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Polls open in Belarus with Lukashenko’s 30-year rule set to be extended

The 70-year-old former collective farm boss has been in power in reclusive, Moscow-allied Belarus since 1994 Belarusians began voting on Sunday, with president Alexander Lukashenko expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule. Lukashenko – a 70-year-old former collective farm boss – has been in power in reclusive,…

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Starmer doing a ‘very good job’ says Trump ahead of planned call between the two leaders

The newly inaugurated US president told reporters on board Air Force One that he and Starmer ‘get along well’ despite their divergent political views President Donald Trump has praised British prime minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, telling reporters on Saturday his UK counterpart has “done a very good job” and the two leaders have a planned…

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