The Olympic rings in front of the Paris City Hall.

Athletes that qualify for the games in Paris will compete under a neutral status and without their respective national flag, anthem or colours.

Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at 2024 Olympics

Poland is a member of both the European Union and NATO, and it has worried about its security with Russian ally Belarus and Ukraine on its eastern border.

Wagner forces in Belarus have moved closer to our border, says Poland's PM

It was the first clash between a Russian or Belarusian player and a Ukrainian at Wimbledon since the lifting of last year’s ban on the competitors.

Boos for Belarusian Azarenka after defeat by Ukraine's Svitolina at Wimbledon

The mansion has allegedly been raided by Russian security services, revealing some of the strange belongings owned by the infamous Wagner Group boss.

Wigs, alligators and gold bars: Inside Wagner boss Prigozhin's palace 

Prigozhin and some of his troops would be welcome to stay in Belarus 'for some time' at their own expense, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said.

Wagner chief Prigozhin 'exiled to Belarus' but has mutiny charges dropped

FILE - In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, March 3, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, addresses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking him to withdraw the remaining Ukrainian forces from Bakhmut to save their lives, at an unspecified location in Ukraine. Prigozhin's criticism of the top military brass is in stark contrast with more than two decades of rigidly controlled rule by President Vladimir Putin without any sign of infighting among his top lieutenants. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)

The Kremlin says a criminal case against Prigozhin is being dropped after he called off his troops' march on Moscow.

Wagner militia boss will 'move to Belarus after rebellion halted', Kremlin says

With speculation a new attack could from Belarusian territory, Ukrainian soldiers have spent the months building and fortifying new trenches.

Imminent attack from Belarus 'unlikely' as Ukrainian soldiers take no chances

Almost a year on from the start of the conflict in Ukraine there are fears Belarus may be planning to join Russia in the conflict.

Is Lukashenko planning on involving Belarus in Ukraine again?

Russia and its key ally Belarus are joining military forces and increasing economic ties, Putin announced on his first trip to Minsk in three years. 

Putin and Lukashenko hail closer military ties as Russia seeks to bolster forces

Evan Neumann, who is suspected of being involved in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol last year, said he felt "safe" in Belarus.

Capitol riot suspect wanted by FBI is given asylum in Belarus

The IPC said the situation in the athletes village had 'become untenable' amid the Ukraine invasion.

Russian and Belarusian athletes banned from Paralympics in U-turn decision

Belarusian military chiefs are among those to be targeted as part of UK sanctions against Minsk for the part it is playing in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Belarus hit with UK sanctions for role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine 

Polish police said they responded after one officer was seriously injured when the migrants threw objects.

Polish forces blast water cannons at migrants on Belarus border

The PM said the UK stands "shoulder-to-shoulder" with its European allies as thousands of migrants remain trapped on the Belarus border with Poland.

PM accuses Belarus of ‘engineering’ migrant crisis on EU borders

Belarusian servicemen control the situation while migrants get humanitarian aid as they gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Thousands of people from Middle Eastern nations devastated by conflict have been trying to slip into the European Union. They are using a backdoor that was surreptitiously opened by Belarus a few months ago. (Ramil Nasibulin/BelTA pool photo via AP)

He is believed to be the latest victim in the political standoff as migrants were allowed by Belarus to gather at its border with Poland.

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