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Lukashenko says Belarus is 'authoritarian'
Lukashenko says Belarus is 'authoritarian'
by  AFP

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko admitted on Thursday that he ran an authoritarian state but claimed there were no political prisoners in his isolated country. "I am no dictator," Lukashenko insisted, while admitting that Belarus had "elements of authoritarianism."

US, UK say 15,000 killed in Russia's Ukraine 'cannon fodder'
US, UK say 15,000 killed in Russia's Ukraine 'cannon fodder'
by  AFP

Some 15,000 Russians have died in the five-month-old invasion of Ukraine, the US and British spy chiefs said, as they assessed that President Vladimir Putin was suffering far greater losses than expected. Ukraine has offered a much higher figure on losses inflicted on Russia, saying earlier this month that some 36,200 Russian personnel had died.

UN chief due in Turkey for Ukraine grain talks
UN chief due in Turkey for Ukraine grain talks
by  AFP

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was due to arrive in Turkey on Thursday to help Russia and Ukraine agree on an elusive deal to allow grain to start flowing across the Black Sea. Almost all of the grain is usually shipped out of the region across the Black Sea.

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