Brazil's former president convicted of corruption

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Former Brazilian president Lula is facing a nine year jail sentence for corruption - we chart the rise and fall of the man once described by president Obama as the most popular politician on earth. President Trump's nominee for the FBI has denied investigations into Russian election meddling are a "witch hunt". A former US presidential candidate gives us his view on the latest email scandal. A parliamentary report claims that the EU's mission to combat people-smuggling in the Mediterranean has failed - we hear from one organisation which continues to rescue hundreds of migrants at sea. (Photo: Brazil's former President Lula da Silva Credit: Reuters).