WATCH | Actors at Belarus theatre resign en masse:Actors at the Kupalauski theatre in Belarus resigned en masse in front of the country's culture minister after the theatre's director was fired for supporting ongoing anti-government protests. Putin held a third phone call in four days with Lukashenko on Tuesday, the Belta news agency reported. Putin told Lukashenko about calls he made on Tuesday to Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron. He was planning to run against Lukashenko in the election, but his wife took his place when he was jailed. "I like seeing democracy," Trump told reports at an unrelated event at the White House.

Source: CBC News August 18, 2020 13:13 UTC