German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul must reroute a planned trip to Colombia for a summit of EU and Latin American countries at short notice due to a government aircraft being out of service, his office announced late on Friday. The German Air Force Airbus A350, which was supposed to fly from Hamburg, is unavailable due to a technical defect, the Foreign Office said. Wadephul is to represent Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the meeting. The minister now plans take a commercial flight to Colombia and then fly on to Santa Marta on the country's northern Caribbean coast where the CELAC summit is t...
Brazil's Supreme Court has provisionally rejected former president Jair Bolsonaro's appeal against his conviction for an attempted coup. All four judges voted against the appeal, confirming the prison sentence of more than 27 years for an attempted coup following his 2022 election defeat, news portal G1 reported, citing the court. However, the hearing continues until Friday next week and will only then be considered closed. In theory, the judges may change their position until then. Bolsonaro's defence team can also file another appeal, but its success is considered unlikely. Only when all ave...