8 hours ago Brazil’s Bolsonaro and allies accused of plotting to overthrow democracy

Federal police name 37 individuals, including the ex-president and top military officials, in a major coup investigation

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21 hours ago Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro charged with plotting coup d’état

Police accuse 37 people of crimes including conspiracy and trying to tear down one of world’s largest democraciesThe former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies are among dozens of people formally accused by federal police of being part of a criminal conspiracy designed to obliterate Brazil’s democratic system through a rightwing coup d’état.Federal police confirmed on Thursday that investigators had concluded their long-running investigation into what they called a coordinated attempt to “violently dismantle the constitutional state”. Continue reading...

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28 hours ago Starmer insists ‘world safer when leaders talk’ as he defends China discussions

The Prime Minister met China’s president Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil.

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38 hours ago Florida man accused of plotting to blow up New York Stock Exchange, FBI says

Alleged plotter sought to attack stock exchange to ‘reboot’ U.S. government

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40 hours ago Nadine Dorries uses new book to continue feud with Kemi Badenoch over Boris Johnson’s downfall

Ms Dorries, a close ally of Boris Johnson, has repeatedly locked horns with Kemi Badenoch, accusing her of plotting to take down the former PM

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