The mother of a Russian soldier killed in Ukraine says the military authorities repeatedly told her he was alive until…
Security
Tensions remain high in Uzbek region of Karakalpakstan after violence
Uzbekistan has U-turned on proposed constitutional amendments that would have removed the right of the Karakalpakstan region to hold a…
Putin promises to nuclear-arm Belarus
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin says he will send Belarus nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles. “In the coming months, we will transfer to…
Lithuania rail checks focus attention on isolated Russian enclave of Kaliningrad
Lithuania is threatening to effectively cut off rail links to Russia’s Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad and isolate it from the…
Shooting on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border sparks fears of wider conflict
A Tajik soldier has reportedly been killed in shooting on the disputed border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Shootouts have become…
Croat far-right blamed for defacing Bosnian anti-fascist memorial
The Yugoslav Partisans’ Necropolis in the Bosnian town of Mostar commemorating anti-Nazi rebels who died during the Second World War…
Ukrainian general threatens to target high-profile Russian bridge to Crimea
A Ukrainian general has threatened to use long-range western weapons to destroy the newly constructed Kerch bridge linking Russia and…
15 Jun 2022
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Moldovan pro-Russian former president arrested amid invasion fears
15 May 2022
Turkey demands Finland and Sweden end ‘support’ for Kurdish rebels before joining Nato
11 May 2022
Kazakhs to vote on constitutional reforms to limit presidential powers
11 May 2022
Belarus jails Russian student seized off downed Ryanair flight
11 May 2022
Ukraine sinks more Russian boats with Turkish-made Bayraktar drones
3 May 2022
Transnistria explosions spark fears Ukraine conflict will spread to Moldova
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Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya says Lukashenko in weakening position
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