Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt
• Nov 25, 2025, 10:48 PM
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who doubted he would ever end up behind bars. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has overseen the case, ruled Bolsonaro will remain in custody after being preemptively arrested on Saturday. FRANCE 24's Jan Onoszko reports from Rio de Janeiro.
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Airbus warns of travel disruption as thousands of planes require urgent software fix
• 8:28 PM
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Airbus urged airlines on Friday to take "immediate precautionary action" after identifying a software flaw affecting thousands of A320-family aircraft and warning of travel disruption as carriers roll out the fix. The alert follows an incident on a JetBl
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‘Empty building sites’: North Carolina immigration crackdown sparks fear among workers
• 5:00 PM
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As a major federal immigration enforcement operation began targeting Charlotte, North Carolina, in mid-November, numerous construction sites and local businesses temporarily shut down. The president of a worker union speaks out against agents targeting w
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Mamdani and the media: From slugfest to lovefest
• 2:50 PM
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In this episode of FRANCE 24's media show Scoop we focus on coverage of Zohran Mamdani. Before they won election (and since, too), US President Donald Trump was attacked by the left, while Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar was bashed by the right. Can
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One of two 2 National Guard members wounded in 'targeted shooting' has died
• 10:35 AM
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US President Donald Trump said his administration will "permanently pause" migration from all "third world countries", following the death on Thursday of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House. Investigators say the shooting was carrie
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US to stop Venezuelan drug traffickers by land 'very soon', says Trump
• 3:28 AM
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US President Donald Trump said Thursday that efforts to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land” would begin “very soon”, escalating tensions with Caracas, which says the campaign is aimed at regime change. Trump made the comments during a video call w
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