NewsGlobal spotlight: Bolsonaro coup claims, deadly Korea fires, and more
Global spotlight: Bolsonaro coup claims, deadly Korea fires, and more
This happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday.
- Former President Jair Bolsonaro inspired a coup d'état and directed preparations for illegal activities after losing the presidential election in 2022, the Brazilian Attorney General declared on Tuesday during a Supreme Court session. The election was won by leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at that time. The court will now decide whether Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for attempting a coup.
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- A few thousand Hungarians once again blocked Budapest on Tuesday in protest against the ban on organizing the Pride Parade in the capital of Hungary. Protesters accused the government of restricting the right to peaceful assembly.
- At least 16 people died, and 19 were injured in fires affecting the southern regions of South Korea due to dry weather and strong winds, the South Korean government reported on Wednesday. The authorities of Andong and other southeastern towns ordered residents to evacuate on Tuesday as firefighters struggled to control numerous fires fueled by dry winds. The fires consumed over 42,000 acres of land and destroyed hundreds of buildings, including a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple, the government reported.
- In Izmir, Turkey, police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators protesting against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. Protests have also been taking place in Ankara and Istanbul for several days. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed concern about the protests in Turkey.
- Boko Haram terrorists disguised as herders killed at least 20 Cameroonian soldiers on Tuesday who were stationed in Wulgo, a border town in Nigeria's Borno state, reported the Cameroonian newspaper portal "L’Oeil du Sahel".
- Five former African leaders have been appointed as mediators in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This group was created on Monday by two regional organizations, the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to "facilitate" the peace process, as announced in a joint statement issued on Tuesday.
