Brazil's ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva could soon be freed from custody.
That's because the South American country's top court has voted in favour of overturning a clause relating to the imprisonment of criminals.
The new rule states that criminals who have been convicted should only spend time behind bars after they have used up all of their appeal options.
It means thousands of people in Brazil, including Lula, could walk free.
France commemorates victims of deadly Paris attacks 10 years on
France paid an emotional tribute on Thursday to 130 people killed 10 years ago during a rampage by IS gunmen and suicide bombers targeting cafes, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall.
Afghan nationals carried out two bombings in Pakistan, says minister
Afghan nationals carried out two bombings in Pakistan this week, including one in the capital Islamabad, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told the parliament on Thursday.
Trump signs deal to end longest US government shutdown in history
President Donald Trump has signed a legislation on Wednesday ending the longest government shutdown in US history, bringing federal workers idled by the 43-day shutdown back to their jobs starting as early as Thursday.
Newly released Epstein emails show Trump connection
House Democrats have released emails that they said raised new questions about US President Donald Trump's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and how much he knew about Epstein's offences.
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalised
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is hospitalised and currently under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, which he founded, said.
