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Elon Musk's X/Twitter
Elon Musk: X closes all operations in Brazil

Elon Musk says his company X will shut down all of its operations in Brazil after a judge ordered it to remove certain content from the platform.

However, the social media will continue to be available to users in the country, according to Musk.

Brazilian prosecutors are already investigating whether extreme right-wing groups with links to former president Jair Bolsonaro used X to spread propaganda. A court has previously ordered X to close some of the designated accounts.

The appointed judge has not commented on the matter or confirmed Musk's information.

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The struggle for independence in Catalonia
The separatist leader: Fleeed from the police in a private car

It wasn't a magic trick or a high-speed escape when separatist leader Carles Puigdemont evaded police arrest and left Spain earlier in August. He writes that himself in an opinion article in Politico.

“I didn't have to hide in the back of a car - as they claim I did. I was in the back seat of a private vehicle and was driven across the border between southern Catalonia and northern Catalonia, which is under French administration,” writes Puigdemont.

Carles Puigdemont has been in exile after a failed attempt to make Catalonia independent ten years ago.

He believes that the amnesty for Catalan separatists that the parliament voted through earlier this year also applies to him, and that the courts' attempts to arrest him are contrary to democratic decisions.

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Political situation in Nigeria
Police raids on the homeless in Lagos: "Where are we going?"

Around half a million people are believed to be living as homeless in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos. In recent months, the police have started raiding and handing out fines of around SEK 130, which for many is roughly a weekly income, because the people are living there illegally. The BBC writes.

- Where do they want us to go? says 31-year-old Tukur Garba, who has lived under a bridge since moving to Africa's largest city five years ago.

Garba says the police often strike at night. He calls on the government to show compassion and invest more in housing policy, so that even the city's poor can afford a roof over their heads.

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The elections in Venezuela
Rival protests on the streets of Caracas this weekend

Both regime loyalists and opposition parties in Venezuela are expected to hold large protests in the capital Caracas during Saturday. This is reported by AFP.

Opposition leader María Corina Machado has called for a "protest for the truth" in over 300 cities. Machado has largely remained hidden after the disputed election in July, but is expected to appear at the demonstration in Caracas.

President Nicolás Maduro has presented himself as the winner after the election and issued arrest warrants for opposition leader Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia.

The election results have been questioned, in addition to the opposition, also by the US and the EU, which demanded verifiable results.

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 Fire in historic building in central London

A fire has broken out in the Somerset House building complex in central London, the BBC reports. According to Sky News, 100 firefighters have been deployed.

The historic building houses, among other things, galleries and art institutions. Works by Van Gogh, Manet and Cezanne hang in the 250-year-old building.

In pictures, columns of smoke can be seen over the city.