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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Valtonen concludes visit to Azerbaijan
BAKU, 15 October 2025 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen concluded her visit to Azerbaijan today. Minister Valtonen met with the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in...

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Valtonen concludes visit to Armenia
YEREVAN, 15 October 2025 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, concluded her visit to Armenia. The Chairperson-in-Office held meetings with the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Belarus, Oman Strike Visa Exemption Deal
(MENAFN) Belarus and Oman formalized a groundbreaking visa exemption agreement on Monday, with a signing ceremony attended by key leaders from both nations, including Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al...
International Conference on Combating Transnational Cybercrime
On 25-26 September 2025, Astana hosted the international conference “Combating Transnational Cybercrime: Current Trends and Directions for Counteraction”. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office) in co-operation...

Belarusian President Warns NATO
(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared that Russia and Belarus will respond immediately “with all they’ve got” should any of their planes be shot down by a NATO member. This warning comes amid increasing discussions within...

Poland Moves to Send Military Forces to Germany, Lithuania Borders
(MENAFN) Polish President Karol Nawrocki has authorized the deployment of military forces to the country’s borders with Germany and Lithuania, intensifying Warsaw’s response to a sharp rise in illegal migration. In a resolution issued Friday,...

Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in Copenhagen
AZERBAIJAN, October 2 - 02 October 2025, 11:15 On October 2, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in Copenhagen. Both sides highlighted the significance of...

Minister Fajon calls on UN Security Council to take decisive action on wars in Ukraine and Gaza
SLOVENIA, September 23 - The Minister also participated in a side event on the return of Ukrainian children, organised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. She emphasised that children are the...

EU Reconsiders Belarus Sanctions
(MENAFN) The European Union is reportedly weighing the possibility of ending Belarus's diplomatic isolation in a strategic move aimed at weakening the bond between Belarus and its longtime partner, Russia. This development was reported by a news...

Belarus: union supports journalists resettle after their ‘forced exile’
The Belarusian Association of Journalists is supporting several journalists forced to rebuild their lives outside Belarus, following their transfer to Lithuania this month. The NUJ joins the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the...

Veronica Shay: Pioneering Change in Investment Landscape as Part of Influential Women’s 2025 Series
MANHATTAN, NY, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Driving Innovation and Impact Across Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Technology, and Strategic Finance Influential Women is thrilled to announce that Veronica Shay has...

Belarus, Russia Conduct Nuclear Weapons Drills
(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated on Tuesday that his nation and Russia are rehearsing the launch of nuclear armaments as part of their joint military exercises. Addressing an awards ceremony in Minsk, Lukashenko emphasized...

Dr Osmani of Kosovo Receives the 2025 NATO PA Women for Peace and Security
13 October 2025 LJUBLJANA – The NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Monday bestowed its 2025 Women for Peace and Security Award to Dr Vjosa Osmani Sadriu of Kosovo. The Assembly’s President Marcos Perestrello nominated Dr Osmani Sadriu for her...

European Political Consultants present the first ‘Democracy Award’
At the Political Consultants Day 2025, organized by the EAPC, Europe’s leading strategists gathered to discuss how to make democracies more resilient. BERLIN, GERMANY, September 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Democracy is under pressure. Fake...

Poland Resumes Border Operations with Belarus
(MENAFN) Poland resumed operations at its border with Belarus at midnight on Thursday, nearly two weeks after shutting crossings ahead of joint Russian-Belarusian military drills, according to local media. Three freight rail points—Terespol-Brest,...

Poland-Belarus Border Closure Disrupts China-EU Rail Trade
(MENAFN) Poland’s abrupt closure of its border with Belarus has effectively frozen a vital €25 billion rail freight corridor between China and the European Union, media reported, triggering immediate disruptions across time-sensitive supply...

Poland, NATO Launch Large Military Exercises
(MENAFN) Poland, together with NATO forces, is deploying roughly 30,000 troops for the country’s most extensive military drills of the year, a news agency reported Wednesday. The Polish Armed Forces are also mobilizing over 600 tanks, aircraft,...

Poland, NATO Hold 30,000-Troops Military Exercises
(MENAFN) Poland and NATO have mobilized approximately 30,000 troops for the country’s largest military exercises of the year, media reported Wednesday. The Polish Armed Forces are also assembling more than 600 tanks, aircraft, and missile systems...

NATO Needs Immediate Response to “Significant and Direct” Russian Threat
12 October 2025 LJUBLJANA – The NATO Parliamentary Assembly issued a stark warning Sunday on the threat Russia poses to Allied countries. It pressed for rapid and robust measures to deter aggression, bolster NATO’s defences and support Ukraine’s...

Mining Armenia Forum 2025 Highlights the Sector’s Potential and Sustainability Agenda
The Energy of Mining: International Trends and Armenia’s Potential,” the two-day conference brought together over 250 participants. YEREVAN, ARMENIA, October 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Within five to six years, exports from three critical...