Trump says Bolsonaro ‘not guilty of anything’ amid Brazil coup trial

President Lula rejects foreign ‘interference’ as Trump claims far-right former leader victim of ‘witch-hunt’

Donald Trump has issued his strongest defence to date of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, claiming the far-right leader is the victim of a “witch-hunt” in his home country.

Posting on his social media platform Truth Social on Monday, the US president claimed that Bolsonaro – often dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics” – is “not guilty of anything”, in an apparent reference to the legal cases Bolsonaro is facing in Brazil.

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Man kidnapped by Argentina’s military regime as baby is reunited with relatives

Forty-nine-year-old is 140th child found by Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who search for people ‘disappeared’ under 1976-83 dictatorship

A man taken from his mother as a newborn by Argentina’s military has been reunited with his relatives after almost 50 years.

The man, 49, whose identity was not disclosed for privacy reasons, was identified after he took a DNA test.

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Israel bombs Houthis in Yemen after rebels attack commercial ship for first time in months – CNN

  1. Israel bombs Houthis in Yemen after rebels attack commercial ship for first time in months  CNN
  2. Israel hammers Houthis with airstrikes, rebels respond amid Red Sea flare-up  Fox News
  3. Israeli forces strike ports in Yemen and Galaxy Leader ship, IDF says  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. BBC Verify Live: US flood budget cut claims and investigating Yemen strikes  BBC
  5. Israel carries out strikes on Houthi-controlled power station, ports across Yemen  The Times of Israel
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Australian mushroom murders: Erin Patterson guilty verdict ends weeks of laborious detail and ghoulish fascination – The Guardian

  1. Australian mushroom murders: Erin Patterson guilty verdict ends weeks of laborious detail and ghoulish fascination  The Guardian
  2. Australian Erin Patterson convicted of mushroom murders  Yahoo
  3. 'She's no dope': Who is the host of Australia's most infamous lunch?  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  4. Erin Patterson Is Found Guilty of Murder in Australia Mushroom Poisoning Case  The New York Times
  5. Erin Patterson trial: Nine weeks of testimony that gripped a courtroom  BBC
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Iran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees – The New York Times

  1. Iran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees  The New York Times
  2. A million more Afghans could be sent back from Iran, Red Cross warns  Reuters
  3. ‘They threw us out like garbage’: Iran rushes deportation of 4 million Afghans before deadline  The Guardian
  4. Nearly half a million Afghans return from Iran after crackdown  Al Jazeera
  5. Hundreds Of Thousands Of Afghans Forced To Leave Iran Amid Crackdown, UN Says  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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‘Irresponsible’ Trump Tariff Threat Draws Ire of BRICS Host Lula – Bloomberg

  1. ‘Irresponsible’ Trump Tariff Threat Draws Ire of BRICS Host Lula  Bloomberg
  2. Trump Threatens Tariffs on Countries Aligned With BRICS Nations  The New York Times
  3. Donald Trump’s tariffs are a slow-motion car crash  The Telegraph
  4. Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on countries that align with 'Anti-American' BRICS policies  CNBC
  5. China Reacts to Trump's New BRICS Tariff Threat  Newsweek
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Russia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot hours after sacking

News of Roman Starovoit’s death made public shortly after that of his sacking by Putin, but timeline is unconfirmed

Russia’s former transport minister has died from a gunshot wound just hours after Vladimir Putin sacked him.

The body of Roman Starovoit, the ex-minister, was found in his car in a Moscow suburb. He appeared to have killed himself, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement.

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