and this is critically important.

special envoy to Belarus remains empty.Secretary Tony Blinken condemned a new amendment to the criminal code in Belarus that would allow for the use of the death penalty against political prisoners.

They denied the ambassadors visa and accreditation.a Republican from North Carolina and Lindsey Graham.who was reelected in what the international community widely regarded as a fraudulent election in 2020.

but the Belarussian authorities did not allow that to happen.The State Department has spoken out against human rights abuses by the Lukashenko regime.

saying Belarus stood fully behind Russia as part of its longstanding commitment to a union state with Moscow.

called for action from the administration.most powerful rocket ever built.

but no recovery is planned for this initial test flight.SpaceX The new staging system will be put to the test about two minutes and 40 seconds after liftoff when the first stage engines begin shutting down after boosting the rocket out of the dense lower atmosphere.

falling back into the discernible atmosphere about one hour and 20 minutes after launch.the opening of a two-hour window.