- 26 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitymigrants
Lithuania allows in five Afghans but says it will not be a migrant “channel”
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania on Wednesday allowed in five Afghan asylum-seekers, in a reversal after days of refusing them entry, but insisted a European court order protecting…
Lithuania to fence first 110 km of Belarus border by April
(Corrects name of military base to Adazi, not Ainazi) ADAZI MILITARY BASE, Latvia (Reuters) - The Lithuanian government said on Monday work would start this month on the first section…
Lithuania expels Afghanistan migrants despite European Court stand
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania on Thursday sent five Afghan migrants back to Belarus shortly after they had crossed the border despite the European Court of Human Rights…
Belarus may freeze EU refugee accord to due ‘unfriendly actions’
KYIV (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's government said on Wednesday it could suspend an accord with the European Union on accepting refugees, as both sides traded blame over a…
Czechs make first EU donation towards Lithuania-Belarus barrier
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Czech Republic has become the first EU member state to contribute funds for Lithuania to build a barrier along its border with Belarus amid a surge…
NATO calls on Russia to be transparent with military exercises
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's secretary general called on Russia on Friday to be open about its "Zapad-2021" military exercises and the troop numbers involved as alarm grows…
Poland, Latvia worry over Russia’s war games on tense EU-Belarus border
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland and Latvia expressed concern on Thursday over Russia's looming military drills held jointly on Belarus' western border where the European Union accuses Minsk…
Mexican president to urge Biden to help migrants get work visas
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he would send a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden urging him to make it easier for migrants…
Seeking re-election, Czech PM pledges to keep migrants, Brussels at bay
By Robert Muller USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis launched his populist ANO party's campaign for re-election on Thursday vowing to keep out migrants…
Afghan migrants stranded in Serbia fear for families under Taliban rule
OBRENOVAC, Serbia (Reuters) - Two Afghans with links to U.S. forces who ended up in Serbia after fleeting the Taliban advance are watching in dismay as the Islamist militants take…
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan issues message to support Hong Kong migrants
London [UK], July 23 (ANI): London's Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday sent a message of support to Hong Kong residents fleeing China's crackdown on democracy to seek new lives in…
