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Putin bets on Lukashenko for holding power in Belarus for now: sources

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Belarus’s leader Alexander Lukashenko is likely to remain in power despite protests against him and is content to let him fly, two sources close to the Kremlin said. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko take a break …

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Belarus launches criminal lawsuit against new opposition party

MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Thursday launched a criminal case against a new opposition court, accusing it of an illegal attempt to seize power, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to block the streets of Protestants rejecting his re-election. PHOTO PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with …

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Regions presidents plan Mali visit as junta, opposition near ranks

BAMAKO (Reuters) – West African presidents plan to fly to Mali as regional powers escalate efforts to overthrow a coup, two sources said after an opposition coalition joined the junta in rejecting foreign interference. A screenshot shows a teleconference during the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African …

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