Nov 16 Poland uses water hoses on migrants, condemns Belarus for attack By Vanessa Gera, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The situation marked an escalation in a tense migration and political crisis at the eastern border of the European Union and NATO in which the lives of thousands of migrants who are being used as proxies by Belarus are at… Continue reading
Nov 15 EU expands sanctions against Belarus to include airlines amid mounting tensions By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union is expanding sanctions against Belarus to include airlines, travel agents and individuals accused of helping to lure migrants to Europe as part of a "hybrid attack" against the bloc by President Alexander Lukashenko. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Death toll from Astroworld festival crowd surge rises to 9 In our news wrap Thursday, a ninth person has died of injuries suffered after a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Friday. Fears are growing that a migrant crisis in Eastern Europe may erupt into a… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 8:38 Growing number of young Americans feel climate anxiety. Here's what they need to cope By William Brangham, Gretchen Frazee In a recent PBS NewsHour survey in partnership with The Generation Lab, nearly two-thirds of children and young adults said climate change will influence where they decide to live. A third said it would affect their decision to have children. Continue watching
Nov 10 Merkel asks Putin to 'exert his influence' on Belarus regime over migrants By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Poland’s Defense Ministry and local police reported Wednesday that multiple groups of migrants tried to enter the country late Tuesday and early Wednesday but that all the people who made it were detained. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: U.S. reopens to vaccinated international travelers In our news wrap Monday, the United States fully reopens to most travelers for the first time since before the pandemic. The U.S. charged two hackers — a Ukrainian and a Russian — in a string of major ransomware attacks. Continue watching
Oct 29 Polish lawmakers approve anti-migrant wall on Belarus border By Associated Press Poland is accusing the Belarusian regime of encouraging and aiding migrants from the Middle East and Africa to seek entry to the EU through its territory to destabilize the whole bloc. Continue reading
Oct 29 Belarus forces U.S. to close public diplomacy, USAID offices By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Belarus has forced the closure of the U.S. Embassy's Public Diplomacy and USAID offices in a move that comes amid the tensions with the U.S. and its allies over Belarusian authorities' crackdown on protests. Continue reading
Oct 26 Poland plans 'radical' strengthening of its military By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Tuesday that the legislation is aimed at "radically" strengthening the military as the European Union nation faces migration pressure from its eastern neighbor Belarus. Continue reading
Sep 21 U.N. agencies want access to asylum-seekers stuck at EU border By Associated Press The governments of Poland and Lithuania introduced states of emergency that deny entry to certain border areas to anyone except border guards and security services. Continue reading