Saturday as the security situation in Afghanistan worsened, Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek said

VILNIUS( Reuters)-The Czech Republic has become the first EU member state to contribute funds for Lithuania to build a barrier along its border with Belarus amid a surge in migration and upcoming Russian-led military exercises. The Czech donation, worth half a million euros, comes at a time when Lithuania is lobbying the EU to finance the three-meter high fence, which would stretch for more than 500 km( 315 miles) at a cost of about 152 million euros. The EU has accused Belarusian President Alex

Her death is being treated as unexplained but initial enquiries suggest the circumstances are not suspicious.... Condolences." The Czech Embassy in London added:" We would like to express our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased Czech citizen.... At this early stage, the woman's death is being treated as unexplained....

10, one day after populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s party appeared to have been ousted when opposition parties won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech Parliament.... 14, alleging that Mynar brought the speaker of Parliament into Zeman’s hospital room to have the ailing president sign documents to reopen Parliament.... The hospital said it had informed Mynar the day before that Zeman was too sick to work. Story continues below advertisement Police a

TOKYO — Kristina Timanovskaya, the Belarusian Olympic sprinter who sought protection at a Tokyo airport as her nation tried to forcibly send her home from the Summer Games, has been offered asylum in Poland.Ms.... Timanovskaya since the events unfolded on Sunday, said by telephone.“ She’s disappointed she couldn’t compete in the 200 meters today, but she understands the whole situation, she understands her rights, she understands the deep violations of her rights as an athlete, of her human rig

The current standoff apparently began after Tsimanouskaya criticized how officials were managing her team — setting off a massive backlash in state-run media back home, where authorities relentlessly crack down on government critics.... … The Japanese authorities have done what they can to protect her, and I think that is the most important part.... No one should be forced to go home under threat or under force.“ Belarus’ authoritarian government has relentlessly targeted anyone even mildly ex