Tag: Belarus
Ceasefire in war-torn eastern Ukraine to begin at midnight
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian and rebel forces in war-torn eastern Ukraine have started preparing for a “full and comprehensive†ceasefire scheduled to begin...
Belarus bars main challengers from presidential ballot
MINSK, Belarus (AP) - Election authorities in Belarus on Tuesday barred two main rivals of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko from running in this summer's...
The Latest: Austria bans planes from more countries
VIENNA - Austria is expanding a list of countries from which planes aren’t allowed to land to include six nations in the western Balkans,...
More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule
BOSTON (AP) - More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s new restrictions on international students, arguing that the...
More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule
BOSTON (AP) - More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s new restrictions on international students, arguing that the...
Foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas
PHOENIX (AP) - International students worried about a new immigration policy that could potentially cost them their visas say they feel stuck between being...
Putin unveils monument to fallen Red Army WWII soldiers
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart from Belarus on Tuesday unveiled a monument honoring fallen Red Army soldiers who fought...
Belarus’ authoritarian leader claims foreign plot thwarted
MINSK, Belarus (AP) - The president of Belarus said Friday that his government thwarted a foreign-inspired plot to destabilize the ex-Soviet nation before the...
Belarus: Anti-president rallies canceled amid detentions
MINSK, Belarus (AP) - A Belarusian opposition activist who has been rallying against the reelection of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko and collecting signatures to...
The Latest: Russian league to allow soccer fans in stadiums
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Fans will be in the stadiums when the Russian soccer league...