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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged escape plot

He is due to start a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.

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US senators slam Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace plan as rewarding aggression

A group of American senators critical of President Donald Trump panned a U.S. peace proposal on Ukraine at an international security conference in Canada

US plan for Ukraine needs ‘additional work’, say Kyiv’s allies at G20 summit – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereLeaders from Europe, Canada, Japan and Australia are expected to huddle on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Saturday to “discuss the way ahead on Ukraine”, an EU official said.A European diplomatic source told Agence France-Presse (AFP):We are working on making the US plan something more able to be applied, based on previous dialogue. Continue reading...

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What to know about former President Jair Bolsonaro's arrest in Brazil

Brazilian police have arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro on suspicion of plotting to flee and avoid a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt

South Africa declares gender-based violence a national disaster amid G20 protests

Women’s groups welcomed the announcement on the eve of the international leaders’ summit in Johannesburg Hundreds of women gathered in cities across South Africa on Friday to protest against gender-based violence in the country before the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend.Demonstrators turned out in 15 locations – including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban – wearing black as a sign of “mourning and resistance”. Continue reading...