out- come resembles the obviously rigged results in total- itarian or junta-like settings. Eurasian presidents such as Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev and Belarus's Alyaksandr Lukashenka have repeatedly won elections with over 80 percent of the vote, and others have easily broken the 90 percent barrier. The rul

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lent to the gross domestic product of the country Belarus. The money from Tuesday's bond issue will be used

ly wouldn't be able to talk for another month. We are going to set up a phone proffer with her early this week and are pulling her tolls. She is in Belarus. She said it was a 20 min conversation but we were told by BOP said it was a 10 second conversation, so we are drilling down on that. We got the an

tments In East Jerusalem Settlement. • Macron: Europe Needs Its Own Sovereignty In Defense Strategy. • Sandu Leads Moldova Presidential Run-Off. • Belarus Police Detain Hundreds Amid Raid On Protester's Shrine. • Azerbaijan Delays Takeover Of Disputed Territory. • Erdogan Visits Northern Cyprus, Calls

Book Profits" To US. • Pentagon Collaborating With Armed Services On JEDI Cloud Transition. • Russian Intelligence Chief Says CIA Behind Unrest In Belarus. • US, Allied Intelligence: North Korea Used Easing Of Tensions To Build, Safeguard Nuclear Capabilities. • Japan's Defense Ministry Submits Larges

S. Secret Service Operational Priorities', with testimony from USSS Director James Murray; 10:00 AM * Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on Belarus (virtual) — Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission virtual hearing on `Democracy and Human Rights in Belarus', held via Cisco Webex, with witnesses — Co

Book Profits" To US. • Pentagon Collaborating With Armed Services On JEDI Cloud Transition. • Russian Intelligence Chief Says CIA Behind Unrest In Belarus. • US, Allied Intelligence: North Korea Used Easing Of Tensions To Build, Safeguard Nuclear Capabilities. • Japan's Defense Ministry Submits Large

mittee hearing on 'U.S. Secret Service Operational Priorities', with testimony from USSS Director James Murray; 10:00 AM • Tom Lantos Human inp on Belarus (virtual) - Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission virtual hearing on 'Democracy and Human Rights in Belarus', held via Cisco Webex, with witnesses - C

sts Over Contested Belarus Election Results. The AP <https://apnews.corn/9a9a4324a3c6a913ac6cc0abaedcc342> (8/10, Karmanau) reports that on Monday, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko "wamed...that the protesters who challenge the official vote results extending his 26-year rule will face a tough cra

ysis: Trump's Approach To Moscow Appears To Have Undergone "Little Or No Evolution" Since 2016. • Detentions Of 33 Suspected Russian Mercenaries In Belarus Pits Minsk Against Moscow Just Before Election. • CIA Declassifies Details Of 1970s Stealth Drone. • Retrial Of Accused CIA Leaker Josh Schulte Del

Trump Ended One. • Op-Ed: The US Has Failed To Adapt To Kinds Of Global Threats. • Russia Detains Alleged Ukrainian Spy In Its Black Sea Fleet. • Belarus' Arrest Of Russian Wagner Soldiers May Have Been Staged To Postpone Elections. • Op-Ed: Holding Syria Accountable For Chemical Attacks Will Be Tough

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ussians face for speaking out against President Vladimir Putin" and is a "warning to those currently protesting for democratic change in neighboring Belarus." They argue, "So long as Putin remains at the helm, Russia will continue to pose a serious threat to democratic values, in its periphery and beyon

7bd94b172b51d3467> (8/27, Karmanau, Isachenkov) reports on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin "warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent" and "Belarusian police dispersed a protest in the capital with renewed vigor Thursday, detaining about 180 people a

d Pave Way For Israel-UAE Peace Deal. • Navalny Calls On Trump To Condemn His Attempted Assassination. • Retirees Demonstrate Against Lukashenko In Belarus. • Armenian, Azeri Leaders Both Say They Would Meet In Moscow For Peace Talks. EFTA00136852 • Morales Ally Triumphs In Bolivian Presidential Elec

ernational Criminal Court Officials. • Afghanistan To Include Mother's Names On National ID Cards. • Biegun Warns Putin Against Deploying Troops To Belarus. • State Department Imposes New Restrictions On Chinese Diplomats In US. • Kushner To Meet With British Foreign Minister In London On Thursday. •

nternational-news-alexander-lukashenko-belarus-minsk- 92303cf67322fde2de7d060d4bd85415> (10/25) reports tens of thousands protested in the streets of Belarus' capital Sunday, "pressing for the resignation of the country's authoritarian president." More than "200,000 people took part in the largest demons

e venture pleaded guilty." During a hearing Monday before US District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan, Parnas "and another former Giuliani associate, Belarus-born Igor Fruman, also pleaded not guilty to EFTA00137408 violating campaign finance laws and other charges in an amended indictment." The Washin

ree categories of such words: heads of state (‘President Truman’), treaties (‘Treaty of Versailles’), and geographical name change (‘Byelorussia’ to ‘Belarus’). We used Wikipedia as a primary source of such words, and manually curated the lists as described below. We computed the timeserie of each n-gram,