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The X platform claims to have complied with Brazil’s requirements and asks to restore the service

The new representatives of company X in Brazil presented a document to the Supreme Court on Thursday, in which they alleged to have complied with all the determinations of that court and asked that the suspension of their services be lifted, official sources reported.

The request was sent to Magistrate Alexandre de Moraes, who is responsible in the Supreme Court for a process on the dissemination of false information and hate crimes on the Internet, who on August 31 suspended the activities of the company of tycoon Elon Musk in the country.

The judge made that determination after the company refused “repeatedly and systematically” to comply with Court decisions, which ordered the suspension of profiles that “sowed misinformation and hatred.”

X withdrew his legal representatives from Brazil and failed to pay financial penalties of almost four million dollars, among other discontemnt.

Musk used his own social network to respond to De Moraes, whom he even called a “dictator” and even accused of “violating” the Brazilian Constitution itself, although in the face of the judge’s firmness he has gradually accepted all his decisions.

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X at the time of the suspension had 20 million users in Brazil

In the document presented this Thursday, the new legal representatives of X in the country allege that the company has finally complied with all the court decisions and formally asked for “the restoration of the operation of the platform in Brazil.”

The social network X had about twenty million users in Brazil at the time of its suspension and had been in the sights of Justice for months, especially for allowing the spread of false information and hate messages, mostly attributed to activists of the extreme right.

That was reflected in the sentence of Judge De Moraes who, on August 31, ordered the suspension of X in the country, for his “repeated, conscious and voluntary breaches of court orders and payment of fines.”

According to the magistrate, all this would be intended to “institute an environment of total impunity and a ‘lawless land’”, as well as facilitating “the action of extremist groups and digital militias on social networks,” through a “massive dissemination of Nazi, racist, fascist, hate and anti-democratic speeches.”

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Trump orders U.S. control of Strait of Hormuz after failed Iran talks

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the United States will take control of the Strait of Hormuz“effective immediately,” following the collapse of negotiations with Iran held in Islamabad.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had ordered the U.S. Navy to block vessels attempting to enter or exit the strategic waterway, a key route for global energy trade.

“The meeting went well, agreement was reached on most points, but the only really important one — nuclear weapons — was not approved,” Trump said, referring to the talks with Iranian representatives.

The president also stated that he had instructed authorities to intercept ships in international waters that had paid tolls to Iran to transit the strait, calling such payments “illegal.” He further accused Tehran of hindering an agreement by deploying mines in the area, describing the move as “international extortion.”

Trump added that the United States will undertake efforts to clear mines from the strait and expressed confidence that a future agreement ensuring free navigation could eventually be reached.

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The announcement came after Vice President JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner briefed the president on the outcome of the negotiations, considered the highest-level contacts between the two countries since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

While Trump acknowledged that enough progress had been made to maintain a temporary truce, he criticized Iran for remaining unwilling to abandon its nuclear ambitions, calling its position “very inflexible” on the central issue.

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Child Found Malnourished in Van in France; Father Admits Confinement

French gendarmes discovered a child in a van in Hagenbach, in northeastern France, after a neighbor reported hearing what she described as “childlike noises” coming from the parked vehicle.

After unlocking the van, officers found the boy lying in a fetal position, unclothed and covered with a blanket, surrounded by garbage and near human waste, according to a statement from the Mulhouse prosecutor, Nicolas Heitz.

Authorities said the child appeared pale and severely malnourished. Due to prolonged confinement in a seated position, he was no longer able to walk. He was immediately taken to a hospital in Mulhouse for medical care.

The boy’s father, who lived with his partner and two daughters aged 10 and 12, admitted to keeping the child confined and depriving him of proper care.

According to the prosecutor, the man said he placed the child in the van in November 2024, claiming he wanted to “protect him” because his partner intended to have the boy admitted to a psychiatric facility.

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The suspect also stated that he allowed the child out of the vehicle in May 2025 and permitted him to enter the family apartment around mid-year, when the rest of the family was on vacation.

The man’s partner—who is not the child’s mother—also faces charges, including failure to report abuse. However, she has denied all accusations.

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Europe Faces Jet Fuel Shortage Risk Amid Hormuz Disruption

The Airports Council International Europe has warned of a potential “systemic shortage” of jet fuel if maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is not restored within the next three weeks, according to a letter reviewed by AFP on Friday.

In the document, addressed to the European Commission and first reported by the Financial Times, the European airport lobby stated that a “systemic jet fuel shortage will become a reality” in the European Union unless stable and significant transit through the strait resumes soon.

The association, which represents around 600 airports across 50 countries, called on Brussels to implement “urgent monitoring of fuel availability and supply” over the next six months.

Jet fuel prices have surged amid the conflict in the Middle East and the ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global energy transport.

The conflict escalated on February 28 following joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes against Iran.

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In response, Tehran imposed several countermeasures, including blocking maritime traffic through the strait, a route through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil, jet fuel, and gas supply passes.