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Japanese writer and film director Ryu Murakami, author of Almost Transparent Blue, died on October 17 at the age of 74. His death was announced on October 23 by Gentosha, the publishing house he had collaborated with since the 1990s. The cause of death was not disclosed.

An exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as the return of civilians to their homeland, will take place in Gomel on 23 October, BelTA reports.

Coral Hart — a pseudonym she uses to protect her real name — told AFP in an interview she had received ’tens of thousands’ of hate messages and several death threats.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko assessed the appearance and quality of domestic passenger transport during a visit to BKM Holding (Belkommunmash) on 23 October, BelTA has learned.

Belarus has harvested 704,000 tonnes of potatoes with an average yield of 333 centners per hectare, up by 25 centners per hectare higher than last year, BelTA learned from the press service of the Agriculture and Food Ministry of Belarus.

Belavia’s first flight of the new season has departed for Phuket, Thailand, BelTA learned from the National Union of Tourist Organizations.

The Grodno State Museum of History and Archaeology will present the virtual exhibition Wedding Album at the National Museum of the Komi Republic, Daria Kisel, a research fellow at the regional history department of the Grodno museum, said during the 2nd international applied science conference Museum Initiatives in the CIS space in Nesvizh, BelTA has learned.

Ankara is expected to allocate nearly 100 billion Turkish liras ($2.01 billion) to its aviation and space industries over the next three years, according to the 2027 central government budget draft and budget justification.

Belarus and Russia honor their obligations to each other in the military sphere. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he met with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, BelTA has learned.

A Belarusian citizen was injured as a result of a drone attack on a vehicle in Bryansk Oblast of Russia, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.