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Lawyers for Jair Bolsonaro will present their defence arguments at his trial at the Supreme Court in Brasília on Wednesday.The former Brazilian President governed the country from January 2019 to December 2022, and is accused of leading an attempted coup after his defeat in the 2022 presidential election.On Tuesday, the judge presiding over the trial alleged that Bolsonaro had tried to install a “veritable dictatorship” after losing to his left-wing rival, Luiz Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Bolsonaro has denied the charges and denounced the trial against him as a politically-motivated “witch hunt”.The former president was not in attendance at Tuesday’s…
“We carry a bag of clothes instead of a school bag,” she told UN News.Diana and other students shared their eagerness to get back in the classroom, speaking from schools that have been converted into shelters for Gaza’s displaced, where most of the 2.3 million Palestinian residents have been forced to move multiple times during the nearly two-year-long war sparked by the Hamas-led terror attacks and Israel’s subsequent offensive.Nearly 660,000 children remain out of school, according to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNWRA. In one UNRWA school corridor now transformed into crowded living quarters, Diana explained her ordeal.“We no…
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The woman who provided critical evidence that allowed federal prosecutors to charge Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking of minors in 2019 is speaking out publicly for the first time, urging lawmakers to release records related to the convicted sex offender to help his victims heal.Sources say Marina Lacerda, 37, was identified in Epstein’s 2019 indictment as “Minor-Victim 1” and provided key information that helped prosecutors put the sex offender behind bars.Speaking publicly for the first time in an interview with ABC News, Lacerda called on the Trump administration to release their records related to Epstein and encouraged other survivors of…
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This week, I unpack how China is not only striking economic deals but expanding its tech training programs to a slew of countries outside the U.S. orbit. It was one of the announcements coming out of the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit that I attended in Tianjin over the weekend. Enjoy!Pictured here are auto mechanic students at a Luban Workshop in Madagascar on Feb. 10, 2025.Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesThis report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. Like what you…
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 28: People walk along 6th Avenue in front of One World Trade Center during a street festival on June 28, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty ImagesNorway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund intends to invest more than half a billion dollars in a New York City office building, its latest major investment in prime global real estate.The fund, the largest of its kind in the world, is managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) on behalf of the Norwegian population.NBIM said on Tuesday that it…
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Novak Djokovic’s Fury Erupts In Viral Clash; Boos Shake Arthur Ashe Stadium Source link
As ICE ramps up for more deportations under President Trump, Nicholas Nehamas, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times, talks with applicants at an ICE recruitment fair in Texas. Source link
U.S. pressure to crack down on corrupt politicians has squeezed President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico ahead of her meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Source link
Ahn Hak-sop was captured during the Korean War by the South and imprisoned for more than 40 years. Now 95, he wants to return to the North to die. Source link
Dan Kleban enters a crowded Democratic primary as party leaders wait for Maine’s Democratic governor, Janet Mills, who is “seriously considering” a run for Senate. Source link
Explosive Trump Rant: ‘Hellhole’ Cities Need Troops To Take Down ‘Born Criminals’ Source link
LONDON — Russia launched more than 500 drones and missiles into Ukraine overnight into Wednesday morning, according to Ukraine’s air force, with explosions reported across the west of the country and NATO aircraft scrambling across the border in Poland.Russia launched 502 attack and decoy drones plus 24 missiles in the latest overnight barrage, Ukraine’s air force said in a Telegram post. Defending forces downed or suppressed 430 drones and 21 missiles, the air force said.Impacts of 69 drones and three missiles were recorded across 14 locations, the air force said, with falling debris of downed munitions reported at 14 locations.The…
The Google logo is seen outside a building housing Google offices in Beijing on February 4, 2025. China on February 4 said it would probe US tech giant Google over violations of anti-monopoly laws after Washington slapped 10 percent levies on Chinese goods. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty ImagesAlphabet shares rose nearly 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google’s antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had proposed a sort of break-up of Google, which included divesting its Chrome browser, in an antitrust case that began…
India has to grapple with steep U.S. tariffs , but two factors are expected to ease their impact, according to analysts: stronger than expected economic growth and improving domestic consumption. In September, Goldman Sachs raised its real GDP growth forecast for the country by 60 basis points to 7.1% and 6.7% for the calendar year 2025 and fiscal year 2026, respectively. The improved projection takes into account the negative impact of U.S. tariffs. The doubling of U.S. tariffs on most Indian imports to as much as 50% took effect last week, raising economic worries. Two days later, India’s quarterly GDP…
President Xi Jinping has been joined by 26 world leaders, including Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to watch China’s military parade.It’s the first time the three leaders have all been seen together in public. The parade marks 80 years of Japan’s surrender in World War Two, and is a chance for Xi to showcase China’s military strength and his diplomatic ties. Source link
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Japanese government bond yields have been notching fresh highs as investors price in persistent inflation, tighter monetary policy, as well as fiscal uncertainty. Japan’s 30-year bond yield notched a record high on Wednesday to hit 3.286%, surging more than 100 basis points this year, while yield on the 20-year debt is at its highest since 1999 at 2.695%, up 80 basis points, LSEG data showed. The benchmark 10-year bond yield is hovering at its highest since 2008 at 1.633%, over 50 basis points higher in 2025. The 40-year yield is up around 90 basis points year-to-date at 3.506%. Rising yields…
Alcaraz, together with Sinner, has become a dominant force of men’s tennis after the dominant era of Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.With Federer and Nadal both retired, Djokovic is the only active member remaining from the iconic trio, and time is not on his side as he chases the 25th major that would take him clear of Australia’s Margaret Court.But against Fritz, he showcased some of the resilience that has often defined his outstanding career.Djokovic got off to a fast start as he broke Fritz’s opening service game on the way to a 3-0 lead, and – after missing…
ReutersIt is the third time in two years that Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un have metRussia’s Vladimir Putin has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the courage of his soldiers who have been fighting in Ukraine on the Russian side. Kim, in response, said he was willing to do “everything I can to assist” Russia.The two leaders met on Wednesday in Beijing as China held one of its largest ever military parades, which marked 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Asia.Putin, who launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, said…
A small plane carrying four passengers crashed in mountainous terrain in northern Wyoming, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring three relatives, authorities said.On Monday at approximately 4:57 p.m. the Sheridan Law Enforcement Center in Wyoming received initial reports of possible lost or injured people in the area of Big Mountain within the Bighorn National Forest.“Additional reports came in that an aircraft had possibly crashed in the area of Big Mountain within the Bighorn National Forest,” according to a press release from the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office. “Sheridan County Sheriff’s Deputies, Sheridan Area Search and Rescue (SASAR), and Wyoming Regional EMS…
President Donald Trump says the US has carried out a strike against a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 “Narcoterrorists”. He posted on social media that Tuesday’s US military operation had targeted members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.Trump said the vessel was in international waters and was transporting illegal narcotics bound for the US. The Trump administration has ratcheted up military and political pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in recent weeks, including through a $50m (£37m) reward for information leading to his arrest on drug-trafficking charges. Maduro has vowed Venezuela would fight any attempted US…
