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Russia assails ‘belligerent revisionism’ in rare Trump jibe

Bloomberg Russia’s top diplomat condemned what he described as “an onslaught of belligerent revisionism” that threatens the international order in a rare personal criticism of US President Donald Trump, reflecting growing tensions between the former Cold War enemies. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lashed out at Trump’s policies in the Middle East, his withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and ...

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Brazil front-runner says he’ll only accept election results if he wins

Bloomberg Brazil’s leading presidential candidate, far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, said that he wouldn’t accept an election result that doesn’t grant him victory. Speaking in a live televised interview on TV Band from his hospital room, where he is recovering after a knife attack, Bolsonaro was asked how he thought the military would react if Fernando Haddad, the leftist ...

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Lula’s jailhouse interview blocked by Brazil’s judge

Bloomberg A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has suspended a decision that allowed a newspaper to interview former head of state Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who yields tremendous influence over upcoming presidential elections despite being in prison. Luiz Fux’s ruling issued late Friday blocks a previous injunction from fellow Supreme Court Judge Ricardo Lewandowski that permitted Folha de S. Paulo ...

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