Belarus has released 123 prisoners, including Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, after reaching an agreement with the US to lift sanctions on potash exports.
A man earlier arrested for robbery and illegal arms has been identified as a suspect in the shooting of Inquilab Mancha convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi in Dhaka.
India is leading efforts to reinstate Saima Wazed as WHO South-East Asia regional director, with a decision expected during Dr Tedros’s visit to New Delhi.
Ukraine says it has recaptured parts of Kupiansk and surrounded Russian troops, as President Zelenskyy hails frontline gains amid ongoing eastern fighting.
