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In an exclusive interview to mark the second anniversary of the fraud-marred 2020 presidential election that sparked a democratic uprising in Belarus, exiled opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses the work that remains to be done.

Natalya Popova has found a new purpose in life: saving domestic pets and exotic animals that have been abandoned during the war in Ukraine.

Russian authorities have extradited activist Yana Pinchuk back to her native Belarus where she faces charges for protesting the disputed August 2020 presidential election that kept authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka in power despite opposition accusations that the voting was rigged.

A Tbilisi nightspot makes Russians attest to their rejection of Vladimir Putin and his occupation of territory in Georgia and nearby Ukraine. Russian radicals are not happy.

A group of 70 political and civil activists, university professors, artists, and human rights activists from Ian and abroad have condemned in a joint statement the Islamic Republic's treatment of the Baha'i community following a spike in restrictions and pressure on its members. 

In a recent interview, the Ukrainian president once again urged China to use its influence over Russia to help end the war in his country. But Volodymyr Zelenskiy is yet to even secure a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A new Lyme disease vaccine developed by Pfizer and Valneva is being tested in late-stage clinical trials. There hasn't been a Lyme disease vaccine available in the United States since 2002, when Lymetrix was pulled off the market due to low demand. Case rates have skyrocketed since the early 1990s. Pennsylvania sees more cases than any other state.

Moscow-imposed authorities in Ukraine's Crimea that was illegally annexed by Russia say explosions hit a military airport near the village of Novofedorivka, killing one person.

On the second anniversary of the disputed presidential election in Belarus, exiled opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, whom many consider the winner of the August 2020 vote, has named an interim government of the country.

Daria Aslamova, a Russian journalist working for the pro-Kremlin Komsomolskaya Pravda, has been arrested by Kosovar authorities and accused of working for Russian intelligence. The accusations come amid tensions on the border with Serbia, including a Kosovar police unit coming under fire.