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Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in Copenhagen

AZERBAIJAN, October 2 - 02 October 2025, 11:15 On October 2, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in Copenhagen. Both sides highlighted the significance of...

International Conference on Combating Transnational Cybercrime

On 25-26 September 2025, Astana hosted the international conference “Combating Transnational Cybercrime: Current Trends and Directions for Counteraction”. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office) in co-operation...

Belarusian President Warns NATO

(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared that Russia and Belarus will respond immediately “with all they’ve got” should any of their planes be shot down by a NATO member. This warning comes amid increasing discussions within...

Minister Fajon calls on UN Security Council to take decisive action on wars in Ukraine and Gaza

SLOVENIA, September 23 - The Minister also participated in a side event on the return of Ukrainian children, organised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. She emphasised that children are the...

European Political Consultants present the first ‘Democracy Award’

At the Political Consultants Day 2025, organized by the EAPC, Europe’s leading strategists gathered to discuss how to make democracies more resilient. BERLIN, GERMANY, September 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Democracy is under pressure. Fake...

Poland Resumes Border Operations with Belarus

(MENAFN) Poland resumed operations at its border with Belarus at midnight on Thursday, nearly two weeks after shutting crossings ahead of joint Russian-Belarusian military drills, according to local media. Three freight rail points—Terespol-Brest,...

Belarus: union supports journalists resettle after their ‘forced exile’

The Belarusian Association of Journalists is supporting several journalists forced to rebuild their lives outside Belarus, following their transfer to Lithuania this month. The NUJ joins the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the...

Belarus, Russia Conduct Nuclear Weapons Drills

(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated on Tuesday that his nation and Russia are rehearsing the launch of nuclear armaments as part of their joint military exercises. Addressing an awards ceremony in Minsk, Lukashenko emphasized...

Poland-Belarus Border Closure Disrupts China-EU Rail Trade

(MENAFN) Poland’s abrupt closure of its border with Belarus has effectively frozen a vital €25 billion rail freight corridor between China and the European Union, media reported, triggering immediate disruptions across time-sensitive supply...

Poland, NATO Launch Large Military Exercises

(MENAFN) Poland, together with NATO forces, is deploying roughly 30,000 troops for the country’s most extensive military drills of the year, a news agency reported Wednesday. The Polish Armed Forces are also mobilizing over 600 tanks, aircraft,...

Poland, NATO Hold 30,000-Troops Military Exercises

(MENAFN) Poland and NATO have mobilized approximately 30,000 troops for the country’s largest military exercises of the year, media reported Wednesday. The Polish Armed Forces are also assembling more than 600 tanks, aircraft, and missile systems...

Belarus Claims Downing Drones Entering Poland’s Airspace

(MENAFN) Belarus has claimed it shot down several drones that entered its airspace during a night of intense aerial attacks between Russia and Ukraine. According to Pavel Muraveiko, Chief of the General Staff, these drones were diverted from their...

Belarus Condemns Poland’s Diplomat Expulsion Move

(MENAFN) Belarus on Tuesday denounced Poland’s move to expel a Belarusian diplomat and halt border traffic during the Zapad-2025 military exercises, describing the actions as provocative. “We believe that this is an element of a provocative policy...

Russia, Belarus Kick Off Live-Fire Exercises in Belarus

(MENAFN) A critical stage of the joint Russia-Belarus military exercise Zapad-2025 commenced Monday in Belarus, featuring high-intensity, multi-domain combat simulations designed to test the allies’ readiness against external threats. The current...

Ukrainian Minister, U.S. Envoy Hold Talks on Patriot Systems

(MENAFN) Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed on Friday that he held talks with US Presidential Envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv to address the introduction of new Patriot missile defense systems and coordinated responses to recent...

Poland Announces Closure of Border with Belarus for Security Reasons

(MENAFN) Poland is set to fully close its border with Belarus starting at midnight on Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced. "For national security reasons, we will close the border with Belarus, including railway crossings ... on...

POLAND: Situation on borders remains dire ― European Commission President visits Poland-Belarus border ― Minister of the Interior joins call for increased funding to secure EU’s eastern borders ― Government proposes draft law on access to welfare for f…

The situation on Poland’s borders remains dire for people on the move. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has visited Poland and other EU member states along the EU’s eastern border. Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration...

Russian Official Blames Kyiv for Halt in Peace Talks

(MENAFN) The interruption in peace negotiations with Ukraine has stemmed from Kyiv’s refusal to proceed with discussions, according to Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. He also issued a cautionary note concerning the potential transfer...

Turkey hails decision to dissolve Minsk Group

(MENAFN) Türkiye on Tuesday welcomed the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) decision to dissolve the Minsk Group, a mediation body formed more than 30 years ago to address the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Karabakh....

China Kicks Off Largest-Ever Military Parade in Beijing

(MENAFN) China launched its largest-ever military parade early Wednesday in Beijing, spotlighting its expanding military power as President Xi Jinping welcomed global leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim...