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    Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade corruption charges in first TV debate before runoff

    Brazil's president Lula and senator Flávio Bolsonaro traded corruption accusations and insults in their first televised debate on Sunday, 18 October, with the 25 October runoff a week away.

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Macron, missiles and 2,397 arrests

Trump pressures Zelensky after waiving new sanctions on Russian diesel

Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelenskyy of prolonging the war with Russia and waived new sanctions on Russian diesel. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Washington was pressing Kyiv toward capitulation and complained that Ukraine receives only twelve Patriot missiles a month.

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The US under Trump: second term

The findings add context to the already recorded Russia sanctions waiver and the 60-day review, with no new discrete decision.

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