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Lukashenko Set To Extend 30-year Rule In Belarus

Reclusive Moscow-allied Belarus will hold a presidential election Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko set to cruise through to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.

International Business Times

Australian Open: Madison Keys stuns Aryna Sabalenka to clinch maiden Grand Slam title

The Times of India in Melbourne: Tears flowed unabashedly on both sides of the net on Rod Laver Arena. Ecstasy and agony.

The Times of India

Lukashenko: ‘A hostage of the system that he himself created’

As Belarus votes amid repression, what drives Alexander Lukashenko, the president likely to secure a seventh term.

Al Jazeera

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Belarus elections: how likely is an information blackout?

People are reportedly downloading VPN services ahead of Sunday's elections to be able to navigate potential disruptions. Here's what we know so far.

TechRadar

Australian Open final: Sabalenka vs Keys; how to follow, watch, stream

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Madison Keys of the US are set for epic women’s singles final in Melbourne on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

Had Trump been president, ‘maybe’ there would not have been war in Ukraine, Putin says – as it happened

Russian president says if Donald Trump had been in power in 2022 the ‘crisis’ in Ukraine might not have happened

The Guardian - UK

How Sabalenka and Keys shape up ahead of Open final

The stats that matter ahead of Saturday night's Australian Open women's final at Melbourne Park between Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and American Madison Keys.

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X reacts to Madison Keys making the 2025 Australian Open final

X reacts to Madison Keys making the 2025 Australian Open final. Keys will face Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on Saturday.

The Sports Daily

Nato chief says stopping Putin will cost trillions if they don’t support Ukraine now

The military alliance has been increasing its forces along its eastern flank with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, deploying thousands of troops and equipment

The Independent UK

What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s security – and that of Belarus’ citizenry

Europe’s longest-serving authoritarian leader, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko, is set to run for a seventh term on Jan. 26, 2025. And even before the first vote is counted, it can be stated with a fair degree of confidence that he will prevail.

The Conversation

‘A ritual for a dictator’: Lukashenko critics decry Belarus election

Longtime president and Putin ally has silenced media and criminalised dissent as he eyes seventh term

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Belarus’s election: broken democratic dreams

Editorial: Five years after an inspiring democracy movement almost toppled Alexander Lukashenko, his brutal rule remains intact. The west must do more to help

The Guardian - UK

Poland's Focus On Security Amid Border Challenges

Learn about Poland's focus on border security amid tensions with Belarus and Russia, and the challenges posed by migrant crossings and hybrid warfare tactics.

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Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges

Poland’s presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security

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An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus

Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus and is one of hundreds of its political prisoners

The Guardian - UK

Next stop Manchester City: Khusanov ‘the train’ back on track after bumpy journey

The 20-year-old, who is set to join Premier League champions, had to move to Belarus to reignite his career after rejection in Uzbekistan

Al Jazeera

Irregular migration into EU dropped sharply in 2024: Border agency

Despite falling total, number of people crossing border from Belarus and Russia jumped 192 percent.

AAP

Sabalenka, Djokovic chase rare air at Australian Open

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka begins her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open women's singles title on Sunday's opening day of play.

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International Business Times

Belarus Opposition Leader Eyes 'Opportunity' For Change

Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has told AFP the forthcoming presidential election there will be a "sham" and urged dissidents to prepare for an opportunity to change their country.

Latin Times

Zelenskyy Claims Putin Ally Lukashenko Called to Apologize For Strikes Launched From Belarus: 'Its Not Me, It's Putin'

In a wide-ranging interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, claimed that Russia-allied Alexander Lukashenko called him to apologize for missiles launched from within his nation of Belarus, telling him "it is not me, It's Putin."

International Business Times

Zelensky Claims Putin Ally Lukashenko Called to Apologize For Strikes Launched From Belarus: 'Its Not Me, It's Putin'

The Independent UK

Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown on dissent continues

A Catholic priest in Belarus has been convicted on charges of high treason for criticizing the government and handed an 11-year sentence, in the first case of politically-driven charges against Catholic clergy since Belarus became independent in the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union

The Conversation

5 elections to watch in 2025

The coming 12 months can’t promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the world’s population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections throughout the year – and many of the themes persist: the impact of…

The Independent UK

Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’

INTERVIEW: Nearly 400 scholars have fled Russia, Belarus and Ukraine since the start of the war. One of them narrates his ordeal to Arpan Rai

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