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Malta condemns violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, supports de-escalation attempts in Eastern Med
Malta has reiterated its support to de-escalation attempts in the Eastern Mediterranean. At a meeting for Foreign and European Affairs in Luxembourg,…
Belarus Govt will allow police to use combat weapons against protestors
Belarus police will now be permitted to use combat weapons in the streets if needed, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, as…
Borrell heads into ‘intense and complex’ Foreign Affairs Council meeting
Foreign Affairs chief Joseph Borrell said the latest Council meeting would be "intense and complex". "There are a lot of issues on…
Dozens of protestors detained in Belarus
Security forces in Belarus detained dozens of protesters on Sunday and used force, including water cannon and batons, to break up crowds…
Belarus president visits political opponents in prison
Belarus' president visited a prison to talk to opposition activists, who have been jailed for challenging his re-election that was widely seen…
Belarus opposition leader says any trial for Lukashenko subject to negotiation
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Thursday the possibility of immunity for Alexander Lukashenko, rather than facing any international trial, could…
Bulgaria and Slovakia recalling ambassadors from Belarus
Bulgaria and Slovakia are recalling their ambassadors to Belarus for consultations in solidarity with Lithuania and Poland, their foreign ministers announced after…
Lithuania blocks millions of euros of EU funding to Belarus
Lithuania has blocked 5.8 million euros ($6.83 million) in payments to Belarus for an EU-funded cross-border development programme, fearing the money could…
EU sanctions ‘a small victory’ – Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya
European Union sanctions against 40 officials in Belarus are "a small victory" but should be widened, opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on…
Tens of thousands rally in Minsk, police use water cannon
Tens of thousands of people marched through the centre of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand that authorities free political…
Belarus announces sanctions list in retaliation against EU
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said on Friday it had compiled a list of people barred from entering Belarus in retaliation against sanctions…
EU leaders to impose sanctions on Belarus, to review Turkey’s behaviour in December
EU leaders broke a diplomatic deadlock on Friday and imposed sanctions on Belarus after hours of summit talks, assuring Cyprus that the…