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US president’s attempt to help his rightwing ally avoid jail has sparked wave of anger and given boost to rival LulaSilvana Marques was one of thousands of Brazilians who flocked to São Paulo’s most famous art museum one afternoon last week. But the 51-year-old teacher wasn’t there to marvel over fog-filled London landscapes at Masp’s new Monet retrospective. She had come to join a protest heaping scorn on Donald Trump.Beneath the museum’s brutalist hulk, Marques spotted a cardboard effigy of the US president and took a picture with her phone before the Trump dummy was set on fire. “Laranjão safado,”

Israeli-backed logistics group the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation claims people trampled in Khan Younis while health officials say they were suffocatedIran’s parliament said the country should not resume nuclear negotiations with the United States until preconditions are met, in a statement reported on Wednesday by Iranian state media, Reuters reports.The statement said:When the U.S. use negotiations as a tool to deceive Iran and cover up a sudden military attack by the Zionist regime (Israel), talks cannot be conducted as before. Preconditions must be set and no new negotiations can take place until they are fully met, Continue reading... Source link :

Optus says cheque refunds are not standard practice but are implemented ‘where electronic banking is unavailable’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOptus Sport customers who paid an annual fee for the service will receive a refund when it shuts down next month – but only by cheque in some cases.Optus announced on 30 June its sport streaming service would close on 1 August, after it transferred the rights to broadcast the Premier League, FA Cup and other competitions to Nine Entertainment and Stan.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking

Jason Clare says racism exists in ‘all its ugly forms’ at universities and the government will consider two other key reports before respondingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government will defer its response to Jillian Segal’s contentious plan to address antisemitism on campuses until after it has received a broader review of racism at universities and a separate report from the Islamophobia envoy, the education minister has confirmed.Jason Clare outlined the process to reporters on Wednesday, saying he wanted to “tackle racism in whatever form it