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Latest news bulletin | January 26th – Midday
euronews (in English)
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26/01/2025
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Polls opened in Belarus in a presidential election which is almost certain to see Alexander
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Lukashenko win a 7th term in office.
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Polls have opened in Belarus in a presidential election which is all but certain to see Alexander
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Lukashenko win a 7th term in office.
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Voting got underway following a period of almost non-existent election fever.
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In the capital Minsk, there was an almost total absence of billboards promoting the
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candidates and there's been little in the way of campaigning.
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Seventy-year-old Lukashenko, frequently dubbed Europe's last dictator, has ruled Belarus
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with an iron fist since 1994.
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In the last election in 2020, he was declared winner with 80% of the vote.
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That triggered accusations of voter fraud, months of protests and a harsh crackdown leading
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to 65,000 arrests.
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Opposition figures were jailed or forced to flee.
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This time, the country's 7 million registered voters can choose between five candidates,
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only one of whom is regarded as critical of Lukashenko's rule.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Kyiv can supply Moldova with coal to ensure
01:20
its energy needs.
01:22
Zelensky was speaking in Kyiv with his Moldovan counterpart, Maya Sandu.
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His comments come after natural gas from Russia to Europe via Ukraine ended on the 1st of
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January after Kyiv refused to renew a transit agreement.
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Moldova's pro-Russia breakaway territory of Transnistria has been particularly hard hit
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by that decision.
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It was heavily dependent on Russian gas and when that supply ended, so too did most industrial
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activity.
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Authorities in the region declared a state of emergency and implemented power cuts of
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up to eight hours a day.
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Russia says it shut off the gas to Moldova because of an alleged 688 million euro debt
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for past supplies, an allegation that the Moldovan government has fiercely denied.
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Sandu accused Russia of a calculated strategy to create social and economic chaos.
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Israeli authorities say displaced Palestinians won't be allowed to return to northern Gaza
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until a civilian hostage held by Hamas is released.
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Israel said Arbel Yehud should have been released by Hamas this week.
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A senior official for the militant group said Yehud would be released next week but gave
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no reasons for the apparent delay.
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Hundreds of Palestinians began gathering in central Gaza on Saturday, hoping to return
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to their homes in the north.
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The IDF withdrawing from populated areas to allow Palestinians to return home is one
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of the points agreed to in the ceasefire which came into effect on the 19th of January.
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Another part of the deal is the exchange of Hamas hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
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On Saturday, the second such exchange took place when Hamas released Karina Ariev, Daniela
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Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag, all female Israeli soldiers.
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Hours later, 200 Palestinians were freed from Israeli prisons.
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Several ancient archaeological masterpieces have been stolen from a major exhibition at
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a giant museum in the Netherlands.
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According to the police, the museum was hit by a heavy explosion on Saturday morning.
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Windows were shattered and surrounding buildings were damaged in the theft.
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One of the stolen masterpieces is the golden helmet of Qutb al-Finishti, a loon from the
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National History Museum of Romania.
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The exhibition featured over 600 gold and silver objects from at least 15 museums across
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Romania, with highlights including three golden bracelets and the crown jewel of the collection.
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Police in the Netherlands say they have launched investigations into the theft.
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The exhibition, Dacia, the realm of gold and silver, closed on Sunday.
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