Tag: Poland

Russia, at an Impasse With the West, Warns It Is Ready to Abandon Diplomacy

Russia, at an Impasse With the West, Warns It Is Ready to Abandon Diplomacy

VIENNA — Russian officials signaled that they could abandon diplomatic efforts to resolve the security crisis surrounding Ukraine, bringing a…

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U.K. Trucking Shortage Endures Despite Plea for Foreign Drivers

U.K. Trucking Shortage Endures Despite Plea for Foreign Drivers

In the weeks since the British government announced that it would offer 5,000 temporary visas to truck drivers from continental…

Business
How Fake News on Facebook Helped Fuel a Border Crisis in Europe

How Fake News on Facebook Helped Fuel a Border Crisis in Europe

BRUZGI, Belarus — After more than a week sleeping in a frigid encampment on the border between Belarus and Poland,…

Tech / Science
Limping and Penniless, Iraqis Deported From Belarus Face Bleak Futures

Limping and Penniless, Iraqis Deported From Belarus Face Bleak Futures

ERBIL, Iraq — It was cold in Belarus, bitterly cold, but at least it offered hope, however illusory.Nazar Shamsaldin was…

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Risk for Leader of Belarus: Migrants He Lured May Want to Stay

Risk for Leader of Belarus: Migrants He Lured May Want to Stay

BRUZGI, Belarus — He has ruled with an iron fist for 27 years, surviving huge street protests, multiple rounds of…

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Melee Erupts Between Migrants in Belarus and Polish Border Forces

Melee Erupts Between Migrants in Belarus and Polish Border Forces

BRUZGI, Belarus — He has spent 28 nights, each colder than the one before, choking on campfire smoke and despair…

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