Sep 09 Serbia suspends war games in Belarus, alleges E.U. 'pressure' By Associated Press Serbia has suspended all foreign military exercises on the eve of planned maneuvers with Russia in Belarus. Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin said the government’s decision came “after tremendous and undeserved pressure” from the European Union. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: House Democrats launch probe of USPS postmaster general In our news wrap Tuesday, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are launching a probe of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The Washington Post reports his former company pressured employees to make political contributions and then illegally reimbursed them. DeJoy… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 2:29 News Wrap: Saudi Arabia sentences 8 in Khashoggi killing In our news wrap Monday, eight people in Saudi Arabia were sentenced to prison for their roles in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. A UN investigator had criticized the trial, which… Continue watching
Sep 01 Scores detained as students march against Belarus president By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Police in Belarus have detained scores of protesters in the capital of Minsk as university students took to the streets on the first day of classes to demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Continue reading
Sep 01 Belarus poll workers describe fraud in Aug. 9 election By Kostya Manenkov, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Even before the Aug. 9 presidential election in Belarus ended, a poll worker in Minsk said she was asked to sign a document summing up its result, with the vote totals left blank. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 3:59 Russia propagates pro-regime propaganda as crackdown continues in Belarus By Simon Ostrovsky Thousands of protesters in Belarus marked President Alexander Lukashenko’s birthday on Sunday with a derisive chant calling him a “psychopath.” The defiant gesture came after a week in which government security forces furthered their crackdown on protesters and journalists in… Continue watching
Aug 31 WATCH: White House press secretary says U.S. stands on side of democracy in Belarus By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany weighed in on the ongoing unrest in Belarus Monday, saying the United States will "always stand on the side of freedom and democracy."… Continue reading
Aug 31 Strike leader detained in Belarus as crackdown continues By Associated Press Anatoly Bokun, who leads the strike committee at Belaruskali, a huge potash factory in Soligorsk, was detained by police Monday and is facing a 15-day jail sentence on charges of organizing an unsanctioned protest. Continue reading
Aug 27 Putin says Russia stands ready to offer security help to Belarus By Yuras Karmanau, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Belarus’ authoritarian president of 26 years, Alexander Lukashenko, is facing weeks of protests against his reelection to a sixth term in the Aug. 9 vote, which the opposition says was rigged. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Heavy flooding kills at least 100 in Afghanistan In our news wrap Wednesday, at least 100 people have died in heavy flooding in northern and eastern Afghanistan. Strong seasonal rains brought mudslides that filled streets, submerged cars and destroyed more than 2,000 homes. Also, police in Minsk broke… Continue watching