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Bolsonaro Coup Trial Enters Final Stage as Right-Wing Succession Battle Heats Up

Lead Brazil’s Supreme Court began final votes Tuesday on whether former President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a cou...

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Two Supreme Court Justices Vote to Convict Bolsonaro; Rio Blaze Kills Three

Lead: Two Supreme Court justices cast initial guilty votes in former President Jair Bolsonaro’s coup-plot tria...

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Russia Implements Domestic Initiatives as International Pressures Mount

Lead President Vladimir Putin visited the Sirius University laboratory complex in Sochi and sent greetings to ...

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Venezuela Doubles Troop Deployments Amid U.S. Military Buildup

Venezuela bolstered its coastal and border defenses by ordering 25,000 additional troops to counter drug trafficking and assert...

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Poland Closes Belarus Border Ahead of Russia-Led Drills

Poland will shut its border with Belarus at midnight on Thursday in response to the Russia-led Zapad-2025 military exercises, a...

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Poland Shuts Border with Belarus Amid Zapad-2025 Drills

WARSAW, Sept. 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Poland will close all crossings with Bel...

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Man Charged in Fatal Charlotte Train Stabbing of Ukrainian Refugee

Lead A federal indictment was unsealed Tuesday charging 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. with causing death on a mass transit sys...

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Federal Charges Filed in Charlotte Train Stabbing of Ukrainian Refugee

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. with causing death on ...

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DOJ Files Federal Charge in Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing

Federal prosecutors announced a federal murder charge today against 34-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. for the August 22 stabbing d...

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YNW Bortlen Takes Plea Deal, Avoids Trial in YNW Melly Double Murder Case

Lead: Cortlen “YNW Bortlen” Henry pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact and witness-tampering charges...