BRASILIA, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro will learn soon whether he is headed to prison as his trial on attempted coup charges enters the final stretch despite pressure from his US ally, President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Brazil's Supreme Court will start passing judgement after weeks of hearings that saw witnesses testify about Bolsonaro's alleged involvement in a plot to claw back power after a 2022 election defeat to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The 70-year-old Bolsonaro risks about 40 years in prison, and a guilty verdict will likely end any hopes he had of making a political comeback. In deeply divided Brazil, the case elicits strong opinions: some hailing it as...
WASHINGTON, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A US judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from massively expanding a procedure that allows authorities to swiftly...
WASHINGTON, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump is still working on a Russia-Ukraine peace summit, the White House said Friday, after French...
PANAMA CITY, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A US guided missile cruiser, USS Lake Erie, was seen crossing the Panama Canal from the Pacific to...
WASHINGTON, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump has moved to cut nearly $5 billion of congressionally-approved foreign aid, the White House said...
WASHINGTON, Aug 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump has moved to block $5 billion of congressionally-approved foreign aid, the White House said Friday...
WASHINGTON, Aug 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Trump administration has withdrawn former vice president Kamala Harris's Secret Service security protection, a White House official said...
TIANJIN, China, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Saturday evening, Indian TV...
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Ukrainian lawmaker who formerly served as speaker of parliament was shot dead on Saturday in the western...
KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russia launched "massive" strikes across Ukraine overnight, rescue services said on Saturday, a new blow to peace efforts...
GENEVA, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The head of the international Red Cross on Saturday denounced Israel's plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City...
DHAKA, August 30, 2025 (BSS) - The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances was observed across the country today, drawing attention to the...
LONDON, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Three men were arrested after two police officers suffered minor injuries during a protest outside a UK hotel used...