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Latvian army uses tear gas, warning shot against migrants from Belarus

FILE PHOTO: Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs gestures as he speaks to the media in Riga, Latvia, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

IOC defends Russian Olympic Committee reinstatement after EU countries call for funding cuts

The Russian flag, the Olympic flag and the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee fly at the Committee's headquarters in Moscow, Russia July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov

IOC lifts Russia suspension, athletes to return to international competitions

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry at a press conference at SwissTech Convention Center in Ecublens, Switzerland, on June 24.

World Athletics maintains Russian and Belarusian ban over invasion of Ukraine

Olympics - IOC Extraordinary Session - Press Conference - SwissTech Convention Center, Ecublens, Switzerland - June 24, 2026
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe during the session REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Skating allows Russian, Belarusians to return as neutrals

The return of Russian athletes is highly significant in skating, given the country’s major influence on the sport.

Ex-prisoner questions easing Belarus sanctions as repression persists

Belarussian journalist Katsyaryna Andreyeva shows a picture of her husband Ihar Ilyash on her mobile device after an interview with Reuters at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Putin, Lukashenko hold talks on Friday at tense point in Ukraine war

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, in Moscow, Russia February 26, 2026. Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Lukashenko says he warned Ukraine not to drag Belarus into war

Belarusian servicemen patrol along a road near Novaya Guta crossing station on a border with Ukraine, Gomel region, Belarus January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Kremlin accuses Ukraine of threatening sovereignty of close Russian ally Belarus

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS

Zelenskiy again urges Belarus to dismantle relay stations

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyi speaks to the media as he arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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