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Images of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko arriving at the SCO summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, as his country seeks Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) membership. The SCO -- made up of China, India, Pakistan, Russia and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- was set up in 2001 as a political, economic and security organisation to rival Western institutions. IMAGES
Police arrest a demonstrator in Minsk on the sixteenth consecutive day of protest against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election. On Sunday 23 August 2020, tens of thousands took part in some of the largest protests in the country's recent history for a second Sunday in a row. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko hold bilateral talks in Minsk in a room full of delegates, which included the defence ministers of both nations. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow as all eyes are on Putin's next move as Moscow announced he will oversee a weekend drill of "strategic forces" -- ballistic and cruise missiles. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.