Tens of thousands of people have been marching in the capital Minsk and other cities.
Image copyright Reuters The US National Weather Service has issued a "red flag warning" for areas of the West Coast, as high winds threaten to spread devastating wildfires still further.
Gusts of up to 40 mph (64 km/h) are expected in parts of southern Oregon, with no rain.
Fires have been raging for three weeks in Oregon, California and Washington, burning land and destroying homes.
Tens of thousands
About 250 people attended the illegal protest in the Australian state of Victoria.
Two Los Angeles police officers are in a critical condition after being shot in what police are calling an ambush.
Video of the incident shows a figure approach the officers' vehicle, before opening fire and running away.
Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva called the act "cowardly". The suspect remains at large.
Almost 40 US police officers were killed in the line of duty
They come only weeks after the suspected poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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Paul Epworth is behind some of the biggest pop records of the last 20 years, from Adele's Rolling in the Deep to Florence and the Machine's Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up).
Along the way he's worked with Rihanna, Stormzy, Sir Paul McCartney, Coldplay and U2 - and he won an Oscar for co-writing the Bond theme Skyfall.
But now, after
Image copyright Tricia Cusden "As soon as women show any visible signs of ageing, they are viewed as not only less attractive, but less competent," says 72-year-old Bonnie Marcus.
The founder of Bonnie Marcus Leadership in Santa Barbara, California, she coaches women on how to advance their careers and hosts the podcast Badass Women at Any Age. She argues that as women get older, they face
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