Ukraine war: Medvedev warns of World War III, F-16 training for Ukraine, UK announces new aid
Ukrainian pilots will be trained on US-made F-16s as early as August, officials attending the NATO summit told reporters on Tuesday.
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Prigozhin's whereabouts, no third term for Macky Sall, is France racist?
Last week at this time, we were listening to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko boasting how it's thanks to him that Wagner mercenaries halted their march on Moscow and that he convinced Vladimir Putin not to take out Yevgeny Prigozhin. Now the same Lukashenko says Prigozhin has upped and left Belarus.
Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek Breezes Into Third Round, Daniil Medvedev Advances
Top seed Iga Swiatek beat Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday to cruise into the Wimbledon third round. The reigning US Open and French Open champion has never been beyond the fourth round at the grass-court tournament but has dropped just six games so far at the All England Club.
Sabalenka keen to shun political talk on return to Wimbledon
Aryna Sabalenka will aim to keep the focus on tennis and not politics on her return to Wimbledon, with the "super emotional" Belarusian saying on Saturday she was relishing the chance to compete in the Grand Slam again.
Regional security 'deteriorating', says Lithuania's president
Having recently called Wagner troops "serial killers", Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda calls for strengthened security on the Belarusian border. "As I understand, the plan of Lukashenko is to build the necessary infrastructure for 6,000 Wagner fighters. And then the most important question is what’s next?" Nausėda adds: "Nobody knows if it's possible to integrate those fighters again into the regular army of the Russian Federation because of the gap in salaries. So they might be used in Africa, they might be used to strengthen the Belarusian army."
Sabalenka sets sights on Wimbledon after taking spotlight off politics
Aryna Sabalenka can expect plenty of attention on her return to Wimbledon after her initial refusal at the French Open to speak about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Belarusian will need to block out the noise for another tilt at a Grand Slam title.
Latvia, Lithuania & Poland concerned about risk of Wagner 'serial killers' in neighbouring Belarus
European Union countries bordering Belarus on Thursday asked for more solidarity from the bloc and NATO over the presence of "serial killers" from the Wagner mercenary group and the risk of "infiltration" into their countries.
Ukraine war: Wagner and Belarus 'not allies', Kramatorsk death toll rises, Russia bans news channel
Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are not allies, exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya told AFP.