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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
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
Protesters hold signs
Refugees
‘We cannot close the door or turn the page’: Belarusian dissidents in Lithuania fear Lukashenko’s crackdown
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is shown sitting while wearing a blue suit jacket with a red tie.
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President Biden issues executive order with sanctions against Belarus officials
People stand around a bombed-out building
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The Taliban claims responsibility for deadly car bombing in Kabul
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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’
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
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 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
A large crowd of people are shown en mass holding signs on a bright sunny day.
Protest
Belarus workers on the streets as EU chief calls summit
A man and a woman are shown hugging with several people nearby taking photographs.
Global Politics
Belarus authorities free detainees amid protesters’ pressure
A man is shown kneeling on the ground in front of several security officers dressed in camoflage and carrying weapons.
Global Politics
Belarus says police fired live rounds at protesters as EU weighs sanctions
A long line of police are shown stretching across a 4-lane road at night with smoke in the distance.
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Belarus opposition leader flees country; Russia approves coronavirus vaccine; Trump proposes additional limits on US-Mexico border
Arts, Culture & Media
Theater under censorship in Belarus
Global Politics
Among World Leaders in Attendance at Hugo Chavez’s Funeral, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad