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Movie Review: In ‘Heads of State,’ a buddy comedy with statesmen
Brandon Sun
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July 1, 2025
Say what you will about the Idris Elba-John Cena vehicle “Heads of State,” but it’s surely the first buddy comedy about the fraying bonds of NATO. The potential collapse of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization plays a surprisingly pivotal role...
One More Belarusian Bank Refused From USSD-banking
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How do I check my balance and block my card now? Another Belarusian bank - MTBank - announced the closure of USSD-banking. In a month, customers of this financial institution will not be able to check the card balance, clarify the balance of the...
A Great Prospect For Belarus Without Lukashenko
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3 Dmitry Bolkunets An airport in every regional center. After the dismantling of Lukashenko's regime, hundreds of new air routes from all regional centers will open in Belarus. The world will open up and Belarus will open up to the world. From...
Illegals Are Increasingly Storming The EU-Belarus Border
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1 The number of attacks increased 1.6 times. 21.441 attempts of illegal border crossing by Belarus were recorded by neighboring EU countries in the first half of 2025, according to the calculation made by "Pozirkam" on the basis of daily data of...
Cena and Elba team up for buddy movie ‘Heads of State’
Gulf Today
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July 3, 2025
“Heads of State” is not the Cheech & Chong reunion film you’ve been waiting for, but a comic thriller co-starring John Cena and Idris Elba, premiered on Wednesday on Prime Video. Previously joined in cultural history by the DC super antihero flick...
Sunriver Music Festival Presents International Award-Winning Pianist Vitaly Starikov
Cascade Business News - Oregon
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July 1, 2025
(Photo courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is widely considered “one of the most prestigious contests in classical music” (The New York Times, June 2022). From its origins in 1962 through today, it...
UN Event Sheds Light On Belarus' Escalating Human Rights Violations
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. On July 2, the Permanent Missions of Latvia and Lithuania to the United Nations Office at Geneva held a side event on the deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus, Trend reports. Held...
"Aryna Sabalenka's No. 1 for a reason" - Emma Raducanu makes feelings known on Belarusian ahead of blockbuster Wimbledon clash
Sportskeeda
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July 3, 2025
Emma Raducanu will lock horns with World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships for a place in the fourth round of the grass Major. After setting up the third-round clash against the Belarusian, the Brit spoke up about what she...
Belarusians Have Found A Way Not To Punch QR Codes On Goods
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9 How it works. It's not obligatory to punch QR codes at cash registers - Belarusians have found a way to bypass the system, reports Blizko.by. Soon Belarusians will be obliged to read labeling codes in addition to the existing barcodes when...
In Minsk, A Man Threatened People In A Store With A Knife
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2 Illustrative photo People were quickly evacuated through the emergency exit. The incident, which occurred in Minsk on Sapieha Street, 22, is reported by the telegram channel "Minsk. The main thing!" based on information from its subscribers....
Lukashenko Signs Decree On Belarusian-Russian University
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15 The dictator continues the course of total Russification of Belarusian education. Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree on the Belarusian-Russian University. The report says that the dictator of Belarus signed a decree on Wednesday, July 2,...
Belarus’ special forces train with new gyroplanes
Defence Blog
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June 30, 2025
Belarusian special operations troops have begun using Belarusian-built “Yastreb” gyroplanes in a new phase of flight training exercises, according to official footage released from Maryina Horka, a key training ground for elite units. The training...
‘Heads of State’: John Cena’s New Action Movie Has a Distinct Anti-MAGA Streak
The Daily Beast
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July 2, 2025
Prime Video believes that what Americans crave most at this particular moment in history are stories about United States presidents who have morals, value allies and global partnerships, and kick ass—even if they’re former celebrities. Arriving...
Kyivstar TV, MEGOGO sign co-exclusive agreement with Paramount+
Interfax Ukraine
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July 2, 2025
Ukrainian OTT platforms MEGOGO and Kyivstar TV, which are among the three largest on the market, have signed a co-exclusive agreement with the international media service Paramount+ for a period of one year with the potential for extension to...
Wimbledon refuse to recognise six quarter-finalists in same way after ruling
Wales Online
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July 7, 2025
Wimbledon is reaching the business end, with the competition in SW19 entering into its second week after an action-packed first seven days. The singles side of the tournament is now at the last eight stage, with the men's and women's draw now...
Don't relax pressure on Lukashenko, freed Belarus dissident tells the West
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
VILNIUS - The West needs to keep up pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to try to force democratic change, newly released dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski told Reuters. Tsikhanouski, who walked free last month after more than five...
MAZ Has Serious Problems In Russia
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4 Photo: bymedia Sales are down, the market is shrinking. Supplies of MAZ trucks to Russia in the first half of the year decreased by more than a third. However, due to the fact that the Russian market was falling faster, the share of the...
US Envoy Kellogg Hits Back at Minsk’s Ceasefire Statement
Kyiv Post
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July 2, 2025
Keith Kellogg, Washington’s Ukraine envoy, refuted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s claim that he agreed to pressure Ukraine into not firing into Russia. Kellogg visited Moscow’s ally Belarus on June 21, a visit which resulted in the...
Presentation of the joint Belarusian-Russian report on human rights violations in Western countries at the OSCE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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30 June 2025 On June 30, 2025, the presentation of the second joint report of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Russia on the observance of human rights in individual countries took place at the OSCE headquarters in Vienna. The...
"Novak Djokovic's always making fun of me" - Aryna Sabalenka reveals Serb's crucial skill she refuses to stop 'copying' at Wimbledon
Sportskeeda
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July 7, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka pledged to continue copying 'the best', Novak Djokovic's crucial skill, despite the latter making fun of her. Sabalenka advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals after defeating her former doubles partner, Elise Mertens, in two sets....