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Poland allows journalists access to restricted border area with Belarus

The Polish government has announced that it will reopen a 3-kilometre restricted zone in the border area with Belarus for journalists.

Turkey 'common denominator' of region's troubles: Greek foreign minister

Nikos Dendias accused Belarus of copying tactics used by Ankara last yr when a tense stand off at the Greek-Turkish land border was triggered by arrival of thousands of migrants, asylum seekers

EU nations, US, UK call for strong reaction to Belarus-Poland border crisis

Four EU member states, the UK, the US, and Albania, have called for a strong international reaction to the Belarusian activities regarding the migration crisis on the border with Poland.

Belarus President threatens to shut EU gas flow in border spat

European gas prices reversed earlier losses after the threat

Angela Merkel asks Putin to intervene with Belarus over migrants

Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to intervene with Belarus over the migrant situation on that country's border with Poland

Afghanistan crisis: Romania evacuates 14 citizens, 4 Bulgarians from Kabul

A Romanian military airplane has evacuated 14 Romanian nationals and four Bulgarians from the Afghan capital of Kabul, the Romanian Foreign Ministry reported.

IOC president says procedures against Belarus coaches to continue

The president of IOC said disciplinary procedures on two Belarus coaches will continue, after they were removed from Olympics over involvement in trying to send Krystsina Tsimanouskaya back to Belarus

Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya gets Polish visa after govt threat

Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was granted a humanitarian visa by the Warsaw government

Belarus' embattled opposition leader seeks new US sanctions on country

The main leader of Belarus' embattled opposition has sought and apparently won US support for increasing pressure on the country's authoritarian leader

US proposes to ban air travel between US and Belarus in latest fallout

The United States has proposed sharp restrictions on travel between the US and Belarus, the latest fallout from the forced landing of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident Belarussian journalist

European Union to slap new sanctions on Belarus, target its economy

European Union foreign ministers will approve Monday a fresh set of sanctions against scores of officials in Belarus

Belarus reports 943 new coronavirus cases, total nears 400,000-mark

Belarus reported 943 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking its total to 399,852, according to the country's health ministry

US announces sanctions on Belarus over dissident journalist's detention

Belarus earlier this week forced the landing of a jetliner carrying Pratasevich, a Belarusian journalist and outspoken critic of the Lukashenko regime, as it was traveling between Greece and Lithuania

Belarusian opposition calls for global protests over journalist's detention

Belarusian opposition leader has called for 'global protests' on Saturday against the government led by President Alexander Lukashenko, following the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich

Why Belarus' arrest of dissident journalist appears legally dubious

The method by which Belarus seemingly ordered the pilot to make an emergency landing at Minsk may be legally significant

Belarus' isolation grows after opposition journalist's dramatic arrest

Belarus' isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions

Belarus is isolated as other countries move to ban flights: Report

The diversion and arrest elicited widespread shock and fury, and EU leaders took unusually swift action in response at a summit Monday.

EU to cut air links with Belarus following flight diversion incident

The 27-member bloc strongly condemned the incident which endangered aviation safety and called for urgent investigation in 'this unprecedented and unacceptable incident'

Biden welcomes EU call for sanctions on Belarus over Ryanair plane incident

Biden welcomed the European Union's call for sanctions against Belarus over the Ryanair flight's emergency landing and he has instructed his administration to craft options to hold Minsk accountable

EU to cut air links with Belarus after Ryanair flight diversion incident

Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states on Monday agreed to cut the bloc's air links with Belarus following Sunday's Ryanair flight diversion incident