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Russia refused entry to 2 airlines from France and Austria because they planned to avoid Belarusian airspace
The European Union asked airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after the country forced a Ryanair p…
Sinéad Baker
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White House calls for 'immediate' investigation into forced diversion of Ryanair flight carrying Belarusian dissident
Press Secretary Jen Psaki added that President Joe Biden was briefed on the situation and spoke wit…
Azmi Haroun
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Putin likely gave Belarus the go-ahead to divert the Ryanair plane, officials and experts say
Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko is heavily reliant on Putin's support from an e…
John Haltiwanger
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Biden and Putin to meet in Switzerland in mid-June with US-Russia tensions at a historic high
The meeting will come during Biden's first trip abroad as president, and with US-Russia tensions at…
John Haltiwanger
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10 Things in Politics: BLM activists say Congress isn't listening
And Belarus has sparked an international outcry.
Brent D. Griffiths
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10 Things in Politics: 2 wild weeks in MTG's district
And the international community condemns Belarus after its daring move to jail an opposition journa…
Brent D. Griffiths
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More than 55 global airlines still fly over Russia, including to and from the US: 'a crisis in the making'
Airlines including Air India and Emirates cross Russian skies on routes to and from the US, giving …
Taylor Rains
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Belarusian officials accused of air piracy over forced landing of jet that led to dissident journalist's arrest: US prosecutor
A prominent opposition journalist was detained after the Ryanair flight traveling to Lithuania from…
Jake Epstein,Erin Snodgrass
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Belarusian authorities diverted a passenger jet and forced it to land, then arrested a journalist on board
The flight from Athens to Lithuania was diverted after a bogus bomb threat. When it landed, Minsk a…
Cheryl Teh
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Putin tells Belarus' president that criticism over his arrest of journalist is 'an outburst of emotions'
Belarusian authorities arrested 26-year old journalist Roman Protasevich after having his Lithuania…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Ukraine looks to step up protection for Belarusian dissidents after a Belarusian activist was found dead in Kyiv on Tuesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk said Belarusians who are targeted for their political positio…
Vanessa Gu
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Belarus will prevent most of its citizens from leaving as crackdowns on President Lukashenko's political opponents continue
In a statement on Telegram seen by the BBC, the State Border Committee said only certain citizens w…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Who is Alexander Lukashenko? A closer look at the Belarusian dictator who is Putin's closest ally and who grounded a plane in 2021 to arrest a journalist
In May, the Putin-backed dictator grounded a plane to detain a journalist. Now he's in the spotligh…
Cheryl Teh
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Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said the sprinter who escaped the Olympics to seek asylum was 'manipulated' by her Polish 'buddies'
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, was granted asylum in Poland after she refused to board a plane to Bel…
Cheryl Teh
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A routine commercial flight from Athens to Lithuania spiraled into a dramatic international incident that has world leaders outraged. Here's what happened, and why it's a huge deal.
European leaders are outraged. They are meeting today to discuss taking action against Alexander Lu…
Neal Freyman, Morning Brew
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Top Stories this AM: Yang fails the subway test; Credit Suisse returns to the office; Elon Musk moves Bitcoin - again
When asked by Showtime talk show host Ziwe Fumudoh to name his favorite NYC subway stop, Yang said …
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A Belarusian opposition activist stabbed himself in the neck in court after claiming he was tortured and threatened by police
The Tuesday incident comes days after Belarus forced a Ryanair flight to land in order to arrest an…