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Who is Nidal Hasan, the former military whose firing the authorities plan to transmit?

The former Major of the Nidal Hasan Army, sentenced to death for murdering 13 people in an attack at the Fort Hood base, Texas, in 2009, will be the first military to be executed by a firing squad since World War II. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the execution, scheduled for December 3, will be public; and a Pentagon official confirmed that it will be broadcast live.

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Who is August Hanning, the former German intelligence director accused of profit from State secrets?

August Hanning was head of the Federal Intelligence Service of Germany (BND) for seven years. After his retirement in 2005, he received more than 2,000 documents with classified information from a former chief of staff in that office and then leaked them to a foreign government not yet revealed, for which he worked as a consultant, according to the prosecution of the Office. Today, both Hanning and his facilitator are being held on suspicion of espionage and treason.

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Who's Lula da Silva? Its beginnings, controversy and political trajectory

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seeks re-election in one of the most difficult elections in recent years. Born in a humble family, he worked as a mechanical tornado before becoming an influential union leader during the military dictatorship. After several attempts, he arrived in the Presidency in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006. Convicted for corruption in 2017, he spent 580 days in prison, although the sentences were annulled in 2021. Lula returned to politics, defeated Jair Bolsonaro in 2022 and returned to power. Now he's looking for a new mandate in what might be his last big electoral challenge.

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Who's Flavio Bolsonaro? The political heir who seeks to succeed his father, Jair Bolsonaro

Flávio Bolsonaro, a professional lawyer and eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, built much of his political career in Rio de Janeiro, where he was a state deputy before reaching the Senate. After his father's conviction for beating, he became the main political heir of the Bolsonarist movement and today is pointed out as the possible successor of the conservative right in Brazil. Although he shares many of his father's flags, he has tried to project a more moderate and pragmatic image before public opinion. However, its trajectory is also marked by controversy and

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Who does "class C" support in Brazil? Changes in the middle class voting intention

The "C class," the middle class in Brazil, was an important factor in the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in past elections. Four years later, although one part of the population supports it by considering that it has benefited during its Government, another has become more pragmatic and considers voting for candidate Flavio Bolsonaro as his proposals are more aligned with his needs. A report from our correspondent Valeria Saccone.

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Who is Smit Machchhar, the stabbing Indian pilot who, according to Israel, thwarted an attack on a Flydubai flight?

Smit Machchhar, Indian captain of the Emirati flydubai airline, became the protagonist of an air safety incident after his co-pilot allegedly stabbed him during a flight between Dubai and Tel Aviv, in which 174 people were travelling. Gravely injured, Machchhar would have managed to open the cabin door to allow the intervention of passengers and crew, which reduced the alleged aggressor while two other pilots on board assumed control of the aircraft. Benjamin Netanyahu's government calls him the "hero" who avoided a tragedy. E

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To whom does the Sol camp benefit electionally?

The message of the protest calls on all parties to act and makes housing one of the central themes of the next elections, where all political groups will have to mark concrete positions

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