China removes defence minister, ousts former foreign minister from
China on Tuesday removed defence minister Li Shangfu and ousted former foreign minister Qin Gang from its cabinet, state media reported, as part of a...
Belarus
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Belarusian exiles: No passports and no chance of return
Issued on: 23/10/2023 – 17:23 02:57 Belarusian exile Maxim Isayev shows his soon to be expired passport. © AFP Around 100,000 people are thought to have...
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Russian invasion of Ukraine highlights national identity issues in
The Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a rally-around-the-flag effect in Lithuania as the tiny Baltic state offered refuge to dissidents fleeing violence and oppression in...
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Russia to station nuclear arms in Belarus, says Putin
Issued on: 25/03/2023 – 19:26 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus. Putin has repeatedly...
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Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader Tikhanovskaya to 15 years
Issued on: 06/03/2023 – 14:47Modified: 06/03/2023 – 14:57 A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tikhanovskaya to 15 years in prison...
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Security concerns drive Poland’s support for Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has conferred a new importance to the Baltic States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe geographically closest to Russia...
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How Belarusian hospitals concealed Russia’s military casualties in the Ukraine war
CNN Special Report October 25, 2022 Vilnius, Lithuania — As his daughters dozed off in the back seat, his wife filmed him driving, eyes narrowed,...
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Renewed migrant pushbacks between Belarus and Poland worry NGOs
Issued on: 13/05/2022 – 15:34 Since March, migrants have again begun to ask NGOs for aid after being stranded in the forest at the Polish-Belarusian...
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Amateur images show Russian military convoys heading to Donbas
Issued on: 13/04/2022 – 19:20Modified: 14/04/2022 – 12:55 Large convoys of military equipment have been filmed in Russia and Belarus in recent days. Amateur videos analysed...
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UEFA bars Belarus from hosting games; competition ban looms
UEFA barred all Belarussian teams on Thursday from hosting international games, though they could still be expelled from European competitions for joining Russia’s war on...
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Belarus approves hosting nuclear weapons, Russian forces permanently
Issued on: 28/02/2022 – 07:10 Belarusians voted Monday to allow the country to host nuclear weapons and Russian forces permanently, results showed, part of a...
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Images show Russian army 27 km from centre of Kyiv
Issued on: 24/02/2022 – 20:17Modified: 24/02/2022 – 21:47 The early morning hours of February 24, the Russian army launched its offensive on Ukraine. The extent...