He is accused of masterminding an attempt to stay in power after losing his bid for re-election in 2022, which culminated in his supporters breaking into and vandalising government buildings in the capital, Brasília. Bolsonaro has always denied any wrongdoing and said the charges were politically motivated. His cause has been adopted by US President Donald Trump, who has called the trial a "witch-hunt" using it as justification for imposing 50% tariffs on some Brazilian goods and sanctioning the Supreme Court judge leading the proceedings.

Also on the programme: will a new boss at one of fashion's biggest magazines bring the glory days back? And we hear about the mysterious disappearance of the Lebanese cleric, Musa al-Sadr in Libya, back in 1978.

(Picture: An inflatable figure depicting Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands near protesters outside party headquarters.Credit:REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli)

Efforts continue in remote eastern Afghanistan to rescue thousands of people hit by Sunday's earthquake, as the number of dead and injured continues to rise. We hear from a health official close to the epicentre.

Also in the programme: Brazil's Supreme Court starts the final stage of former president Jair Bolsonaro's trial on charges of plotting a coup; and an early ‘proof of concept’ study in the US shows it’s possible to identify and destroy dormant breast cancer cells in survivors with a higher risk of their cancer returning.

Helicopters are being used in eastern Afghanistan where hundreds have been killed in a powerful earthquake. The Taliban government say there have been at least a hundred rescue flights to the quake's epicentre in Kunar and Nangahar provinces.

Also, Israel has been accused of genocide by a group of the world's leading experts on the subject.

And composer Max Richter on performing his eight hour long piece 'Sleep'!

(Photo: Matiullah Shahab helped dig graves in the village of Andarlachak Tangi, which was among those hit by Sunday's earthquake. Credit: Matiullah Shahab)

Emergency crews are struggling to reach the mountainous eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan where the UN says more than 800 people have been killed in a magnitude 6.0 earthquake. We speak to the Afghan Red Crescent.

Also in the programme: China, India and Russia unite in their criticism of the West at a summit in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin; and why millions of people around the world who take an aspirin a day to ward off strokes and heart attacks might soon be taking a different drug.

(IMAGE: Afghan men search for their belongings amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Mazar, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025 / CREDIT: Reuters/Stringer)

While the protests have been fuelled by a wide range of issues - including the death of a ride-sharing driver - one core complaint concerns a new monthly allowance for lawmakers. We'll hear from a protester and a member of the country's ruling party.

Also on the programme: China hosts leaders from Russia, India and others nations for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit; and we'll hear about 40 ancient tombs which have been unearthed by archaeologists in Iraq.

(Photo: Policemen during clashes with protesters outside the parliament building in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on 30 August 2025. Credit:MADE NAGI/EPA/Shutterstock)

Indonesia's president has warned that the police and army will take the "strongest possible action" to tackle a wave of violent anti-government unrest. President Prabowo Subianto said some of the protests - including the homes of politicians being looted - amounted to what he called treason and terrorism. We speak to a student leader.

Also in the programme: In France, plans to lend the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK have led to concern from thousands; and China-India relations are warming up as the leaders meet amidst the backdrop of Trump's trade tariffs.

(Photo: Protesters clash with police outside the parliament building in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 30 August 2025. Credit: Made Nagi /EPA/Shutterstock)

Satellite images show that the rebel Sudanese RSF group has built 31km of fortifications around the last government stronghold in Darfur, as it carries out atrocities in the city's suburbs. The researcher who made the findings says the group is creating a 'kill box' around el-Fasher, while a doctor trapped inside says there is so little food in the besieged city that his hospital cannot feed the children they treat.

Also in the programme: Yemen's Houthi movement confirms that Israel has killed their Prime Minister and other senior figures in an air strike; and we speak to the researchers behind a ground-breaking AI powered stethoscope.

(Pictured:A satellite image of Alsen village, west of el-Fasher, taken on 6 July. Right: An image from 24 July showing a segment of the berm constructed through the settlement; Credit: Maxar Technologies)

President Trump has reacted furiously to an appeals court ruling that found his tariffs policy to be mostly illegal. He said if the judgement was allowed to stand it would destroy the United States. The court ruled that the president had unlawfully invoked emergency powers to justify taxes imposed on America’s trading partners.

Also in the programme: With Gaza City now a 'combat zone', a 21 year-old woman reads to us from her "goodbye letter". We also speak to one of three Scottish brothers who've rowed their way into the record books.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump. Credit: Getty Images)

Israel's military has declared Gaza City a combat zone, as it prepares to seize the territory's largest population zone. The military said that humanitarian pauses in fighting were being halted.

Also on the programme: a Thai opposition leader says he's got enough support to form the next government after the constitutional court sacked yet another prime minister; and we hear about a new version of the band Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody by South Africa's Ndlovu's Youth Choir - in isiZulu.

(Picture: Israeli missile strike on Gaza City. Credit: Reuters)

Thailand's Constitutional Court has removed the prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, over her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia. We hear reaction from her party, and also ask what the news tells us about the country's turbulent politics.

Also in the programme: why many small businesses around the world are now unable to send parcels to the US; and we report on how a group of Rohingya refugees were deported and left in the sea by the Indian authorities.

(IMAGE: Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra leaves following a press conference after the Constitutional Court ruled to remove her from office in a high-profile ethics case, following a leaked phone conversation between her and Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen, at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, August 29, 2025 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa)