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Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital, starts house arrest for coup attempt

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital, starts house arrest for coup attempt

Former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital on Friday after a two-week stay and transferred to his home in Brasilia to begin house arrest, his doctor said. Bolsonaro was hospitalized with bronchopneumonia after falling ill in prison, where he was serving a 27-year sentence

Russia labels 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' teacher a 'foreign agent'

Russia labels 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' teacher a 'foreign agent'

Russia declared the teacher and central protagonist of the Oscar-winning documentary "Mr Nobody Against Putin" a foreign agent on Friday, a label akin to being an enemy of the state. Pavel Talankin, who won Best Documentary at the Academy Awards earlier this month together with US director

Belgian diplomat appeals to avoid trial over Congo leader's murder

Belgian diplomat appeals to avoid trial over Congo leader's murder

A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba has appealed the decision, his lawmaker said Friday. A novice diplomat at the time, Etienne Davignon is the only person still alive among 10 Belgians accused by the Congolese

Volkswagen in talks with defence firms on use of Germany plant: CEO

Volkswagen in talks with defence firms on use of Germany plant: CEO

Struggling German carmaker Volkswagen is in talks with defence firms to repurpose a plant in northern Germany for the production of military transport equipment, the firm's boss said Friday. Europe's biggest auto manufacturer is battling a crisis due to factors ranging from a stuttering shift to

Iran's Gulf islands: are they in Trump's crosshairs?

Iran has warned the United States about attempting to seize any of its strategic islands in the Gulf -- a move that President Donald Trump is reported to be mulling. AFP looks at potential targets. - Kharg - A strip of scrubland located in the northern Gulf, about 30 kilometres from the coast,

Police probe firebomb attack on Russian centre in Prague

Police probe firebomb attack on Russian centre in Prague

Czech police said Friday they were investigating a firebomb attack on a Russian cultural and scientific centre in Prague. The Russian Centre for Science and Culture opened in 1971 when former Czechoslovakia was ruled by Moscow-steered communists. "Since Thursday evening we have been probing an attack during which

Putin hopes Iran war will shift focus from 'crimes' in Ukraine: German FM

Putin hopes Iran war will shift focus from 'crimes' in Ukraine: German FM

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping the war in the Middle East will shift the focus from his "crimes" in Ukraine, the German foreign minister said on Friday. "Putin is cynically hoping that the escalation in the Middle East will divert our attention from his crimes in