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              Belarus

              The latest news on the eastern European nation

              Belarusian blogger Roman Protasevich, detained when a Ryanair plane was forced to land in Minsk, is seen last month in a pre-trial detention facility in Minsk

              Dissident journalist Roman Protasevich appears on Belarus state TV

              EuropeJune 04, 2021
              A Belarusian dog handler checks luggage off a Ryanair plane at Minsk International Airport. AFP

              Belarus opposition leader says jailed blogger has been tortured and beaten

              EuropeJune 02, 2021
              Opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich. Reuters

              Two European airlines refused Russian airspace access after Belarus arrests

              EuropeMay 30, 2021
              Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. AP

              Putin accuses West of double standards over Belarus plane diversion

              EuropeMay 28, 2021
              Air traffic over Belarus after the EU urged airlines to avoid the country's airspace. Courtesy Flightradar24.com
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              How the EU’s Belarus sanctions will affect air travel

              EuropeMay 26, 2021
              A Belarusian dog handler checks luggage off a Ryanair plane at Minsk International Airport. AFP
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              Ryanair boss accuses Belarus of having spies on board 'hijacked' plane

              EuropeMay 25, 2021
              Roman Protasevich, a prominent opponent of Belarus' authoritarian president, attends an opposition rally in Minsk years ago. Protasevich has been arrested after the airliner in which he was travelling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat. AP Photo

              What can the EU do about Belarus 'hijacking' a Ryanair flight?

              CommentMay 24, 2021
              Belarusian law enforcement officers patrol a street as opposition supporters gather for a rally against President Alexander Lukashenko. Reuters.

              Police in Belarus capital arrest more than 100 protesters

              EuropeMarch 27, 2021
              Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers an update on the Covid-19 pandemic from 10 Downing Street on September 30, 2020. AFP
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              Donald Trump joins growing list of leaders infected by coronavirus

              The AmericasOctober 02, 2020
              Belarusian opposition supporters with old Belarusian national flags rally at Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. AP

              Vast protest in Minsk keeps up pressure on Belarus president

              EuropeAugust 23, 2020
              Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station in Minsk during the presidential election on August 9, 2020. Reuters

              Belarus president Lukashenko re-elected by landslide, say officials

              EuropeAugust 10, 2020
              Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. Courtesy MoFAIC

              UAE and China discuss ways to fight the spread of Covid-19

              UAEJune 19, 2020
              A suspected Al Qaeda-linked extremist played chess during deradicalisation mentoring sessions after he was deported to the UK from Turkey. Getty

              Suspected Al Qaeda-linked extremist played chess on counter-terror programme

              EuropeMay 19, 2020
              David Tweh is a Liberian professional footballer. who plays his club football in Belarus with Energetik-BGU Minsk. Courtesy Energetik

              Meet the Liberian playing in Belarus scarred by memories of Ebola

              FootballApril 26, 2020
              In this photo taken from the roof of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant late Friday April 10, 2020, a forest fire is seen burning near the plant inside the exclusion zone. Ukrainian firefighters are labouring to put out two forest blazes in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power station that was evacuated because of radioactive contamination after the 1986 explosion at the plant. (Ukrainian Police Press Office via AP)
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              Chernobyl nuclear site threatened by massive wildfires

              EuropeApril 14, 2020
              Fans of FC Minsk support their team during the Belarus Championship match between FC Minsk and FC Dinamo-Minsk. AFP
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              Shirtless fans pack stands as Belarusian football plays on - in pictures

              FootballMarch 31, 2020
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