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Belarus plane arrest student jailed for six years

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

A court in Belarus has sentenced the girlfriend of a Belarusian opposition blogger to six years in jail, nearly a year after the couple were taken off a flight that had been diverted to Minsk. Sofia Sapega was found guilty of charges including inciting social discord. We speak to Belarussian leader, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

There has been a huge explosion at luxury hotel in the Cuban capital, Havana, killing a number of people.

A report from the Philippines on how the once hated Marcos family are once again vying for power.

And Sinn Fein tops first preference vote in Northern Ireland election.

(Photo: Belarus charged Sofia Sapega with criminal offences after her arrest. Credit: Reuters)

50 minutes

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  • Fri 6 May 202220:06GMT

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