Today's Top 3 News: Solar Flare, Papuan Student Protest

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Here are the highlights: Solar Flare Triggers Atlantic Blackout, Aurora Sightings Expected; Papuan Student Protesters Call Minister Pigai a 'Prabowo Sycophant'; and Papuan Students Protest Dogiyai Police Violence That Killed at Least 5.

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

1. Solar Flare Triggers Atlantic Blackout, Aurora Sightings Expected

A powerful solar flare that erupted from the Sun on May 10 has triggered radio communication disruptions across the Atlantic and could produce Northern Lights displays visible across parts of the United Kingdom (UK) and northern United States (US) later this week.

Read the full report here for the timeline and expert visibility forecasts.

2. Papuan Student Protesters Call Minister Pigai a 'Prabowo Sycophant'

A coalition of Papuan students under the Front Against Militarism and Investment has accused Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai of failing to address a series of human rights violations in Papua.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Ministry of Human Rights in Jakarta on Monday, May 11, 2026, urging Pigai to meet them and listen to their demands directly.

Read the full report here for a look at the demands and the friction within the Ministry's gates.

3. Papuan Students Protest Dogiyai Police Violence That Killed at Least 5

Papuan student alliance from the Anti-Militarism and Investment Front stages a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Human Rights office in Jakarta on Monday, May 11, 2026. About 50 protesters demanded the government address the alleged police violence case in Moanemani, Dogiyai Regency, which resulted in the deaths of at least five native Papuans at the end of last March.

Read the full report here for the details on the Dogiyai incident and the escalating tension at the Ministry.

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