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Belarus diverts commercial flight to arrest dissident

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A prominent opponent of Belarus’ authoritarian president, Roman Pratasevich, attends an opposition rally in Minsk, Belarus, March 25, 2012.

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On Sunday, Belarusian authorities diverted a passenger flight carrying Roman Protasevich, a prominent dissident. He was then detained under the orders of Alexander Lukashenko, known as “Europe’s last dictator.” And, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in the Middle East tomorrow, following the start of Friday’s ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Also, 21 marathon runners have died in China after extreme weather struck an ultramarathon in a northwestern province. And, the Pacific Island nation of Samoa was set to swear in its first-ever female prime minister earlier today, but it didn’t go as planned.

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