Russia resists lockdown despite ‘alarming’ spread of Covid-19Of 235,000 hospital beds reserved for virus patients 85% now occupied, say officialsFri Nov 06 2020 - 18:15
Kosovo's president resigns to face war crimes charges at The HagueIndictment links Hashim Thaci and ally Kadri Veseli to ‘nearly 100 murders’Thu Nov 05 2020 - 17:50
Ukraine's president tries to oust top judges amid warnings of violenceEU and US alarmed after constitutional court quashes anti-graft legislationTue Nov 03 2020 - 18:42
Slovakia tests two-thirds of its population in bid to avert Covid lockdownGovernment says mass screening ‘a great leap forward’ despite doubts over accuracy of antigen testsMon Nov 02 2020 - 17:53
Azerbaijan claims new territorial gains in Nagorno-KarabakhAzeri and Armenian ministers meet for fresh talks on conflict as shelling continuesFri Oct 30 2020 - 20:33
Belarus reshuffles security officials amid protests, strikes and ‘Nato threat’Alexander Lukashenko calls for armed volunteer militias to patrol streetsThu Oct 29 2020 - 17:08
Moscow keeps nightlife open despite record Covid-19 deaths in RussiaMask rules tightened across Russia as coronavirus hits poorer regions hardTue Oct 27 2020 - 16:50
US-brokered truce fails to halt Azeri-Armenian fightingTurkish jets on standby to defend Azerbaijan amid Moscow-Ankara tensionMon Oct 26 2020 - 18:14
Belarusian opposition calls for national strike to oust LukashenkoMore than 100,000 protesters march in ‘people’s ultimatum’ to veteran autocratSun Oct 25 2020 - 18:54
Belarus strike threat looms as Lukashenko rejects ultimatumSecurity forces threaten to use firearms against pro-democracy protestersFri Oct 23 2020 - 17:54
Covid-19: Czechs enter new lockdown amid fears health system will collapseSlovakia plans mass testing as coronavirus surge strains central and eastern EuropeThu Oct 22 2020 - 15:36
Fighting talk drowns out diplomacy around Nagorno-KarabakhArmenian-Azeri clashes continue as EU, Russia and US step up peace effortsWed Oct 21 2020 - 17:59
Nagorno-Karabakh peace hopes dim as latest truce bid failsAzeri ally Turkey accuses Russia, US and France of backing Armenia as ceasefire stallsSun Oct 18 2020 - 20:14
Azerbaijan rejects Russian call for peacekeepers in Nagorno-KarabakhBaku demands role for Turkey in resolving conflict with Armenia over disputed regionFri Oct 16 2020 - 17:58
Azeri strikes on Armenia escalate Nagorno-Karabakh conflictTurkey-backed Azerbaijan hails battlefield gains as Russian-brokered truce failsWed Oct 14 2020 - 17:59
Czech Republic expands shutdown in bid to halt Covid-19 surgeRussia sees record rise in cases and Poland's premier goes into quarantineTue Oct 13 2020 - 16:34
Russia tries to revive failing Nagorno-Karabakh truce dealArmenian-Azeri clashes and fatalities continue despite Moscow-brokered ceasefireMon Oct 12 2020 - 18:50
Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire fails to halt deadly shellingRussian-brokered deal to end fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh region in danger of collapseSun Oct 11 2020 - 20:34
Czechs tighten restrictions as coronavirus breaks records across regionSlovak troops mobilised as infections spiral in central and eastern EuropeFri Oct 09 2020 - 17:29
Deadly clashes continue as diplomacy intensifies over Nagorno-KarabakhTurkey denies stoking conflict as Armenia says it fears ‘genocide’ in mountain enclaveThu Oct 08 2020 - 20:15
Fears of regional war spiral around Nagorno-KarabakhDiplomatic efforts intensify to halt fighting between Armenian and Azeri troopsWed Oct 07 2020 - 17:40
Belarusian opposition leader meets Angela Merkel as protests continueKremlin rejects Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s call for international mediation to end crisisTue Oct 06 2020 - 19:35
New spikes in coronavirus cases shake central and eastern EuropeCzechs and Slovaks impose states of emergency as infections soar in RussiaMon Oct 05 2020 - 16:53
Major powers' interests intertwine in Caucasus conflict zoneArmenia ‘ready’ for ceasefire bid but Nagorno-Karabakh bloodshed continuesFri Oct 02 2020 - 20:44
EU to discuss troubled eastern neighbours and approach to RussiaFrance wants ‘strategic dialogue’ with Kremlin as others push for tougher actionWed Sept 30 2020 - 18:00
France backs mediation and dialogue with Russia to end crisis in BelarusKremlin says West exerting ‘unprecedented pressure’ on its ally Alexander LukashenkoTue Sept 29 2020 - 18:45
Belarusians march again as France says Lukashenko has to goRussian ally defies West and unprecedented protests against his 26-year ruleSun Sept 27 2020 - 20:00
Moscow tells elderly to stay at home as coronavirus surges backFears mount over combined impact of Covid-19 and common cold as winter nearsFri Sept 25 2020 - 17:34
Lukashenko’s hush-hush inauguration decried as ‘farce’Belarus’s veteran autocrat takes oath in quiet ceremony as mass protests continueWed Sept 23 2020 - 17:38
Czech health chief quits as coronavirus surges in eastern EuropeRecord daily rises registered around region that fared well in pandemic's first waveMon Sept 21 2020 - 18:09
‘We cannot afford to lose’: Belarusian opposition leader on Roscrea summers and fighting Lukashenko’s regimeReluctant politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on her meteoric rise and memories of IrelandFri Sept 18 2020 - 18:00
Belarus bars head of its Catholic Church after criticism of crackdownVatican urges Lukashenko regime to allow return of Archbishop KondrusiewiczWed Sept 16 2020 - 20:24
Russia to lend $1.5bn to crisis-hit regime of ‘closest ally’ BelarusOpposition leader Tikhanovskaya says all deals with ‘usurper’ Lukashenko are voidMon Sept 14 2020 - 19:24
Lukashenko to meet Putin after blaming West for Belarusian crisisPresident’s critics fear he may sacrifice his country’s independence for Russian helpSun Sept 13 2020 - 17:25
Belarusian Nobel laureate Alexievich condemns Lukashenko’s ‘terror’Acclaimed author defiant as fellow opposition figures are jailed and expelledWed Sept 09 2020 - 19:14
Belarusian activists demand answers after protest leader ‘foils expulsion bid’Lukashenko warns Russia as opposition leader seeks international helpTue Sept 08 2020 - 17:31
EU warns Serbia and Kosovo over Jerusalem embassies planTalks resume in Brussels as Belgrade plays down ‘Basic Instinct’ spat with RussiaMon Sept 07 2020 - 18:14
Belarusian opposition leader calls on UN to help end crisisAlexander Lukashenko's regime tightens links with Russia and denounces WestFri Sept 04 2020 - 18:54
Wealthy Slovak businessman cleared of plotting journalist's murderSlovakia's leaders demand justice for Jan Kuciak and fiancée Martina KusnirovaThu Sept 03 2020 - 16:32
US and EU to host Kosovo-Serbia talks as push for breakthrough intensifiesLeaders to meet in Washington and Brussels amid impasse on normalising relationsWed Sept 02 2020 - 17:26
Students defy Lukashenko and riot police to demand change in BelarusUN human rights experts condemn brutal crackdown on protestersTue Sept 01 2020 - 17:34
Montenegro’s opposition pushes for power after election successPresident Milo Djukanovic’s party could be ousted after three decades in officeMon Aug 31 2020 - 18:32
Russia pledges to help Belarus if pro-democracy protests turn violentPutin says special police unit on standby after request from embattled LukashenkoThu Aug 27 2020 - 16:33
Belarus detains activists as Lukashenko struggles to quash dissentPolice target protest and strike leaders after huge rally re-energises oppositionMon Aug 24 2020 - 17:37
Tensions high in Belarus as troops gather at protester meeting siteDefence minister warns army will be asked to deal with ‘violations of order and calm’Sun Aug 23 2020 - 18:21
Lukashenko pledges to end Belarus protests ‘in the coming days’Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya calls for more rallies and strikes to oust regimeFri Aug 21 2020 - 18:29
Lukashenko talks tough as EU urges dialogue to end Belarus crisisEU says Belarusians should decide own future as Moscow warns against ‘meddling’Wed Aug 19 2020 - 20:05
Russia warns EU leaders over Belarus ahead of crisis talksProtests and strikes continue after disputed election and brutal crackdownTue Aug 18 2020 - 18:56
Belarus: Workers jeer Lukashenko as protests shake regime‘Until you kill me, there will be no other elections,’ says autocratic leader of 26 yearsMon Aug 17 2020 - 20:11
Lukashenko warns opponents as protests swell across BelarusEU eyes sanctions on regime officials after brutal crackdown on dissentFri Aug 14 2020 - 19:32
