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A major setback for nationalists hoping to hold a vote in 2023, the United Kingdom’s highest court has decided that the Scottish government cannot hold a second independence referendum next year without authorisation from the British parliament.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a challenge to the election he lost last month to leftist candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, claiming ballots from some machines should be “invalidated.” This claim was initially regarded with suspicion by electoral authorities.

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal has declared that ex-President Jacob Zuma must return to prison to serve his term for contempt of court, calling his early release on medical parole “unlawful.”

The Turkish district of Karkamis, located close to the Syrian border, has been hit by rocket fire, killing two people, according to Turkish media reports and the regional governor.

An official source for Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of Angola’s former president, said on Saturday that she has not been informed of the international arrest warrant that has reportedly been issued by global police agency Interpol.

French President Emmanuel Macron has blamed Russia for spreading anti-French propaganda in Africa to advance its “predatory” interests in the continent’s troubled nations.

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has said that he will use nuclear weapons to respond to threats from the United States. He made this promise hours after North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). This is the latest escalation as the UN Security Council prepares to hold an emergency meeting to discuss Pyongyang’s actions.