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A woman is speaking to a group of reporters in an outdoor setting, with multiple microphones held towards her, each labeled with different media outlets.
Belarusian opposition leader attends rights summit, discusses fighting from abroad
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50:57
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on fighting from abroad
8:00
Lithuania taking action to prevent smuggler balloons from Belarus
5:02
Hurricane Melissa leaves Jamaica without electricity
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49:09
Lithuania closes border with Belarus
0:27
Fear and loathing on the Lithuanian border
6:06
DW
Migrant abuse alleged at Latvian border
6:16
Migrant abuse alleged at Latvian border
6:16
Politics
Election in Belarus called a ‘sham’ by opposition and European leaders
4:58
Election in Belarus called a ‘sham’ by opposition and European leaders
4:58
Belarus election called a ‘sham’
0:37
Arts, Culture & Media
Belarusian play starring Olympic basketball player sheds light on life under a repressive regime
5:53
Belarusian play stars Olympic basketball player
5:53
Belarus political prisoners granted amnesty
5:19
The border between Belarus and Latvia is about 100 miles long and is partially separated by a fence monitored by border officers.
Migration
A migrant crisis at the Latvia-Belarus border
A portrait of the owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin lays at an informal memorial next to the former 'PMC Wagner Centre' in St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 24, 2023.
Conflict
Reported death of Wagner Group leader ‘strengthens Putin’s hold on power,’ analyst says
The hydroponic tomato plants at Ráječek Farm rely on manufactured fertilizer to grow.
Ukraine
War in Ukraine sparks fertilizer crisis that may impact the future of global food production
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko talk during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.
Ukraine
Putin reinforces military, security bonds with Belarus at Minsk meeting
Many of the Jewish graves in Kyrgyzstan are adorned with Stars of David.
History
The Jewish graves in Kyrgyzstan are fading. But a small Jewish community continues to thrive. 
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged city center after Russian air raid in Chernigiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 3, 2022. 
Ukraine
Russia’s invasion in Ukraine ‘is far from done,’ retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman says
A Belarusian national flag flutters over a street in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. 
Conflict
‘The Kremlin really controls the armed forces of Belarus,’ analyst says
Smoke rise from an air defense base in the aftermath of an apparent Russian strike in Mariupol, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022.
Ukraine
Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe ‘shattered’
Nicolai khalezin and Natalia Kaliada founded Belarus Free Theater.
Belarus theater company flees amid opposition crackdown 
Yadgar Hussein recounts her perilous journey through Eastern Europe in her living room in Erbil after being deported from Poland, Nov. 24, 2021.
Migration
‘I had no life left here’: Iraqi Kurds are at the center of the migration crisis in Europe
A protest by mothers in the Polish eastern town of Hajnowka over the deaths of migrant children in the forest. 
Migration
An underground network of locals in Poland self-organize to help migrants who face ‘pushbacks’ by the govt
President Joe Biden waves towards the White House balcony in Washington
Top of The World
US, Canada and Mexico to hold talks at the White House
Migrants make their way to the checkpoint "Kuznitsa" at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus
Top of The World
EU places new sanctions on entities facilitating migration to Belarus
A Belavia plane lands at the International Airport outside Vilnius, Lithuania
Top of The World
Turkey halts flights for some Arab citizens traveling to Belarus
A view of a tent camp set by migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus
Top of The World
EU officials accuse Belarus of creating a new migrant crisis
Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere rest on the ground as they gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus
Top of The World
Polish border police push back migrants at Belarus border
People wade past a flooded area in Dipayal Silgadhi, Nepal.
Top of The World
Flooding and mudslides kill about 200 people in Nepal
Protesters hold signs
Refugees
‘We cannot close the door or turn the page’: Belarusian dissidents in Lithuania fear Lukashenko’s crackdown
Polish security forces surround migrants stuck along with border with Belarus in Usnarz Gorny, Poland, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.
Borders
Afghan migrants remain stranded at Poland-Belarus border as leaders punt responsibility
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is shown sitting while wearing a blue suit jacket with a red tie.
Top of The World
President Biden issues executive order with sanctions against Belarus officials
An several storeys tall stone church is shown carved into the side of a hillside.
Top of The World
Tigrayan forces take over Ethiopian town known for its ancient churches
Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is shown through a frosted glass window speaking into microphones.
Tokyo Olympics
2 coaches removed from Tokyo Olympics in Belarus case
A crowd of people are shown standing at the temporary gated entrance where a security official is checking health codes.
Top of The World
Delta variant surge in Wuhan prompts massive city-wide testing
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is shown running and wearing the track and field uniform for Belarus.
Activists: Belarus Olympian plans to seek asylum in Poland
A large sea turtle is shown swimming just above the coral reef in a photograph taken from below the animal and the light of the sun above.
Top of The World
UNESCO: Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger.’ Australia disagrees.
Two human skulls are shown in a glass case with several people wearing dark suits in the background.
Top of The World
Germany apologizes for genocide in Namibia
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are show sitting in opposite armchairs with two wooden side tables between them.
Top of The World
Blinken continues diplomatic mission in the Middle East
Several people are shown wearing protective face masks and standing behind a red string with several folded paper airplanes attached.
Top of The World
EU imposes sanctions on Belarus over Protasevich arrest
Raman Pratasevich is shown in a dark jacket with a police officer holding him on either side.
Top of The World
Belarus opposition figure detained after flight diverted
A group of women, several wearing red, are shown with their hands in the air and with dozens of photographs in front of them.
Global Politics
Belarus targets journalists, activists in new raids
A woman with a dog passes by graffiti depicting the Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and US President Donald Trump vandalized with paint in a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia, Nov. 3, 2020.
Global Politics
Trump’s use of the authoritarian playbook will have lasting consequences
A no-trespassing sign is used to keep social-distance guidelines at a vegetable shop in Madrid, Spain.
Top of The World
IMF says economic recovery just beginning; Belarus police allowed to use lethal force; US to sell new weapons to Taiwan
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris and US Vice President Mike Pence participate in their 2020 vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Top of The World
Harris and Pence trade barbs on foreign policy; Russia sees backyard chaos; Brazil cases top 5 million
Four men are shown standing in an dug out area lined with stone in an open area near a house.
Top of The World
Russia, France, US demand ceasefire to fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh; Cyprus is blocking EU sanctions on Belarus; Arrests in Hong Kong
President Donald Trump points as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens during the first presidential debate, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Top of The World
Foreign observers see rancorous US debate; Kuwait swears in new emir; UK, Canada impose sanctions on Lukashenko
A group of police officers are shown carrying large weapons and wearing face masks while walking down the middle of a street.
Anti-terrorism police investigating knife attack in Paris
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a candidate for the presidential elections in Belarus, greets people during a meeting in her support in Brest, Belarus, Aug. 2, 2020.
Global Politics
Belarus opposition leader: ‘We are fighting for the future of our children’
In this file photo, Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, vice chairman of Open Russia, testifies before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs about "Civil Society Perspectives on Russia" on Capi
Human rights
Russian opposition politician: ‘Two dictatorships in Europe are two too many’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talks to the press after the college of EU commissioners in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 23, 2020.
Top of The World
EU to overhaul migration policy; China aims for net-zero emissions by 2060; Lukashenko inaugurated again in Belarus
The skyscraper headquarters of Germany's Deutsche Bank are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 21, 2020.
Top of The World
Global banks allowed dubious money transfers; Belarus opposition presses EU; China releases air attack video
Protesters with old Belarusian national flags march during a rally protesting the recent presidential election, Minsk, Belarus, Sept. 13, 2020.
Top of The World
Lukashenko meets with Putin; Indian parliament convenes for first time in 6 months; Afghan peace talks kick off
A close-up photo of Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius as he answers questions during a meeting with the press in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vilnius, Lithuania, Aug. 11, 2020.
Protest
Lithuanian foreign minister calls for support for Belarusian protesters
People walk past a large screen in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting the news conference of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe where he announced his resignation. 
Top of The World
Japanese PM resigns; Putin warns Belarus opposition; Indian students protest academic tests
A large crowd of people are shown in a public square in Minsk with a man in the center of the photograph wave a large red Belarusian flag.
Protest
Belarusian authorities crank up pressure on opposition
A doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia.
Top of The World
WHO expresses reservations about plasma therapy; Dual storms menace the Gulf of Mexico; Belarus crackdown continues
A single protestor holds up an old Belarusian national flag standing in front of a wall of officers holding large riot shields.
Global Politics
Belarus, explained: How Europe’s last dictator could fall