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Belarus’ authoritarian leader is threatening to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded in the country following the closure of its border with Lithuania after repeated incursions by air balloons
Watch, listen & follow reaction as Scotland's dream of automatic World Cup qualification is still alive despite defeat in Greece.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said John Coale, who helped negotiate the release of prisoners from Belarus, was his choice for special envoy to Minsk and would press for the release of more detainees.
Lithuanian officials have interpreted these flight disruptions as part of broader anti-Western activities orchestrated by Russia -allied Belarus, designed to undermine regional stability. Lithuania shares a border with Belarus, as well as with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave.
Scotland manager Steve Clarke says he wanted to provoke a reaction from his players as they laboured to a 2-1 win over Belarus last month.
Belarus president signals support for crypto as an alternative to dollar reliance during talks on electricity use.
Poland has long accused Belarus of luring asylum seekers and then pushing them en masse towards the border in an effort to destabilise the country. View on euronews
Belarus welcomes the decision by the Polish authorities to reopen two border checkpoints, spokesperson for the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ruslan Varankov told the media.