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Newsday: 27/06/2024 05:06 GMT : Bolivia: Armed forces occupy capital square after coup attempt fails

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27/06/2024 05:06 GMT : Bolivia: Armed forces occupy capital square after coup attempt fails

Bolivia: Armed forces occupy capital square after coup attempt fails

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Bolivian authorities arrest Juan Jose Zuniga, the outgoing general commander of the army

Soldiers seen storming the presidential palace withdrew after condemnation from President Luis Acre and other officials

A coup attempt in Bolivia is averted as police arrest the former head of the armed forces. The president said the country's democracy was at stake.

A BBC investigation finds a people smuggler – responsible for organising a small-boat crossing to the UK where a little girl died.

The leaders of the two main parties here in England - Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer went head-to-head in their final debate before next Thursday’s UK general election. So how did it go? Our political correspondent has more.

Also in this hour, US President Joe Biden pardons thousands of US veterans convicted under now-repealed anti-gay laws. The pardon applies to those who were convicted between 1951 and 2013, when gay sex was repealed as a military offence.

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