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Turkey

Nineteen migrants found frozen to death in Turkey near Greek border

Turkey has regularly accused Athens of illegally pushing back migrants trying to cross into Greece.

Poland

Polish court slams government for restricting media at Belarus border

Poland declared a state of emergency near the Belarusian border as thousands of migrants attempted to enter the EU last year.

Hungary

Manhunt launched after man shoots at Austrian soldiers near border

Hungarian police and counter-terrorism officials are involved in the operation.

Poland

Group arrested over multi-million-euro migrant trafficking in Poland

Polish border guards have detained several people accused of trafficking migrants from the Polish-Belarusian border towards western Europe.

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Euronews Witness

Human pawns: the migrants trapped in a geo-political chess game

In this Witness, Euronews Valerie Gauriat reports from the border between Poland and Belarus, meeting the migrants stuck in a geo-political standoff between Minsk, Warsaw and the rest of the EU.

Poland

Polish soldiers find body of suspected migrant near Belarus border

Human rights groups say at least 13 people have already died near the Poland-Belarus border since the start of the summer.

World News

Ukraine denies Belarusian allegations of repeated airspace violations

Belarus' foreign ministry said it had summoned a Ukrainian military official to protest against the alleged airspace violation.

Belarus

Belarus will not force migrants to return home, says Lukashenko

Lukashenko made his first public appearance at the Polish border since the start of the crisis.

Ukraine

Kyiv aware of a coup plot involving Russians, claims Ukraine

The plot was allegedly planned to take place next week. Moscow has denied any involvement.

Poland

Poland reports more migrant crossing attempts from Belarus

There were 267 attempts to cross the border fence from Belarus on Tuesday.

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Scores of migrants leave camp for Belarus-Poland border

Hundreds of migrants remained stranded at Belarus' border with Poland on Monday as the European Union agreed to slap further sanctions on the former Soviet nation. Amid the crisis, Poland has also reinforced its side of the frontier with 15,000 soldiers, in addition to border guards and police.

Poland

Migrant rescue operations decrease on Poland-Belarus border

A state of emergency in Poland has prevented aid workers and journalists from getting to the border with Belarus.

Belarus

Two Russians soldiers die in Belarus during exercises near Poland

The two soldiers' parachutes failed to function properly "due to a sudden strong gust of wind" during their jumps.

World News

US alleges 'unusual' Russian troop movements near Ukrainian border

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Russia not to make a "grave mistake" and build up troops to repeat the conflict of 2014.

Euronews Witness

The plight of migrants trapped between Poland and Belarus

Caught in the political tug-of-war between Belarus and the EU, thousands of migrants are trapped at the border between Poland and Belarus. Euronews' correspondent Valerie Gauriat witnessed their plight and the dismay of Polish local population.

Poland

Poland summons Belarusian diplomat after 'provocation' at the border

Polish security forces say the move by Belarusian forces was the "most dangerous and serious so far".

Bulgaria

Bulgaria sends 350 soldiers to Turkish border over migration levels

Bulgaria's interior ministry says the number of migrants illegally entering the country has more than trebled in 2021.

Germany

Germany says more than 5,000 migrants arrived from Belarus in October

German police say that they registered more than 5,285 unauthorised border crossings last month by people who had arrived from Belarus.

World News

Polish lawmakers approve anti-migrant wall along Belarus border

Lawmakers in Poland have approved a proposal to build a barrier on its border with Belarus in attempt to reduce the flow of migrants using the route to enter the EU.

Sport

Kosovo boxers stopped at Serbia border before championships

Kosovo had planned to send three competitors to the AIBA World Championships in Belgrade.