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Thomas Tuchel to sound out ‘gentleman’ Gareth Southgate before World Cup qualifiers

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New England head coach Thomas Tuchel intends to …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Belarusian authorities arrest 7 journalists who worked for an independent newspaper

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarusian authorities have arrested seven journalists who worked for an independent regional news outlet, a media watchdog said Thursday, the latest move in a sweeping crackdown on dissent and freedom of speech by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Belarusian Association of Journalists said the seven — journalists who worked for Intex-Press online newspaper in the …

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Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticizing authoritarian president

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison for her critical reports chronicling a sweeping crackdown on dissent launched by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Minsk City Court convicted Volha Radzivonava on Tuesday on charges of “insulting the president” and “discrediting Belarus” and sentenced her to four years in prison. “The authorities …

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1 week, 5 days ago

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponized’ by Russia and Belarus

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday gave a greenlight to Poland and other countries on Europe’s eastern flank to temporarily suspend asylum rights when they believe that Belarus and Russia are “weaponizing” migrants to destabilize the bloc. The EU’s executive branch also accuses Russian authorities of “facilitating these movements, given that more than 90% of migrants illegally crossing the …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says

Associated Press

MOSCOW — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will prepare facilities for the planned deployment of Moscow’s newest hypersonic ballistic missile. His remarks came after he and President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty last week that gave security guarantees to Belarus, Moscow’s closest ally, including the possible use of …

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2 weeks ago

Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, pardoned 29 political prisoners Monday amid what human rights groups describe as renewed oppression in the country. The mass pardons come amid a new wave of repression as the authorities prepare to hold new presidential elections in January 2025, said Viasna spokesman Pavel Sapelka. “Repression in Belarus is still growing.” The Belarusian …

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Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian President Vladimir Putin visited …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Putin signs agreement offering Russia’s security guarantees to ally Belarus

Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus on Friday to sign a treaty offering security guarantees for Moscow’s closest ally, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons to help repel an aggression. Speaking alongside Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin emphasized that the new document includes the potential use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed to Belarus in response …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Russia, Belarus set to sign mutual security treaty: Here are 3 key things about the deal

Firstpost

The treaty will formalise mutual security guarantees, ensuring both nations commit to safeguarding each other’s interests. It will integrate nuclear defence and coordinated military exercises as well Russia and Belarus are set to finalise a mutual security treaty amid heightened tensions with the West. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed the treaty on Friday, calling it a “reciprocal initiative” that is …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — As police raided the home of a gay couple in the Belarusian capital of Minsk and brutally beat them, the officers didn’t hide that the crackdown was aligned to similar moves in neighboring Russia. “They openly told us that if it is banned in Russia, then it should be banned in Belarus too.” Belarus decriminalized homosexuality in …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill at least 12 people

Al Jazeera

Governor says strike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region sets a service station on fire, killing at least 10 people. The Russian military also struck the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, the local governor said, killing at least two people. Friday’s attacks came as Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, in Belarus’s capital of …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Putin gives Russian security guarantees to ally Belarus, including possible use of nuclear weapons

LA Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus on Friday to sign a treaty offering security guarantees for Moscow’s closest ally, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons to help repel an aggression. Speaking alongside Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin emphasized that the new document includes the potential use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed to Belarus in response to an …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Poland PM Donald Tusk names security and energy as EU priorities during Warsaw’s presidency

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said security, energy and competitiveness will be the priorities for his nation’s upcoming presidency in the European Union in the first half of 2025. He was speaking Thursday following talks with the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and leaders of the parliament’s various political groups about the main points of the presidency, …

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3 weeks ago

Ukraine slams ‘failed’ 1994 security guarantee, urges NATO membership

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Ukraine has slammed a 30-year-old security agreement as it reiterated its call for NATO membership. “We are convinced that the only real guarantee of security for Ukraine, as well as a deterrent to further Russian aggression against Ukraine and other states, is Ukraine’s full membership in NATO,” the Foreign Ministry statement read. “With the bitter experience of the Budapest Memorandum …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Poland’s prime minister visits defensive fortifications on border with Russia

Associated Press

DABROWKA, Poland — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk traveled Saturday to his country’s border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad to inspect progress in the construction of military fortifications along the eastern frontier, calling it “an investment in peace.” Tusk’s visit comes a month before Poland is to take over the rotating presidency of the 27-member European Union. Tusk also …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Map: How Imran Khan's supporters rattled Pak's security with Islamabad march

India Today

Pakistan’s political and security leadership were in a bind as supporters of jailed Prime Minister Imran Khan battled security forces barely a few kilometers from the places where members of foreign delegation held talks with officials in the heart of capital Islamabad on Tuesday. Social media videos geolocated by India Today's Open-Source Intelligence team suggested protest caravans swarmed Islamabad’s Blue …

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Imran Khan supporter protests: Why Pakistan’s capital is on lockdown, with internet shutdowns and thousands marching

CNN

CNN — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan broke through barricades around the capital Tuesday and marched into Islamabad, clashing with security forces and demanding his release. Policemen fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party during a protest to demand the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, in Islamabad on …

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1 month ago

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus has granted asylum to a former Polish judge who faced espionage charges at home following his defection in May to the Kremlin-allied country. A decree published Friday by Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus’ autocratic president, described Tomasz Szmydt as being “prosecuted for political reasons” in Poland. Szmydt’s defection to Belarus in May trained the focus on Poland as …

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1 month ago

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations

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Ukraine and Russia agree on return of 46 Kursk residents after rare talks

Firstpost

The deal comes at a tense moment in the Ukraine conflict, with Kyiv firing British and US-supplied long-range missiles into Russia and Moscow firing a hypersonic missile at its neighbour. Dozens of residents from Russia’s Kursk border region have been returned from Ukraine following rare and “painstaking” negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv, Moscow said on Friday. In August, Ukraine conducted …

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Polish PM Donald Tusk warns of global conflict as Russia escalates with hypersonic missile attack

Firstpost

After Russia fired a hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile at a Ukrainian city, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday said that recent events show that there is a real risk of a global conflict breaking out, according to a report Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk talks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House after meeting with President …

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Pakistani court bars party of jailed former PM from rallying on eve of visit by Belarus president

Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — A court in Pakistan’s capital has barred the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a planned rally in Islamabad on Sunday on the eve of an official visit by the president of Belarus. The ruling Thursday was a setback for supporters of Khan who planned to stage a massive rally ahead of the three-day …

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World swim body eases rules on approved Russians competing in relays and some team events

Associated Press

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Aquatics governing body of swimming has eased rules that now allow approved athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in team events at international meetings. World Aquatics confirmed Thursday that its ruling bureau has updated competition rules that will let athletes who have been competing as neutrals in individual events during the invasion of Ukraine …

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Kremlin warns of possible nuclear response if Kyiv uses Western-made missiles

China Daily

MOSCOW - Moscow's revised nuclear doctrine outlines the possibility of a nuclear response if Kyiv uses Western-made missiles against Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving Russia's updated nuclear doctrine on Tuesday. The spokesperson further said that Russia would view the use of Western non-nuclear missiles by Ukraine as an attack by …

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Thomas Tuchel to sound out ‘gentleman’ Gareth Southgate before World Cup qualifiers

Belarusian authorities arrest 7 journalists who worked for an independent newspaper

Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticizing authoritarian president

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponized’ by Russia and Belarus

Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says

Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression

Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus

Putin signs agreement offering Russia’s security guarantees to ally Belarus

Russia, Belarus set to sign mutual security treaty: Here are 3 key things about the deal

Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill at least 12 people

Putin gives Russian security guarantees to ally Belarus, including possible use of nuclear weapons

Poland PM Donald Tusk names security and energy as EU priorities during Warsaw’s presidency

Ukraine slams ‘failed’ 1994 security guarantee, urges NATO membership

Poland’s prime minister visits defensive fortifications on border with Russia

Map: How Imran Khan's supporters rattled Pak's security with Islamabad march

Imran Khan supporter protests: Why Pakistan’s capital is on lockdown, with internet shutdowns and thousands marching

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations

Belarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations

Ukraine and Russia agree on return of 46 Kursk residents after rare talks

Polish PM Donald Tusk warns of global conflict as Russia escalates with hypersonic missile attack

Pakistani court bars party of jailed former PM from rallying on eve of visit by Belarus president

World swim body eases rules on approved Russians competing in relays and some team events

Kremlin warns of possible nuclear response if Kyiv uses Western-made missiles