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President Jair Bolsonaro attends a military parade in the capital Brasilia for the country's 200th anniversary of independence. Trailing in the polls to leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of October's elections, Bolsonaro is planning a massive show of strength to mark the occasion. IMAGES
President Jair Bolsonaro attends military parade for the 200th anniversary of Brazil's independence, with the festivities clouded by a divisive election race and accusations that he is using the festivities to bolster his campaign. IMAGES
Scuffles broke out near the La Carlota military base in the Altamira district of Caracas. Police officers launch tear gas at demonstrators supporting Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, as the government denounces an "attempted coup". IMAGES
British and French troops stage a joint parade at Buckingham Palace to mark the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, the bilateral agreements signed on April 8, 1904 by the two countries to settle colonial disputes. IMAGES
A Russian court sentences top human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov to two and a half years in jail for denouncing Russia's offensive against Ukraine. The judge finds Orlov guilty for "committing a crime under article 280" ("calls for extremist activity") and orders "imprisonment for a period of two years and six months." Orlov was accused of discrediting the Russian army after writing a column written for the French online publication Mediapart, and fined in October after a first trial. IMAGES
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