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Bolsonaro Jr. VS Lula: Corruption marks the campaign in Brazil

Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro reach the final line of the campaign as the main protagonists of the Brazilian presidential elections. Corruption, which was already one of the sensitive issues for the electorate, is once again gaining interest following the outbreak of a financial scandal with several ramifications and accusations that spatter the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and Judge Alexandre de Moraes, a key figure of Brazilian justice and the usual target of right-wing criticism.

Elections in Brazil: USA United States suspends consular services, in full investigation for alleged "interference"

Donald Trump's administration announced that it suspended the operation of the consulate in Brasilia after pointing out "security reasons," amid complaints from the president's campaign and aspiring for re-election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for alleged Washington interference. Meanwhile, the last televised debate between the main presidential candidates - Lula and the ultra-right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro - was cancelled after the refusal of both to participate and in the face of a series of judicial decisions that restricted the meeting.

FlyDubai 'hero' pilot speaks for first time

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Captain Smit Machchhar via video call. Meanwhile, authorities in the UAE and Israel said an investigation is making progress.

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Spain: Camouflet for Sanchez, decrees on housing rejected by deputies

The Spanish government of Pedro Sánchez suffered a major setback in Parliament with the rejection of measures to address the housing crisis, including the protection of vulnerable tenants and the freezing of rents. Fragile by its minority majority, the executive must deal with its allies, including the Catalan party Junts, who voted against the main decree. The details of Victoria David from Madrid to France 24.

'We have to close defence gaps urgently': EU Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee chief McAllister

We sit down with David McAllister, the chair of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. He talks to us about the security threats facing Europe, and what defence gaps the EU urgently needs to close. For McAllister, the EU is "not at war with the Russian Federation, but we are no longer at peace with Russia". He also believes that the EU is not, as yet, capable of making sovereign decisions in certain areas of defence "because we are too dependent on US capabilities."

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"What Trump has built": 'Time Magazine'

In 'Press Journal' we reviewed an exclusive interview of 'Time' magazine to the US president. United States, Donald Trump. In his usual grandiose style, the Republican leader boast of his alleged achievements: he self-defines himself as "the best," he claims that the United States is winning the world in the race for artificial intelligence, claims that it destroyed Iran's nuclear capacity and that it is still too early to hold elections in Venezuela. He also noted that if he were not President, Israel and Saudi Arabia would not exist. Their contradictions, inconsistencies and self-praise generated critical