contingents from belarus, from armenia to intervene together with russia. of course, the bulk of the troops are russian, but other countries are represented, too. this is bbc news. the headlines. sidney poitier, the first black man to win the oscar for best actor, has died aged 94. a court in the us state of georgia hands out life sentences to three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery, a killing that sparked black lives matter protests. let s get more now on the death of hollywood giant sidney poitier. here are some of the tributes which have been paid to him by actors and directors. the actor don cheadle said he was the standard bearer for generations of actors and directors. he is irreplaceable.