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The Latest Breaking News from Belarus

Wagner chief is still in Russia, not Belarus: President Lukashenko

MINSK: According to Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner group, remains in Russia rather than Belarus, despite an agreement with the Kremlin that stipulated his relocation to Belarus after his unsuccessful uprising last month.

The Times of India

Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Russia, president of Belarus says

The president of Belarus says Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is in St. Petersburg and his Wagner troops have remained at the camps they stayed in before an attempted mutiny against Moscow

The Independent UK

New war could start in Europe as 8,000 troops cross border, with threat of nukes

Tensions are mounting with nations deploying their own forces to protect borders

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Europe set for 'a proxy war,' warns expert, as '8,000 soldiers' cross border

An expert on international relations has warned that the crossing of 8,000 Wagner troops into Belarus could start a proxy war in Poland, as border countries rush to secure themselves

Daily Mirror

Son of jailed Belarusian presidential hopeful handed 8-year sentence

The son of a jailed Belarusian presidential hopeful has been convicted and sentenced on charges that he and other activists rejected as trumped up

The Independent UK

Belarus opposition leader says anonymous note alleges that her husband died in prison

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says she received an anonymous note alleging that her imprisoned husband, also an opposition figure, died behind bars

The Independent UK

Could Yevgeny Prigozhin’s ‘rebellion’ against Russia be just an illusion?

Letters: Anthony Walbran suspects a sleight of hand by Vladimir Putin, while Sue Joiner wonders if it was a feint to get troops into position in Belarus

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Victoria Azarenka feeling the love on Wimbledon return

NEW DELHI: Victoria Azarenka, the Belarusian tennis player, expressed her delight at receiving the support of the Wimbledon crowd in London on Monday. Azarenka had missed out on participating in the Grand Slam last year due to the ban imposed on players from Russia and Belarus.

The Times of India

Russians and Belarusians back at Wimbledon as war in Ukraine continues

Players from Russia and Belarus are back competing at Wimbledon a year after they were barred by the All England Club because of the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Wimbledon hurt themselves with ban on Russian and Belarusian players – Rublev

Players from the two countries have been allowed to return to the All England Club for this year’s tournament.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian forces gradually advance on Bakhmut; four people injured after shelling in Kherson – as it happened

Eastern Command spokesperson says Ukrainian forces are ‘pressuring’ Russian troops in Donetsk Oblast; Russian shelling hits residential area. says Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Russia fears angry Wagner fighters are plotting to blow up Crimean Bridge

Following their short-lived mutiny, Wagner's squad of war-hardened mercenaries were exiled to neighbouring Belarus, but Russia thinks they may now mount a follow-up attack at the already-battered Crimea Kerch Bridge

Daily Mirror

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka says she won’t discuss the Ukraine war while at Wimbledon

Aryna Sabalenka says she wants to talk only about tennis during Wimbledon and not the war in Ukraine that became a contentious topic for the Belarusian during the last Grand Slam event

The Independent UK

Aryna Sabalenka cannot escape questions on invasion of Ukraine

Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 2, faced questions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, from the media before Wimbledon

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The Independent UK

Satellite photos, reports suggest Belarus building army camp for Wagner fighters

Satellite images analyzed by the Associated Press on Saturday showed what appeared to be a newly built military-style camp in Belarus, with statements from a Belarusian guerrilla group and officials suggesting that it may be used to house fighters from the Wagner mercenary group

France 24

EU support for Ukraine's membership 'unequivocal', says Spanish PM on trip to Kyiv

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Saturday that his visit to Kyiv on the first day of Spain's EU presidency showed the bloc's "unequivocal" commitment to Ukraine's bid to join the 27-nation bloc. Ukraine applied for EU membership just five days after Russia's invasion on February 24, 2022, and received…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine commander irked by lack of arms promised for offensive

Commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces Valery Zaluzhny says lack of fighter jets, artillery hampering offensive.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 493 of the invasion

Ukraine’s counteroffensive hobbled by a lack of firepower, says military chief; Belarus president says Russian nuclear weapons in his country will not be used

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Bangkok Post

Is Germany Europe's new defining military power?

As pundits and Western officials speculated wildly this week on what the apparent exile of the Wagner Group and its chief Yevgeniy Prighozin to Belarus might mean, Germany announced it would move to base 4,000 troops -- an entire combat brigade -- in neighbouring Lithuania.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

NPO head pleads not guilty over Belarus organ transplants

The director of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization who has been accused of arranging organ transplants in Belarus for Japanese patients pleaded not guilty at the Tokyo District Court on Friday.

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

A mutiny launched by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin fizzled out in 24 hours but the aftershocks will continue to be felt for months – and beyond

France 24

Regional security 'deteriorating', says Lithuania's president

Talking Europe discusses European security with Gitanas Nausėda, the president of Lithuania. Ahead of next month's NATO summit in Vilnius, Nausėda urges a collective response to likely Wagner troop movements in Belarus. He also highlights the deployment of a permanent "full-fledged German brigade" in Lithuania and promotes a gradual approach…

The Independent UK

A week after an armed rebellion rattled Russia, key details about it are still shrouded in mystery

A week after the mutiny raised the most daunting challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule in over two decades, key details about the uprising remain shrouded in mystery

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon bans its merchandise from being sold in Russia and Belarus

The All England Club has confirmed it will not ship products to the two countries because of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Al Jazeera

UN to investigate fate of 130,000 people missing in Syria war

Syria, Russia, Belarus, China, North Korea, Cuba and Iran were among those voting against UN resolution.

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