Belarusian dissident freed in Trump-brokered deal says wife Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya will continue to lead opposition in exile

A leading Belarusian opposition figure, freed from prison by president Alexander Lukashenko, said yesterday his wife would continue to lead the exiled movement, and urged supporters to keep fighting for change and the release of political prisoners.

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Tourist posing for a photo trips and tears 17th-century painting in Uffizi

The director of Italy&s Uffizi Galleries has sharply criticised social media-obsessed tourists after a visitor posing for a photograph tripped and gashed a 17th-century oil painting.

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Islamic State blamed as suicide bomber kills 20 people in Christian church in Damascus

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood of Syria&s capital Damascus yesterday, health authorities and security sources said.

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Joshua Yang: Does return of pilgrims to Tibet signal a thaw in China-India relations?

A religious pilgrimage from India into China facilitated by both governments has resumed for the first time in five years & the latest sign of a cautious thaw in the contentious relationship between the world&s two most populous nations.

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Israelis recover bodies of three people killed in October 7 attack

The Israeli military said yesterday that it had recovered the remains of three hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

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Emmanuel Macron wants French house music recognised by Unesco

French president Emmanuel Macron wants the country&s house music to be recognised on ­Unesco&s intangible heritage list.

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