be dismissed in the Senate.
Analysis: The move threatens to lower the bar for impeachments, which has already fallen in recent years. It could dilute what was once Congress's most powerful tool for removing despots from power into a mere political weapon.
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