By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expansão
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election in Brazil is described by economist Paul Krugman as a major defeat for oligarchs and a sign that the country is not afraid of the United States. Adelman says the result undermines Donald Trump's strategy of refocusing the United States on its hemisphere, according to Expansão.
After deleting a post in which he described himself as the “true president-elect”, Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro resumed his allegations of electoral fraud and announced that he would lead the opposition from the United States. He had travelled to the country after his defeat by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to the Daily Post Nigeria.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Daily Post ·
The administration of Donald Trump has revoked the legal status of 2.2 million people without residence permits, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin presented the figure on 29 October as part of the immigration enforcement campaign, conducted alongside deportations and visa cancellations.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Tuko ·
The US Federal Communications Commission plans to ban Chinese telecoms operators from having direct access to US phone numbers, a measure presented as a way to reduce fraudulent robocalls. The agency is due to vote on the proposal on 19 November and is also considering restrictions on some Chinese equipment, according to the commission.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to regulate US imports of robots, industrial machinery and their components in the name of national security. The text tasks trade authorities with negotiating with foreign partners and leaves open the possibility of further measures, according to the White House.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: White House ·
Humanitarian evacuations begin in Olechky, UkraineHumanitarian evacuations have begun in Olechky, where a ceasefire has been in force for more than three days, and food aid is being distributed. Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia announced the start of the aid, while Kyiv and Moscow reported the launch of the evacuations.The week in Africa
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