China & the 'axis of upheaval’, Brazil's Bolsonaro case & Europe's migration debate

• Sep 12, 2025, 5:36 PM

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In this edition of The World This Week: China's military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II sees President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un side by side; former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is back in court on charges of trying to violently overturn the 2022 election result; and Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel reflects on her country's policies during the 2015 migrant crisis.

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Widow of assassinated right-winger vows to carry on fight

• 4:31 PM

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The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk pledged Friday to carry on her husband's work, after US authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.

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Trump calls all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil and slap tariffs on China

• 2:59 PM

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US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged all NATO countries to stop buying oil from Russia and impose their own tariffs of 50 to 100 percent on China until the end of the Ukraine war. NATO members Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia all continue to purchase

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Assassinated MAGA youth leader's rhetoric inspired followers, enraged critics