Brazil’s military leaders told police Bolsonaro involved in a plan toreverse 2022 election result

SAO PAULO (AP) — Judicial documents show that top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented to them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him that they would arrest him if he tried it. The testimonies of Bolsonaro’s former Army and Air Force commanders before the police, and released by the Supreme Court, is the first direct mention to the right-wing leader as the person planning a move to change the results of the 2022 election won by his rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The statement by Bolsonaro’s commanders add to his legal woes.

Yemen’s Houthis reported to have a hypersonic missile

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal. That’s according to a Russian state media report Thursday. That potentially raises the stakes in their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways amid Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The claim was reported by the state-run RIA Novosti news agency. It cited an unidentified official but provided no evidence for the claim. Moscow has maintained an aggressively counter-Western foreign policy amid its grinding war on Ukraine. However, the Houthis have for weeks hinted about “surprises” coming onto the battlefield to counter the United States and its allies.

Honda and Nissan agree to work together in developing electric vehicles

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan and Honda have announced they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind. The chief executives of Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. appeared together at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday to announce that Japan’s second and third biggest automakers will look into areas with a potential for collaboration. Both sides said the details of the non-binding agreement are still being worked out. The executives said the companies will develop core technologies together, but their products will remain different.

Russian missiles kill at least 16 people in the latest strike on Ukraine’s Odesa

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack blasted homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, followed by a second missile that targeted first responders who arrived at the scene. Officials said at least 16 people were killed Friday in the strike. It occurred as Russians began voting in a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule by another six years after he crushed dissent, and as the war in Ukraine stretches into its third year. The dead included a paramedic and an emergency service worker. At least 53 other people were wounded.