Today's Top 3 News: Prabowo to Attend Eastern Economic Forum in Russia

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August 29, 2026 | 05:46 pm

President Prabowo Subianto meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, April 13, 2026. Antara/HO/Bakom RI

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Here are the highlights: Russia Confirms Prabowo as Main Guest at Eastern Economic Forum; Nepal-Tibet Flood Death Toll Passes 500 as Rescue Resumes; and Fact Check: Did Masses Gather at Jakarta's Monas for the August 27 Protest?.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Russia Confirms Prabowo as Main Guest at Eastern Economic Forum

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the guest of honor at the 11th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Russia, next week, where he is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as quoted by Antara.

Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov confirmed on Friday, August 28, that Prabowo would be the forum's main guest. Click here to find out more about the economic forum.

2. Nepal-Tibet Flood Death Toll Passes 500 as Rescue Resumes

Rescue workers have resumed a search for hundreds of people still missing two days after catastrophic flash flooding hit the border between Nepal and China.

Their efforts were briefly put on hold on Friday after a lake formed by debris began overflowing, threatening areas already devastated by the disaster. To know more about rescue operations and the aftermath of the Nepal flash floods, read here.

3. Fact Check: Did Masses Gather at Jakarta's Monas for the August 27 Protest?

Dozens of accounts on X [archive] and Facebook (account 1, account 2 ) uploaded a video of a mass gathering on August 26, 2026. The video was claimed to show a mass gathering at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta to prepare for a protest at the Parliament (DPR) building on August 27, 2026.

The video shows thousands of people crowding the Monas square. A large screen stands in the middle of the square playing a particular video. Was the video a preparation of the masses to protest on August 27, 2026? Read more here.

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