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Topic: Belarus

Ukranian tennis player Marta Kostyuk will snub handshakes with Russian, Belarusian players

Kostyuk said she would snub handshakes with any Russian or Belarusian opponent who had not openly condemned the invasion.

Belarus, Russia to start ‘defensive in nature’ air force drills

The air force drills with Russia that start on Monday are to prepare for possible 'combat missions' but the move comes as concerns grow that Moscow is pushing Minsk to join the war in Ukraine.

Russia says Belarus may enter Ukraine conflict if Kyiv decides to ‘invade’

Russia and Belarus have agreed to intensify their military co-operation, raising fears Moscow could use its close ally to launch a new offensive on Ukraine from the north.

Putin acknowledges Russian army could be fighting in Ukraine for ‘a long time’

Russia has been forced into a series of significant retreats in the face of Ukrainian counter-offensives, waged with increasing stocks of Western weaponry, in east & south Ukraine since July.

MiG-31K aircraft with ‘Killjoy’ missile — the hardware Russia has parked near Ukraine in Belarus

AS-24 Killjoy, believed to be deployed in Belarus, is a hypersonic air-to-surface ballistic missile faster than US-supplied HIMARS, which has been integral to Ukraine's war effort.

Belarus’s President warns Ukraine, deploys joint troops with Russia after ‘threat’ from Kyiv

Alexander Lukashenko said that a warning was delivered to Belarus through unofficial channels that Ukraine planned 'Crimean Bridge 2', though he did not give details.

Belarus surpasses Germany as major exporter to sanction-stricken Russia

Due to sanctions, Belarus is the prime beneficiary of exports to Russia. In April, value of exports surged more than 100%.

How Belarus ‘faked’ bomb threat to snatch dissident journalist off Ryanair plane from Greece

Belarus's target was Raman Pratasevich, a 26-year-old critic of President Alexander Lukashenko who had covered protests last year against the strongman’s brutal suppression.

Four issues that will dominate news for rest of 2021

Covid will dominate the headlines, but here are four stories, none of which is currently prominent in the news, to watch for the rest of 2021.

Why protests can’t fight state power: Just check out Myanmar, Belarus, Hong Kong, Russia

It certainly seems easier to start revolutions than to influence their course. The 12-year era of street protests resulting in regime changes looks to be over.

On Camera

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.