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The far-right leader has posted a rebuttal on social media, accusing Brazil’s government of being an ‘authoritarian regime’. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has dismissed what he called “vague accusations” against him after he was indicted over an attempted coup to stay in office following his 2022 election defeat. On Wednesday, in a lengthy post…
Jair Bolsonaro and dozens of others have been charged over an alleged plot to violently overturn his 2022 election loss. Brazilian authorities have charged the country’s far-right former president, Jair Bolsonaro, and dozens of his supporters with attempting to stage a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss, the country’s top prosecutor has announced. Prosecutor…
A United States judge has handed a temporary win to President Donald Trump and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, ruling against a request for a temporary restraining order that would slow down their efforts to hollow out federal agencies. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision on Tuesday came as part of an ongoing lawsuit brought by…
Another top federal prosecutor has resigned from the United States Department of Justice amid pressure from the administration of President Donald Trump. The Reuters news agency reported that Denise Cheung left her post on Tuesday, after leading the criminal division of the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. In her resignation letter, obtained…
A judge in Argentina has been tasked with leading an investigation into President Javier Milei’s relationship with the cryptocurrency $LIBRA, amid allegations of fraud. On Monday, Federal Judge Maria Servini was randomly chosen to helm the probe, which will look into whether Milei acted illegally. Some opposition politicians have warned that Milei could even face…
The joint motion is first clear effort to retreat from the US regulator’s previous crypto enforcement under Democratic leadership. Binance and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have asked a federal judge to stay the regulator’s lawsuit against the crypto exchange, according to a court filing, citing the potential impact of a newly…
Missouri accused Starbucks of tying executive pay to the company’s achieving racial and gender-based hiring quotas. The US state of Missouri has sued Starbucks, accusing the coffee chain of using a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as a pretext to systematically discriminate based on race, gender and sexual orientation. In a complaint filed in…
A federal judge rules US government has defied a previous ruling that suspended president’s sweeping order to freeze federal spending. A United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump did not fully comply with his order halting a federal spending freeze that has thrown the government into chaos. On Monday,…
Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has imposed a complete ban on kite flying before the centuries-old Basant festival – which marks the arrival of spring – over public safety concerns. Legal amendments passed by the provincial assembly impose heavier fines and longer jail terms for violators that were in force previously, in a disappointment to…
US President Donald Trump has slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the body of attacking Israel and the United States. In an executive order issued late on Thursday, Trump called the court “illegitimate” and placed financial and US visa restrictions on ICC staff and anyone assisting ICC investigations against the US and…
