society.... This repression should not go unanswered," Przydacz said on Twitter....

Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz said the 24-year-old athlete had arrived in the Polish

Poland's government said Tuesday that it sent tents, blankets, power generators and other items to help a group of refugees and migrants who have been stuck at the country's border with Belarus for more than two weeks.... Polish officials insisted the group of some 30 migrants from Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere remain on Belarusian territory.... The U.N.'s refugee agency has appealed to Poland to let the group in and to provide medical and legal assistance....

WARSAW( Reuters)-Migrants tried to force their way through the fence on the Poland-Belarus border in at least two locations on Tuesday night, the Polish Border Guard said, as tensions remained on the ground amid a diplomatic push by the Polish prime minister. While the number of migrants at the frontier has decreased, Warsaw says repeated incidents showed Minsk may have changed tactics but had not given up plans to use migrants fleeing the Middle East and other hotspots as a weapon in the stand-

Their return to power has pushed many Afghans to flee, fearing reprisals and a possible return to their brutal rule. It’s not clear if the thousands of people still thought to be trying to leave will succeed.... But any decision by Biden to stay longer could reignite fighting between the Taliban and Western troops running the airlift. Late Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy warned U.S. citizens at three airport gates to leave immediately due to an unspecified security threat.... “ We cannot risk the

Russia accused the West on Thursday of plotting “ provocations ” in Ukraine even as it blames Moscow of planning aggressive military action in the neighboring country.... Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova alleged that Ukrainian and Western claims of an imminent Russian attack on Ukraine were a “ cover for staging large-scale provocations of their own, including those of military character.” “ They may have extremely tragic consequences for the regional and global security, ”

Russia accused the West on Thursday of plotting “ provocations ” in Ukraine even as it blames Moscow of planning aggressive military action in the neighboring country.... Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova alleged that Ukrainian and Western claims of an imminent Russian attack on Ukraine were a “ cover for staging large-scale provocations of their own, including those of military character.” “ They may have extremely tragic consequences for the regional and global security, ”

Lithuania said on Monday it would complete a 508-km( 315-mile) fence along its border with Belarus by September next year to stop migrants it says are crossing in record numbers orchestrated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have reported major increases in migrants reaching their territory from Belarus and have accused Lukashenko of using them to put pressure on the European Union to lift sanctions against his country. Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte sai

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, of Belarus, runs in the women's 100-meter run at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 30, 2021.... Tsimanouskaya said in a filmed message distributed on social media that she was pressured by Belarus team officials and asked the International Olympic Committee for help.... Tsimanouskaya, who is due to run in the Olympic 200-meter heats Monday, criticized Belarus team officials on her Instagram account....

TOKYO( Reuters)-Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo aboard a flight to Vienna on Wednesday, less than 72 hours after refusing her team's orders to return home. After spending two nights in Poland's embassy, the 24-year-old walked onto the plane at Narita airport wearing blue jeans, a blue blouse and sunglasses with" I RUN CLEAN" written on them. She was initially due to leave on a flight to Warsaw.... A Polish government source said she was switched at the last minute to a fl