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Belarus expels Swedish ambassador over ‘Teddy Bear Incident’

MINSK — Belarus expelled Sweden’s ambassador Friday saying he tried to “destroy” ties with the ex-Soviet state run by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, after a pro-democracy stunt by a Swedish firm. The move came after Swedish activists illegally flew a plane into Belarus early last month and dropped hundreds of…

‘Better a dictator than gay’: Belarus leader

MINSK — The mercurial Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko lashed out Sunday at recent sanctions imposed by Europe over his rights record by saying he would rather be branded a dictator than be gay. Lukashenko said in impromptu remarks at a mass ski event that the foreign ministers of Poland and…