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‘We cannot wake up every day to a president threatening the world’: Lula da Silva

Brazil’s president has called on the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to change course over the failure to stop conflict in the Middle East. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also appeared to criticise Donald Trump, who regularly posts threatening messages on social media directed at Iran. “We cannot wake ⁠up every morning ⁠and go to bed every night with a ⁠tweet from a president ⁠threatening the ⁠world and declaring wars,” he told an international summit of progressive leaders in Barcelona. Read More…

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Lula urges Trump to consider Palestine's inclusion in Board of Peace initiative

Brazil's President Lula da Silva has urged US President Donald Trump to consider including Palestine in his proposed "Board of Peace" initiative and to limit the body’s focus to the Gaza, according to the Brazilian presidency. In a phone call on Monday, the two leaders agreed to meet in Washington for further discussions, the presidency said. During the 50-minute conversation, Lula asked that the "Board of Peace" be confined to Gaza and that it includes a seat for Palestine as part of its membership. Read More…

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Xi says China, Brazil can model self-reliance for Global South

China’s President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that the two countries could set an example of “self-reliance” in a phone call on Tuesday, state media reported. The two leaders have both sought in recent months to present their countries as staunch defenders of the multilateral trading system, in stark contrast with US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught. Xi said China would “work with Brazil to set an example of unity and self-reliance among major countries in the Global South” and “jointly build a more… Read More…

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Lula can talk to me anytime he wants: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can call him anytime to discuss tariffs and other friction between the countries. "He can talk to me anytime he wants," Trump said of Lula, speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday. He added he was fond of the Brazilian people but "the people running Brazil did the wrong thing." Later, speaking with reporters in Brasilia, Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad called Trump's remarks "great," saying he is sure Lula feels the same, and… Read More…

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Israel incensed after Brazil's da Silva likens Gaza war to Holocaust

Israel accused Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of trivializing the Holocaust and causing offense to the Jewish people after he likened its war against Hamas in Gaza to the Nazi genocide during the Second World War. "What is happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people has no parallel in other historical moments," Mr da Silva told reporters. "In fact, it did exist when Hitler decided to kill the Jews," he added. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said it would summon the Brazilian ambassador for a reprimand over… Read More…

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"World spending far more on missiles than climate action": Lula

Brazil's president said that world leaders were relegating climate commitments to a footnote - and spending a fraction on climate compared to weapons. "The planet is tired of climate agreements that were not fulfilled," Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the Cop28 opening session on day two. "How many leaders committed to saving the planet, when only last year the world spent more than $2 trillion on weapons - amounts that could be invested to fight hunger and confront climate change issues," he added. Read More…

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Pakistan mulls banning Afghan SIMs near border

Pakistan on Friday was mulling to block out signals of Afghan cellular networks near border areas in an effort to curtail terror and criminal activities in the country. Sources told media that the Afghan cellular networks on SIMs were being used in anti-state and criminal activities by terrorists in Pakistan. Unregistered Afghan SIMs are easily available in Pak-Afghan border areas, sources claimed. Read More…

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Lula welcomes back banned Venezuelan leader Maduro

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has visited Brazil for the first time since he was banned by former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. Mr Maduro was received by the new president, fellow leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, ahead of a summit of Latin American leaders in Brasilia. "What's important about Maduro coming here is that it's the beginning of Maduro's return," Lula said. Read More…

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Brazil’s Lula speaks to Putin about the war

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stated that he spoke to his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin and reiterated his country’s willingness to talk to both sides. Lula also thanked Putin for inviting him to the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg on Twitter and said: “I thanked him for an invitation.....to talk to both sides of the conflict in pursuit of peace.” Read More…

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