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Russia's foreign ministry said it was imposing sanctions on British citizens in retaliation for London's earlier steps against Moscow. The names of persons subject to sanctions were not given. It was only announced that they would not be allowed to enter the territory of the Russian Federation.more

The deputy head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Piotr Wawrzyk, described the article by Deutsche Welle (DW) as "scandalous", referring to the phrase "Polish ghettos" contained in it. If we do not receive a clear, precise apology, we will take legal action - he announced.more

Boris Johnson has full confidence in Rishi Sunak and is not planning changes in the government, a spokesman for the British prime minister assured yesterday, referring to media speculation about the growing conflict between politicians.more

The nationalist authorities of the Spanish autonomous region of Catalonia began imposing administrative penalties on members of the movement loyal to the central government in Madrid for displaying Spanish national flags on the main squares and streets of Barcelona during the 2020 national holiday.more

Today, demonstrations under the slogan "Free media, free people" will take place in dozens of Polish cities. journalists, social activists and leaders of opposition parties. "There is no consent to limit the freedom of speech in Poland" - emphasizes the head of KOD Jakub Karyś.more

Britain today announced another package of sanctions against Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime in Belarus. The package includes, among others a ban on the import of Belarusian potash and petroleum products, which is to reduce the incomes of the authorities in Minsk.more

Chinese spies pretending to be political refugees are trying to get into Britain through a resettlement program designed for Hong Kong residents, The Times revealed today.more

I feel safe in Poland, I am not threatened and even if I could, I would not go back in time and I do not regret what happened in Tokyo - claims the Belarusian athlete Kryscina Cimanouska. Sprinterka wants to continue her career in Poland, but does not think about political asylum.more

Boris Johnson reportedly ‘nearly drowned’ during a family summer holiday in Scotland last year.more

I am grateful to the authorities in Poland, which woke up in the middle of the night and made decisions very quickly. I do not rule out that I will run under the Polish flag - admitted in today's Rzeczpospolita Belarusian sprinter Kryscina Cimanouska.more

The Archbishop of York, the second most important hierarch in the Church of England, today criticized the "metropolitan elite" of London for treating people who pride themselves on being English as "underdeveloped xenophobes."more

North Korea continued to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programs in the first half of 2021 in violation of international sanctions and despite the country's worsening economic situation, Reuters reported yesterday, citing a confidential UN report.more

An Albany Sheriff's Office employee has brought a criminal case against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. She is one of 11 women whose allegations of sexual harassment were mentioned in a state attorney general's report released this week.more

The Israeli air force raided Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning in response to the dispatch of incendiary balloons from the territory, an Israeli military spokesman said.more

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya took refuge in Poland on Wednesday after refusing to return to her authoritarian homeland from the Tokyo Olympics in a saga reminiscent of Cold War sporting defections.more

Boris Johnson has snubbed an invitation from Nicola Sturgeon to meet in Edinburgh during his two-day visit to Scotland. Scotland’s first minister and SNP leader had invited Mr Johnson to meet at her official residence Bute House to discuss the ongoing recovery from the Covid crisis.more

The exiled Belarus opposition leader says she is sure the UK will offer further help to the country's people, amid a crackdown on dissent. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said Boris Johnson had assured her the UK would put pressure on the Belarus government, at a meeting in Downing Street.more

The Home Office spent thousands in taxpayer cash to set up a ‘misleading’ website to deter asylum seekers from travelling to the UK, warning them ‘we will return you’.more

As much as 84 percent Poles believe that MPs should not receive a salary increase - according to a poll by the Pollster Research Institute for "Super Express". The increases are supported by 11 percent respondents, and 5 percent has no opinion on this matter.more

A Belarusian sprinter – 24-year-old Krystsina Tsimanouskaya – is currently in the Polish embassy in Tokyo, having spent time under Japanese police protection amid fears for her safety.more

The UK and Iran have summoned each other's diplomats in a row over last week's deadly attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman. The UK, US and Israel blame Iran for the attack, in which two crew members - a Briton and a Romanian - were killed.more

A Belarusian athlete in Japan for the Olympic Games took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Monday, a day after refusing to board a flight home with her team. Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has applied for a humanitarian visa and is planning to leave for Poland in the coming days, a Polish deputy foreign minister, Marcin Przydacz, said.more

A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by U.S. Republicans released on Monday, a conclusion that U.S. intelligence agencies have not reached.more

The UK and US believe Iran was behind a tanker attack that killed two people, and have vowed to respond, calling it a violation of international law. The MV Mercer Street, operated by an Israeli-owned firm, was attacked off Oman on Thursday. A British national and a Romanian citizen were killed.more

Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, are expecting their second child, as the prime minister’s wife revealed she had a miscarriage at the start of this year.more