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Former Aide to British Leader Says Government Failed Public in COVID-19 Response
Dominic Cummings tells parliament government 'fell disastrously short' in response to pandemic
Belarus Leader Says Russia Willing to Help Counter Protests
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Belarus Opposition Leader Says Journalist Beaten in Detention
Opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich was arrested Sunday after a Belarussian fighter jet forced a passenger plane in which he was traveling to land in
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US Commander Says More Work Needed to Counter Small Drones
He says use of small drones by Iranian-backed militia is only going to grow
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Myanmar Junta Says Deposed Leader to Appear in Court
Aung San Suu Kyi faces multiple criminal charges brought against her by the country's military government which ousted her February 1
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Belarus Leader Seeks to Empower Son in Succession Move
Alexander Lukashenko says he'll change law on presidential succession so that power will be transferred if he dies to national security council, where
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Myanmar Military Sentences 19 to Death, Says Anti-Coup Protests Dwindling
The military rulers who overthrew the elected government said on Friday that an election would be held within two years
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US Report Says Russia, Not China, Tried to Influence 2020 Election
Russia's government made "misleading or unsubstantiated allegations" against then-candidate Joe Biden through allies of former President Trump and his
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Russia Said to Detain More Than 4,000 in Pro-Navalny Protests
Associates of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny have called for nationwide demonstrations ahead of his trial, due to start Februray 2
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Russia Warns Navalny Supporters Not to Attend Sunday Protests
Warning comes amid detentions of Navalny associates and opposition journalists and a police plan to restrict movement Sunday in the center of Moscow
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Poisoned Kremlin Critic Says He's Returning to Russia
Alexey Navlany defies threats of arrest upon arrival
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Protests Break Out in Captured Ethiopian City, says Tigrayan Leader
Fighting between federal army, TPLF forces has raged since Nov. 4
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Rights Group says More than 300 Detained in Belarus Protests
Demonstrators continue to call for President Alexander Lukashenko to step down after a disputed election
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Experimental COVID-19 Therapeutic Drug No Help to Hospitalized Patients, Says US Government Regulator/
Trial of potential therapeutic drug paused earlier this month due to safety concerns //
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Belarus: Police Use Stun Grenades to Disperse Protests
More than 100,000 Belarusians marched in Minsk for the 11th Sunday in a row to demand longtime leader Lukashenko step down
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Agencies: Belarus and Russia Will Respond to External Threats, Lukashenko Tells Pompeo
Lukashenko had sought to mend fences with the West in recent years
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Lukashenko Travels to Russia Amid Continuing Unrest in Belarus
Anti-Lukashenko protesters march again in Minsk
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Exiled Belarus Opposition Leader Pleads for 'Help Now'
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged international pressure, including sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko and his government following a disputed election
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Belarus Opposition Leader Appeals to UN to Stop Human Rights Abuses in Her Country
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya tells UN that a nation cannot and should not be a hostage to one man's thirst for power'
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Belarus Opposition Leader to Address UN Security Council
Baltic states have imposed travel sanctions on Belarusian leaders, including long-time president Alexander Lukashenko, as protests calling for him to
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Russian Forces Prepared to Help Belarus, Putin Says
Belarusian authorities continue to crack down on demonstrations against presidential election won by longtime authoritarian President Lukashenko
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Polish Envoy Calls for Russia, West to Cooperate on Belarus
But Poland's ambassador in Washington cautions that Moscow's goals are different from those of the West
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Senior US Diplomat Aims to Bridge Differences with Moscow Over Oppposition Leader Poisoning, Belarus
Post-election crisis in Belarus and poisoning of Russian opposition leader top Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun's agenda
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Opposition Candidate Says Ready to Lead Belarus
More than 200,000 marched against Lukashenko, who rejects holding new election
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As Belarus Protests Grow, Russia Offers to Step In
Kremlin says Putin, Lukashenko agree on Moscow assistance to 'maintain security' in Belarus
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Belarus Leader Says Russia Willing to Help Counter Protests
Statement by Lukashenko comes as thousands of demonstrators in Belarus took to the streets again Saturday to demand for him to resign after a presiden
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