IOC names first three athletes from Russia, Belarus eligible for 2026 Winter Games

The International Olympic Committee on Thursday cleared one Belarusian and two Russian figure skaters to compete at the 2026 ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Fearful of Trump's raids, some Hispanic shoppers turn to safety of online buying

NEW YORK/NEWARK :In Newark's heavily Latino Ironbound district, Rosa Ludena works the register of the electronics shop she's owned since 2003. A wall of phone cases appears on display behind her, but ...
The Hill

Belarus leader threatens to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stuck by closed border

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus threatened Monday to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded in his country following the closure of its border with Lithuania in recent ...
Reuters

Lithuania to keep Belarus border shut until November 30 over balloon incidents

VILNIUS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Border crossings between Lithuania and Belarus will remain closed for most travellers until the end of November in response to recent airspace disruptions by smugglers' ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Lithuania Closes Border With Belarus Citing ‘Hybrid Attack’

Lithuania closed its border with Belarus for a month as the premier denounced disruptions to air traffic caused by smugglers’ balloons as a hybrid attack. The government shut the last two frontier ...
WXIX-TV

Hegseth welcomes Japan’s arms spending increase, says US-Japan alliance key to deter China

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday welcomed Japan’s determination to accelerate its ongoing military buildup and defense spending. During a visit to Japan, Hegseth said he ...