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Leader of Belarus says he wouldn't hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression

Belarus' authoritarian leader says he wouldn’t hesitate to use Russian tactical nuclear weapons that are set to be deployed to Belarusian territory in the event of an aggression against his country

The Independent UK

‘Warsaw feels like a mini Soviet Union’: how Russian is gaining ground in Poland’s capital

Many from Ukraine, Belarus and other ex-Soviet states mostly get by in Russian – but its prevalence is starting to cause a problem

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war – latest: Zelensky says ‘counter-offensive actions’ are underway

Ukraine penetrates first line of Russia defence in some areas amid ‘significant operations’

The Independent UK

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Tamil Nadu's Rohith holds Belarus GM to win Maharashtra Grandmasters Chess Open

NAGPUR: Tamil Nadu's 20th seeded International Master (IM) Rohith Krishna played out a 39-move draw with Belarus GM Aleksej Aleksandrov to clinch the second Maharashtra International Grandmasters Open at the Naivedhyam Northstar hall, Koradi Road, on Friday.

The Times of India

Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow will deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month, a move that the Belarusian opposition described as an attempt to blackmail the West

The Independent UK

Russia places nuclear weapons in Belarus in new major military threat

Russia's tyrannical leader Vladimir Putin said Moscow plans to send a number of tactical nuclear weapons to the soil of its ally Belarus during a meeting with the country's president and fellow Soviet strongman, Alexander Lukashenko

Daily Mirror

UK bans imports of gold from Belarus in new wave of sanctions

The Government said internet providers will also be forced to restrict access in Britain to websites spreading propaganda from the country.

The Independent UK

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Five nations elected to U.N. Security Council, but Belarus denied

The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on Jan. 1, 2024, while Belarus - allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine - was denied a spot.

Reuters

EU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council

In an election reflecting opposition to Russia’s war against Ukraine, European Union member Slovenia has overwhelmingly defeated Moscow’s close ally Belarus for a seat on the U.N. Security Council starting in January

The Independent UK

French Open 2023: Elina Svitolina booed after losing to Aryna Sabalenka at Roland Garros

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina accused Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka of adding fuel to the fire by standing at the net waiting for a handshake she knew would never happen at the end of their French Open quarter-final on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Belarus' Sabalenka waits for a handshake from Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at French Open, meets media

Aryna Sabalenka has spoken at a postmatch news conference after beating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time

The Independent UK

Svitolina accuses Sabalenka of 'inflaming' tensions with net stand-off

NEW DELHI: Tensions escalated between Ukraine's Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus after the quarter-final match at the French Open as Svitolina accused Sabalenka of deliberately provoking the tense stand-off between Ukrainian and Belarusian players.

The Times of India

Aryna Sabalenka downs Elina Svitolina to reach French Open semis

NEW DELHI: In a highly anticipated match at the French Open, world number two Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus powered past Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday, securing her place in the semi-finals in Paris.

The Times of India

Sabalenka blasts past Svitolina to reach French Open semi-final

Spectators on the centre court booed the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina on Tuesday after she failed to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent Aryna Sabalenka who had just beaten her in straight sets to advance to the semi-final at the French Open.

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France 24

Belarus' Sabalenka defeats Ukraine's Svitolina to reach French Open semis, comes out against war

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the world tennis number two, said on Tuesday she did not want her country to be in any conflict and did not support the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

French Open order of play and schedule on Day 10

Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka also square off in a Ukraine vs Belarus quarter-final with huge political overtones

France 24

‘Last French player standing’: Roland Garros crowd adopts Ukraine’s Svitolina

Elina Svitolina’s fairy-tale run at Roland Garros, her first Grand Slam tournament since becoming a mother, has inspired and enthralled a French Open crowd stripped of home players. With war still raging in her home country, she hopes her feats on the Paris clay can bring a little joy to…

France 24

At French Open, Ukraine war shatters myth of sport as an apolitical bubble

From the war raging in Ukraine to the unrest in Kosovo, geopolitical crises have cast a pall over the Grand Slam tournament in Paris, challenging conventions and shattering the notion that sport and politics can be kept apart.

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Daily Mirror

Russian and Belarusian stars fear they could miss Wimbledon over visa delays

Players from Russia and Belarus hoping to play at Wimbledon are facing a race against time as many of them remain without visas as the Home Office undertaking extra security checks

The Independent UK

French Open lets Belarus' Sabalenka skip standard news conference after questions about Ukraine war

Top tennis player Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has been allowed to avoid a traditional postmatch news conference at the French Open after saying she did not feel safe when a reporter asked about the war in Ukraine during previous question-and-answer sessions

Reuters

Tennis: What would Ukraine soldiers think if I shook hands with Russians says Svitolina

Ukraine tennis player Elina Svitolina will not shake the hands of Russian and Belarusian opponents out of respect for the soldiers fighting on the front line following Moscow's invasion of her country last year, she said on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Aryna Sabalenka opts out of media duties for sake of her ‘mental health’

The Belarusian world No 2 beat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-2 but in a closed interview said: ‘On Wednesday I did not feel safe in press conferences’

Evening Standard

French Open: Belarus star Aryna Sabalenka refuses to attend press conference after Ukraine row

Aryna Sabalenka refused to attend her post-match press conference at the French Open on Friday, insisting she was protecting her mental wellbeing.

Reuters

Belarus art festival could renew pressure on Poland's border, official says

A visa waiver for participants of an art festival in Belarus in July could serve as a gateway for migrants and renew pressure on Poland's eastern border, a senior Polish security official said on Thursday.

Zenger

Lukashenko Offers Nuclear Weapons For Nations Willing To Join ‘Union State Of Russia And Belarus’

Russian ally and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said nations willing "to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus" will be given nuclear weapons

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