#Belarus was bracing on Sunday for more mass protests against strongman Alexander #Lukashenko, who has ordered the army to defend the country's territorial integrity after demonstrations broke out over his claim to election victory u.afp.com/3uWG
VIDEO: 🇧🇾 Belarusian women gathered in central #Minsk call for an end to police violence on the 15th day of demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's claim to a sixth term after August 9 elections that sparked mass protests and were rejected by Western leaders
#BREAKING Tens of thousands of Belarusians join anti-government demonstration in Minsk to protest President Lukashenko's claim to sixth term, AFP journalist says
#UPDATE Tens of thousands of demonstrators massed in central #Minsk on Sunday after opposition leaders called for a huge rally to demand the resignation of #Belarus President Lukashenko, the latest protest against his disputed re-election u.afp.com/3um4
@sergeygapon VIDEO: 🇧🇾 Demonstrators gather in central #Minsk after opposition leaders called for a huge rally to demand the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, as protests continue against his disputed re-election
@sergeygapon VIDEO: 🇧🇾 Thousands of protesters carrying the red-and-white flag of the #Belarus opposition head to Independence Square in central #Minsk after the opposition called for a massive demonstration against strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko's claim to a sixth presidential term
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#BREAKING Biden says still considers Xi a 'dictator'
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden said after a summit with Xi Jinping that he still considers the Chinese president a "dictator", after he sparked fury from Beijing by making the comparison earlier this year.
"Well look he is, I mean he's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who's running a country, a Communist country, that's based on a form of government totally different than ours," Biden said at the end of a news conference when a reporter asked if he would still use the term to describe Xi
#BREAKING China will not begin armed conflict with any nation, President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, after a high-stakes summit with US President Joe Biden.
"China does not seek spheres of influence, and will not fight a cold or hot war with any country," he told a gathering of business leaders in San Francisco
#BREAKING Any compromise with Russia will 'destroy' Ukrainian statehood: presidential aide to AFP
#BREAKING Putin says West used grain deal for 'political blackmail'
VIDEO: Ukrainian firefighters battle flames after a Russian strike on Odesa.
Ukraine's president accused Russia of deliberately targeting grain export infrastructure in the city after Moscow ended a landmark deal and lifted security guarantees in the Black Sea
#BREAKING Putin says situation 'difficult' in Rostov in southern Russia
#UPDATE Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday acknowledged a "difficult" situation was unfolding in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites in an effort to oust Russian military's top brass.
#UPDATE President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday he would not allow Russia to slip into civil war, after the leader of the Wagner mercenary force seized a key military headquarters overseeing the offensive in Ukraine.
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#BREAKING Titanic sub operator believes passengers have 'sadly been lost': statement
#UPDATE The US Coast Guard now says the discovered debris from the submersible -- which was carrying five passengers down to the wreckage of the Titanic when the small vessel vanished on Sunday -- suggests 'catastrophic loss'
#BREAKING Pakistan offer condolences to family of British-Pakistan nationals on Titanic sub