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Pressure mounts on Bolsonaro as first of five judges finds him guilty
The first of five Supreme Court justices who will decide the fate of the former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has found the ex-leader guilty of plotting a coup. But Bolsonaro will only be convicted if at least three out of the five justices find him guilty. Justice Alexandre de Moraes said there was “no doubt”…
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Macron names ally Sébastien Lecornu as new French PM
President Emmanuel Macron has named close ally Sébastien Lecornu as new French prime minister, 24 hours after a vote of confidence ousted François Bayrou as head of his government. Lecornu, 39, was among the favourites to take over the job, and has spent the past three years as armed forces minister, with a focus on…
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Nepal parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned amid Nepal’s worst unrest in decades, as public anger mounts over the deaths of 19 anti-corruption protesters in clashes with police on Monday. On Tuesday, crowds set fire to parliament in the capital Kathmandu, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Government buildings and the houses of…
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Protect Arctic from ‘dangerous’ climate engineering, scientists warn
Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images Plans to fight climate change by manipulating the Arctic and Antarctic environment are dangerous, unlikely to work and could distract from the need to ditch fossil fuels, dozens of polar scientists have warned. These polar “geoengineering” techniques aim to cool the planet in unconventional ways, such…
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Israeli strike targets senior Hamas leadership in Qatar
Reuters Qatar said Israel struck residential buildings housing several members of the Hamas political bureau Israel has carried out a strike targeting the senior leadership of Hamas in Qatar’s capital, Doha. A Hamas official told the BBC that members of the Palestinian armed group’s negotiating team were targeted during a meeting. It was not clear…
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Macron under pressure to name new PM as France simmers ahead of protests
Getty Images France’s Emmanuel Macron has had time to prepare to name a new prime minister French President Emmanuel Macron has come under pressure to name a new prime minister quickly after François Bayrou lost a vote of no confidence and on Tuesday handed him his resignation. The fall of Bayrou’s government came as no…
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Why GenZ has taken over the streets in Nepal
BBC News Nepali, Emily AtkinsonBBC News and Iftikhar KhanSouth Asia Regional Journalism Getty Images Thousands of young people have rallied against widespread corruption, as well as the government’s social media ban Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned in the wake of public outrage over the killing of 21 people in police clashes with…
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Twenty-one killed in Russian strike on pension queue, Ukraine says
At least 21 people have been killed in a Russian air strike on a village in eastern Ukraine, local Ukrainian officials say. The victims were ordinary people collecting their pensions in the Donetsk settlement of Yarova, said President Volodymr Zelensky. Donetsk regional leader Vadym Filashkin said emergency services were at the scene and as many…
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ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened its war crimes case against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in its first-ever confirmation of charges hearing without the accused present. The proceedings mark a historic moment for the court and could serve as a test case for future prosecutions of high-profile suspects who currently appear to…
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Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla hit by drone, organisers claim
GLOBAL SUDUM FLOTILLA Global Sumud Flotilla shared footage of the alleged strike on Instagram One of the Gaza-bound vessels carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists including Greta Thunberg was struck by a drone, the flotilla organisers have claimed. Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) posted footage on Instagram that appeared to show the Portuguese-flagged vessel being hit by…
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