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An exiled Belarus opposition figure is sentenced in absentia to 20 years

Jun. 21, 2024 12:25 PM EDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced a top opposition figure living in exile to 20 years in absentia, the latest in a yearslong crackdown on dissent in the country. The court in the capital Minsk passed the sentence late Thursday on Franak Viachorka — an...

Swedish premier hosts German, Nordic leaders to deepen cooperation shadowed by a threat from Russia

May. 13, 2024 10:44 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Monday that Nordic and Baltic cooperation is now "deeper than at any time in modern times,” underpinned by increasing security threats from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. Kristersson was hosting a...