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Belarus targets journalists, activists in new raids

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Authorities in Belarus raided homes and offices of journalists and human rights activists Tuesday in the latest move to squelch protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Belarusian authorities crank up pressure on opposition

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Belarus workers on the streets as EU chief calls summit

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Belarus authorities free detainees amid protesters’ pressure

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Belarus says police fired live rounds at protesters as EU weighs sanctions

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Belarus opposition leader flees country; Russia approves coronavirus vaccine; Trump proposes additional limits on US-Mexico border

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The main challenger in Belarus’ presidential vote, who has refused to concede defeat amid a massive police crackdown on protesters, has left the country and is now in neighboring Lithuania. And, Russia has became the first country in the world to clear a coronavirus vaccine. Also, the Trump administration is reportedly considering additional ways to limit entry at the US-Mexico border.