Today’s main stories: The Brazilian senate will vote today over whether to officially open an impeachment trial against the suspended President Dilma Rousseff over accusations of budget irregularities. We talk to the journalist Philipp Lichterbeck.
Thousands of protesters have been arrested amid the ongoing political unrest in Kashmir. Today also marks the anniversary of the ousting of Kashmir's Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah in 1953 — we speak to his granddaughter Nyla Khan about the prospect of a peaceful resolution for the region.
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