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The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, in an interview with Russia's media Izvestia has threatened war if Russia attempts to annex Belarus.

According to him, he doesn't understand why Belarus would need to be annexed by Russia, as the two countries already cooperate within the Union State framework.

So, there’s no need to set such foolish tasks, and one must always think about what comes next," Lukashenko clarified. »

A Co Derry man with Down's Syndrome has been given a fond farewell after 25 years working in McDonalds, thanks to help from the Presbyterian Church in Ireland's supported housing scheme.

It was lovely, and thank you to my boss, Paul, for the party, as it was very special.

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Microsoft boss Satya Nadella will earn a wallet-busting $79.1m (£60.9m) this financial year, up 63 percent on his compensation for 2023.

The huge boost to Nadella's pay in both cash and stock, announced by Microsoft last night, comes after a positive year overall for the company's financial revenues - but a turbulent 12 months for its employees.

2024 has seen two mass layoffs at Microsoft, with 1900 staff laid off in January, before a further 650 Xbox employees were shown the door in September. »

“If the North Koreans are actually sending troops to fight with the Russians, then clearly the level of Russian willingness to support North Korea, to help defend North Korea, is going to be equivalent,” he told NBC News in an interview Thursday.

The U.S. and its ally South Korea say 3,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia, with the total expected to reach 12,000.

A North Korean representative to the United Nations in New York said Monday that reports of North Korean soldiers being sent to Russia were “groundless rumors.”. »