A Russian-authored Ukraine "peace plan", Bolsonaro goes to prison, and free birthing

A Russian-authored Ukraine "peace plan", Bolsonaro goes to prison, and free birthing

Author: Amanda Stephens, Hanna Bilinski,Rti December 1, 2025 Duration: 0:00

This week, hosts Hanna and Amanda are going over the latest updates on the war in Ukraine, the seemingly never-ending escandalo surrounding former president of Brazil’s  Jair Bolsonaro, and finally, a bit about "free birthing": a dangerous trend promoting pregnancy without any prenatal care and birth without any medical assistance.

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Ukraine and the proposed "peace plan": 1. Russia-Ukraine ‘peace plan’: What’s the latest version after US-Kyiv talks? (Al Jazeera Staff and AP, Al Jazeera), 2. Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow (Laura Gozzi, BBC)

Bolsonaro's conviction: 1. Ex-President Bolsonaro starts serving 27-year sentence for Brazil coup plot (Ricardo Brito and Luciana Novaes Magalhaes, Reuters)

Free birthing: 1. Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world (Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne, The Guardian)


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