Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy

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Former president in court along with seven others accused of failed power grab after losing 2022 election

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his allies, including four senior members of the military, have gone on trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup – the first time in Brazilian history such powerful figures have faced justice for seeking to topple the country’s democracy.

Bolsonaro, a paratrooper turned far-right populist who governed from 2019 until 2023, stands accused of masterminding a failed power grab after losing the 2022 election to the leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Kim Jong-un arrives for Beijing military parade on special armoured train

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Slow but specialised form of transport has been used by the reclusive country’s leaders for decades

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Beijing on his signature green train to attend a military parade in China celebrating the formal surrender of Japan in the second world war.

Kim left Pyongyang for China on Monday.

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Russia clinches major new gas pipeline deal with China as West shuns supplies – CNBC

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  1. Russia clinches major new gas pipeline deal with China as West shuns supplies  CNBC
  2. Russia and China bless vast new Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, Gazprom says  Reuters
  3. China, Russia Sign Deal To Build New Siberian Gas Pipeline But Pricing Details Unclear  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  4. Putin hails ‘unprecedentedly high’ relations with China as Gazprom says it signed new gas deal  CNN
  5. Xi, Putin Deepen Ties in Beijing With Apparent Gas Breakthrough  Bloomberg.com
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Whisky maker Suntory’s CEO resigns amid investigation into suspected illegal supplements

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Takeshi Niinami bought supplements in the belief that they were legal, says Jim Beam and Laphroaig owner

Takeshi Niinami, one of Japan’s best-known business leaders, has resigned as chief executive of the drinks company Suntory after police raided his home as part of an investigation into suspected illegal supplements.

His resignation from the owner of the Jim Beam whisky brand has sent shockwaves through Japan’s corporate world, with Suntory executives attempting to reassure investors and consumers at a hastily arranged news conference.

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Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China’s power, and a growing anti-U.S. union – CBS News

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  1. Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China's power, and a growing anti-U.S. union  CBS News
  2. Leaders of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran gather in Beijing for huge military parade in challenge to the West  CNN
  3. Who are the North Korean officials joining Kim Jong-un’s China visit?  South China Morning Post
  4. Kim Jong-un Heads to Beijing by Train  The New York Times
  5. Putin, Kim and Xi are meeting in China: BBC correspondents explain why  BBC
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Death toll climbs to over 1,400 after Afghanistan earthquake, official says – ABC News

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  1. Death toll climbs to over 1,400 after Afghanistan earthquake, official says  ABC News
  2. Afghanistan airdrops commandos to rescue quake survivors, UN warns food may run out  Reuters
  3. Sacramento's Afghan American community heartbroken after devastating earthquake  KCRA
  4. Taliban call for international aid as Afghan earthquake toll tops 1,400  The Washington Post
  5. How to help those impacted by the Afghanistan earthquake: Charities, organizations to support relief efforts  ABC News
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Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel – The New York Times

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  1. Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State, Joining Pressure on Israel  The New York Times
  2. A Palestinian State Would Be Good for Israel  Foreign Affairs
  3. Recognition of Palestinian state would spur sprint towards two-state solution, envoy says  Reuters
  4. Belgium moves toward recognizing a Palestinian state, drawing Israeli rebuke  ABC News
  5. There Never Will Be a Palestinian State. So What’s Next?  Tikvah
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Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, kills more than 1,000 – Reuters

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  1. Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, kills more than 1,000  Reuters
  2. Landslide kills over 1,000 people and levels entire village in Sudan's Central Darfur  Fox News
  3. Pope prays for 1,000 killed in floods in Sudan's Darfur region  Vatican News
  4. Sudan landslide leaves one survivor in village of 1,000, rebel group says  The Washington Post
  5. Landslide Kills Hundreds in Sudan  The New York Times
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Billy Bragg releases song in support of Palestine and Greta Thunberg aid flotilla

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Hundred Year Hunger – which has a chorus in Arabic – has been released by the British protest singer to coincide with a humanitarian aid flotilla heading for Gaza

Billy Bragg has released a new original song to show his support for the people of Palestine. The title of Hundred Year Hunger was inspired by a new book of the same name by E Mark Windle about the history of chronic malnutrition and deprivation in Gaza and will raise money for the Amos Trust’s Gaza Appeal.

Writing on Instagram, the British protest singer said that the song “looks at the current famine that Israel has created in Gaza through the lens of a century of enforced food insecurity and malnutrition imposed on the Palestinian people, firstly by British imperialism, then as a weapon of mass displacement by the state of Israel”.

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Archaeologists in Peru discover 3D mural that could date back 4,000 years

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The unprecedented find has shifted archaeological understanding about the first civilisations in the Americas

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a multicoloured three-dimensional mural that could date back 4,000 years, in an unprecedented find that has shifted archaeological understanding about the first civilisations in the Americas.

The centrepiece of the three-by-six metre mural is a stylistic depiction of a large bird of prey with outstretched wings, its head adorned with three-dimensional diamond motifs that visually align the south and north faces of the mural. It is covered with high-relief friezes and features designs painted in blue, yellow, red and black.

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Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses as protest tensions rise – Reuters

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  1. Indonesia police fire tear gas near campuses as protest tensions rise  Reuters
  2. Indonesia’s fury and deep resentment rages on despite crackdown. Here’s what to know  CNN
  3. With brooms in hand as symbol for change, Indonesian women join Jakarta protests  Reuters
  4. How Protests, Tear Gas and Looting Roiled Indonesia  The New York Times
  5. What to know about Indonesia’s deadly nationwide unrest over lawmakers’ perks  PBS
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Putin meets Slovak prime minister Fico in Beijing, praises his ‘independent’ policy – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Putin meets Slovak prime minister Fico in Beijing, praises his 'independent' policy  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Slovakia wants to normalise relations with Russia, ramping up gas imports, PM Fico says  Reuters
  3. Meeting with Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Robert Fico  Президент России
  4. Fico’s Putin Meeting Underlines EU Divisions on Ukraine  Bloomberg.com
  5. Slovak Prime Minister Fico to Meet Xi, Putin, Zelenskiy This Week  U.S. News & World Report
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Xi to flaunt China’s vision of new global order at military parade – Reuters

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  1. Xi to flaunt China's vision of new global order at military parade  Reuters
  2. China: Beijing tightens control for military parade marking Xi's big moment on world stage  BBC
  3. On WWII anniversary, China seeks to erase U.S. role in victory  The Washington Post
  4. On parade in China: Putin, the PLA and purges  The Economist
  5. China’s military parade is a show of strength from a country devastated in World War II  AP News
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How to watch the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati – Catholic News Agency

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  1. How to watch the canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati  Catholic News Agency
  2. When will Pope Leo make Carlo Acutis the first saint of the millennial generation?  USA Today
  3. 'God's Influencer,' 15, Set to Become First Millennial Saint on Sunday amid His Family Revealing Their 'Saintly Roots'  People.com
  4. The Hospital of Saints: Carlo Acutis  EWTN Vatican
  5. New Statue of Carlo Acutis Installed Beside His Tomb in Assisi Ahead of Canonization – EWTN Great Britain  EWTN UK
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Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee – The New York Times

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  1. Ukraine Pursues a Weapons Buildup More Potent Than Any Security Guarantee  The New York Times
  2. Zelenskiy wants higher-level talks on security guarantees next week  Reuters
  3. Ukraine Outlines 'Three Pillars' of Security Guarantees Against Russia  Newsweek
  4. Ireland 'open' to Ukraine peacekeeping mission - Martin  RTE.ie
  5. Rutte: Ukraine peace process still in early phase  breakingthenews.net
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