AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bills-belarus-donald-trump-petro-poroshenko-international-news-02895b0ffce2b6c6f11c20333fe7ba3dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-belarus-donald-trump-petro-poroshenko-international-news-02895b0ffce2b6c6f11c20333fe7ba3dClick to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Wednesday that prosecutors have opened a criminal inquiry into leaked tapes that allegedly feature the country’s former leader discussing conditions for a $1 billion loan with former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.The tapes, which are yet...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bills-belarus-donald-trump-petro-poroshenko-international-news-02895b0ffce2b6c6f11c20333fe7ba3dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bills-belarus-donald-trump-petro-poroshenko-international-news-02895b0ffce2b6c6f11c20333fe7ba3dClick to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Wednesday that prosecutors have opened a criminal inquiry into leaked tapes that allegedly feature the country’s former leader discussing conditions for a $1 billion loan with former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.The tapes, which are yet...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-international-news-law-enforcement-agencies-strikes-2006c6d07300d9b051af9deccec5fc05Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-international-news-law-enforcement-agencies-strikes-2006c6d07300d9b051af9deccec5fc05Click to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — More workers in Belarus joined a widening strike Tuesday to press for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has extended his 26-year rule in an election the opposition says was rigged.Lukashenko has refused to step...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-international-news-law-enforcement-agencies-strikes-2006c6d07300d9b051af9deccec5fc05Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-international-news-law-enforcement-agencies-strikes-2006c6d07300d9b051af9deccec5fc05Click to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — More workers in Belarus joined a widening strike Tuesday to press for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has extended his 26-year rule in an election the opposition says was rigged.Lukashenko has refused to step...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-police-international-news-elections-8631b22e4a341adf3528106b892ca0e1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-police-international-news-elections-8631b22e4a341adf3528106b892ca0e1Click to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — The partner of a man who died in the protests engulfing Belarus says she does not believe the official account that Alexander Taraikovsky was killed when an explosive device that he intended to throw at police blew up in his hand.Elena German told The Associated Press on...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-police-international-news-elections-8631b22e4a341adf3528106b892ca0e1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-police-international-news-elections-8631b22e4a341adf3528106b892ca0e1Click to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — The partner of a man who died in the protests engulfing Belarus says she does not believe the official account that Alexander Taraikovsky was killed when an explosive device that he intended to throw at police blew up in his hand.Elena German told The Associated Press on...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-inaugurations-elections-minsk-c1d91895962eab5120e1dd2ae5fb2b16Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-inaugurations-elections-minsk-c1d91895962eab5120e1dd2ae5fb2b16Click to copyRelated topicsKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was not announced in advance amid weeks of huge protests of the authoritarian leader’s reelection, which the opposition says was rigged.One opposition leader called the...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-inaugurations-elections-minsk-c1d91895962eab5120e1dd2ae5fb2b16Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-inaugurations-elections-minsk-c1d91895962eab5120e1dd2ae5fb2b16Click to copyRelated topicsKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was not announced in advance amid weeks of huge protests of the authoritarian leader’s reelection, which the opposition says was rigged.One opposition leader called the...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya-violence-elections-602a96fa7d0e9651130a760b9c5e2c06Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya-violence-elections-602a96fa7d0e9651130a760b9c5e2c06Click to copyRelated topicsKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ president, beleaguered by six weeks of mass protests demanding his resignation, on Thursday announced he was putting troops on high alert and closing the country’s borders with Poland and Lithuania. President Alexander Lukashenko’s decision underlines his...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya-violence-elections-602a96fa7d0e9651130a760b9c5e2c06Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-sviatlana-tsikhanouskaya-violence-elections-602a96fa7d0e9651130a760b9c5e2c06Click to copyRelated topicsKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ president, beleaguered by six weeks of mass protests demanding his resignation, on Thursday announced he was putting troops on high alert and closing the country’s borders with Poland and Lithuania. President Alexander Lukashenko’s decision underlines his...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/international-news-ap-top-news-europe-19a30818da3804ae2b5c55ef45e7c2ffClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/international-news-ap-top-news-europe-19a30818da3804ae2b5c55ef45e7c2ffClick to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — In a new challenge to Belarus’ authoritarian ruler, hundreds of employees of state television have gone on strike amid a rising tide of protests, calling for his resignation after a vote the opposition saw as rigged.The journalists’ action this week has shaken the government’s control of the media, .Vyacheslav Lomonosov, one of...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/international-news-ap-top-news-europe-19a30818da3804ae2b5c55ef45e7c2ffClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/international-news-ap-top-news-europe-19a30818da3804ae2b5c55ef45e7c2ffClick to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — In a new challenge to Belarus’ authoritarian ruler, hundreds of employees of state television have gone on strike amid a rising tide of protests, calling for his resignation after a vote the opposition saw as rigged.The journalists’ action this week has shaken the government’s control of the media, .Vyacheslav Lomonosov, one of...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/europe-818237d7b2dc8c2cfaeadd7106f55e74Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/europe-818237d7b2dc8c2cfaeadd7106f55e74Click to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader threatened Wednesday to bring criminal charges against opposition leaders and called on his security services to get tougher on demonstrators — a possible harbinger of a renewed crackdown on the peaceful protests challenging the extension of his 26-year rule.President Alexander Lukashenko also accused the West of fomenting the unrest as he sought to consolidate...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/europe-818237d7b2dc8c2cfaeadd7106f55e74Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/europe-818237d7b2dc8c2cfaeadd7106f55e74Click to copyRelated topicsMINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader threatened Wednesday to bring criminal charges against opposition leaders and called on his security services to get tougher on demonstrators — a possible harbinger of a renewed crackdown on the peaceful protests challenging the extension of his 26-year rule.President Alexander Lukashenko also accused the West of fomenting the unrest as he sought to consolidate...WW…