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THE European Union and the United States have been criticised for interfering in the internal affairs of Belarus, using the “unacceptable” grounding of a Ryanair plane to press for regime change. EU leaders promised new sanctions on Belarus after a flight from Greece to Lithuania was grounded on Sunday and passenger Roman Protasevich, a Belarusian opposition journalist, was arrested. Officials in Minsk claimed that they were responding to a bomb threat when they scrambled fighter jets, forcing Ryanair flight FR4978 to land in the Belarusian capital. But EU officials accused Minsk of hij...

Last modified on Tue 25 May 2021 09.16 EDT Good morning. One year ago, the world watched in horror as George Floyd was murdered while handcuffed on the ground, a now-former Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck. Since then a racial reckoning has swept the nation, with a summer of demonstrations and marches in cities and towns big and small. More rallies marking the anniversary of Floyd’s death are expected to take place across the country throughout the week. Today, Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Floyd’s family at the White House. “How many times have we seen Black...

Global outrage as Belarus ‘hijacks’ flight to arrest opposition activist 1 published : 24 May 2021 at 11:49 1 A Belarusian dog handler checks luggage from a Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS (flight number FR4978) parked on Minsk International Airport's apron in Minsk, on May 23, 2021. - Belarus forced a passenger plane carrying a wanted opposition activist to divert and land in its capital, provoking a furious outcry from world leaders who described it as an "act of state terrorism" ahead of an EU summit Monday expected to toughen sanction...

By ISABELLE KHURSHUDYAN AND MICHAEL BIRNBAUM | The Washington Post | Published: May 23, 2021 MOSCOW — Belarusian authorities on Sunday forced a civilian jetliner that was traveling over the country to land in Minsk and arrested an opposition journalist on board - an act that some European leaders compared to a hijacking. The seizure of the Ryanair flight traveling between Athens and Vilnius, Lithuania - the capitals of two NATO nations - had little recent precedent, and European leaders said they were considering sanctions against Belarus. Minutes before the Ryanair flight was to exit Be...

Global outrage after Belarus diverts Ryanair flight to detain journalist Issued on: 24/05/2021 - 04:43 Opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich, who is accused of participating in an unsanctioned protest at the Kuropaty preserve, arrives for a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus April 10, 2017. Picture taken April 10, 2017. © REUTERS/Stringer 8 min Belarus forced a passenger plane carrying a wanted opposition activist to divert and land in its capital, provoking a furious outcry from world leaders who described it as an "a...