Belarus’s embattled president Alexander Lukashenko says he has placed the military on high alert and will close borders with Poland and Lithuania amid fears of a ‘war’. The strongman, known as Europe’s last dictator, appealed to the ‘crazy leaders’ of both countries, plus Ukraine, not to let conflict break out, saying it ‘will not resolve … Read more
Pripyat in Ukraine is a place unlike anywhere else I have been. It is a place of utter despair. On the face of it, it seems quite a pleasant town, with avenues, hotels, a square, a hospital, parks with fairground rides, several schools and swimming pools, cafes and bars, supermarkets and hairdressers, a football stadium … Read more
An interactive map has revealed how huge proportions of people do not think vaccines are safe, raising concerns about whether people would get a Covid-19 jab. Researchers from the UK, US and Belgium compiled data from surveys of nearly 300,000 people in 149 countries to identify vaccine ‘hesitancy hotspots’. They found that European countries were … Read more
Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, who was snatched by masked men on Monday and nearly deported, is being held in Mink prison. She was driven to the border in the dead of night but she tore up her passport to foil authorities trying to deport her to Ukraine. Her fellow opposition members have now claimed Kolesnikova … Read more
A Belarus opposition leader tore up her passport to foil authorities trying to deport her to Ukraine in the dead of night, it was claimed today. Maria Kolesnikova was driven to a border crossing in the early hours of this morning but ‘took action’ to prevent her ‘forcible expulsion’, Ukraine’s government said, a day after … Read more
Mother goes for a walk on Boeing 737’s WING to ‘get some air’ because she was ‘too hot’ while waiting to disembark in Ukraine A woman climbed onto the wing of a plane when landing in Kyiv from Antalya Videos show the women stalling on the wing before climbing back in the cabin The mother-of-two was banned from … Read more
Vladimir Putin forms elite ‘spec ops force’ to intervene in Belarus if protests ‘get out of control’ Vladimir Putin said is he will intervene in Belarus if protests ‘get out of control’ He confirmed Russia has created a reserve police force to send to the country Added that move would honour joint defence pact Russia … Read more
Ukrainian TV presenter, 28, suffers horrific facial injuries after being viciously beaten by a stranger who tried to rape her in front of her six-year-old son on a train Anastasia Lugova, 28, was assaulted by Vitaliy Rudzko, 45, in train compartment She was travelling to Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday with her six-year-old son Zakhar Rudzko faces … Read more
Humans could live on the planet Mars if a fungi which spawned inside the Chernobyl nuclear reactor is used to protect against radiation, scientists say. A layer of the fungus around 21 centimetres thick could ‘largely negate the annual dose-equivalent of the radiation environment on the surface of Mars’, researchers found. ‘What makes the fungus … Read more
Man armed with a grenade takes senior policeman hostage in Ukraine, two days after bus passengers were taken captive by gunman By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: 10:09 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 10:20 BST, 23 July 2020 A man armed with a grenade has taken a senior policeman hostage in the central Ukrainian … Read more