We begin in belarus, which has seen the seventh straight day of protests against president alexander lukashenko, since he claimed victory in a disputed election last weekend. Demonstrations have continued to grow despite accounts of Police Brutality including torture from protesters whove been detained over the past week. Us secretary of state mike pompeo, on a visit to poland, said washington and its eu partners are closely following developments. And the eu has already acted taking the first steps on friday towards imposing sanctions on senior officials in the belarus government. Meanwhile president lukashenko says hes worried about nato military exercises being carried out in poland and lithuania saying theres been a military build up. And after speaking with his ally president putin, Mr Lukashenko said russia would provide comprehensive assistance in the event of an external military threat. Well, saturdays protests in the capital minsk were focused around the spot where a young ar
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This is bbc news. Im Maryam Moshiri with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Protests on the streets of belarus for a seventh day, as pressure grows on president lukashenko. On the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii in japan, Emperor Naruhito expresses deep remorse for his countrys past military actions. New quarantine rules in the uk as countries across europe continue to fight the spread of covid 19. The Us Postal Service warns that mail in votes may not arrive in time to be counted after President Trump denies the organisation extra funding. Hello and welcome. Anti government protesters have held demonstrations outside state Television Buildings in belarus, as unrest continues to spread across the country. Tv camera operators are going on strike, demanding the cancellation of the recent disputed elections. The countrys president Alexander Lukashenko says hes agreed with president putin that russia would provide what he called comprehensive assis