Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro – who was this week convicted of plotting to overturn his country’s 2022 election and sentenced to more than 27 years in jail – is far from being the first Latin American leader to run into legal trouble. In Peru, no fewer than four former presidents are currently serving time in Lima’s Barbadillo prison, while in Colombia...
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting coup, sentenced to over 27 years in prison
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election with a plot prosecutors say included plans to assassinate the president-elect in a bid to cling to power. Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel voted to convict Bolsonaro on all five counts in the landmark case, and to...
Inside Israel’s operation to kill Hamas leaders in Qatar
A sense of urgency hung over the meeting. The Qatari prime minister sat across from Hamas’ chief negotiator, Khalil Al-Hayya, under the maroon-and-white flag of the Gulf nation on Monday evening. The two had met many times before in talks that often proved fruitless. But this time was different. The United States had just put forward a new ceasefire proposal...
Final stage of Spain’s Vuelta cycling race suspended following pro-Palestinian protests
Pro-Palestinians protestors hold a banner reading ‘(Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu) wanted’ after invading the street during the 21st and last stage of the Vuelta a Espana 2025, in Madrid Sunday, September 14 Oscar Del Pozo/Getty Images Madrid, Spain — The final stage of the Vuelta a Espana was suspended on Sunday after several large pro-Palestinian protests disrupted the premier cycling event...
Israel strikes high-rises in Gaza City, ahead of cabinet meeting to discuss risk of ground operation to hostages
The Israeli military struck multiple high-rise buildings in Gaza City on Sunday, after warning people to leave several neighborhoods, in the latest round of destruction since Israel ordered a complete evacuation of the city earlier this week. Israel’s assault on Gaza City appeared to be accelerating, with the military issuing evacuation orders for several towers in Gaza City within just a few...
Airlines suspend workers for posts about shooting of Charlie Kirk
Washington — Both Delta Air Lines and American Airlines say they have suspended workers for social media posts about last week’s fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. “We were made aware of Delta employees whose social media content, related to the recent murder of activist Charlie Kirk, went well beyond healthy, respectful debate,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in an internal memo shared...
In an Era of Deep Polarization, Unity Is Not Trump’s Mission
The first few minutes of President Trump’s Oval Office address after the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week followed the conventional presidential playbook. He praised the victim, asked God to watch over his family and talked mournfully of “a dark moment for America.” Then he tossed the playbook aside, angrily blaming the murder on the American left and vowing revenge....
Russia just said what Ukraine has been trying to tell Trump for months: Peace talks are going nowhere fast
Russia-Ukraine peace talks are “more on pause” than they are active, the Kremlin said Friday, in an acknowledgement that confirms what Ukraine has been warning for months – negotiations are faltering despite a push from US President Donald Trump. “The channels of communication exist and are established; our negotiators are able to use them to communicate. However, at the moment, it’s fair...
Security at Kirk Event Seemed Light to Those Who Attended
At Utah Valley University, where a single gunshot turned a midday appearance by a visiting speaker into chaos, witnesses now have an uneasy sense that an open-air amphitheater was ill-suited for a figure as polarizing as Charlie Kirk. There were around 3,000 people at the event Wednesday afternoon at the university, where Mr. Kirk, a prominent right-wing political activist,...
Army Leadership Faces Scrutiny Amid Political Rumors in Bangladesh
Dhaka, February 2024 — Bangladesh’s military leadership has come under renewed public scrutiny following a wave of speculation about its alleged role in campus politics and the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections. Army headquarters, however, has strongly denied any involvement in political activities, calling such claims “baseless and misleading.” Army Chief Responds to Allegations Image © 2024...