IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from Olympics ceremony in Paris

IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from Olympics ceremony in Paris

Athletes who were approved to compete at the Olympics under a neutral flag can only “experience the event” – likely watching from near the river.

  • byGraham Dunbar

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Israeli,Palestinian flags won’t fly at Australian Open

Israeli,Palestinian flags won’t fly at Australian Open

Spectators won’t be permitted to display the flags,but organisers are at pains to note they are not technically banned.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Individual Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete in Paris:IOC
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Individual Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete in Paris:IOC

Ukraine has bitterly opposed the presence of Russian competitors,even as neutrals,in Paris.

  • byKarolos Grohmann
Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace

Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace

Warsaw authorities said it would increase Poland’s military presence along the border in response. They also summoned Belarus’ top diplomat in protest.

  • byVanessa Gera
Thousands of Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus:monitoring group

Thousands of Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus:monitoring group

Prigozhin registered a “real estate management company” in Belarus last week under the name Concord Management and Consulting in Belarus.

  • byYuras Karmanau
‘Welcome,guys!’ Prigozhin reappears in public as MI6 reveals ‘deep fractures’ in Russian elite

‘Welcome,guys!’ Prigozhin reappears in public as MI6 reveals ‘deep fractures’ in Russian elite

In a rare public outing,the head of MI6 said Prigozhin’s mutiny was difficult for UK intelligence “to try and interpret”.

  • byLatika Bourke
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Poland moves troops to border,NATO turns summit into fortress but Wagner base empty

Poland moves troops to border,NATO turns summit into fortress but Wagner base empty

Concerns are growing that the presence of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus could destablise the region,but Belarus says the rebels have yet to arrive.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia,president of Belarus says

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia,president of Belarus says

Yevgeny Prigozhin and his troops were expected to move to Belarus following his aborted mutiny on June 24.

‘I’m for peace’:Russian players back Ukrainians’ special treatment at Wimbledon

‘I’m for peace’:Russian players back Ukrainians’ special treatment at Wimbledon

Russia’s Andrey Rublev is one of the few high-profile Russians who have spoken out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • byRob Harris
War of words over Ukraine after Svitolina refuses to shake Sabalenka’s hand

War of words over Ukraine after Svitolina refuses to shake Sabalenka’s hand

The most heated exchanges involving Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka were off the court at Roland-Garros on Tuesday.

Poland,Lithuania fear new migrant surge during NATO summit in July

Poland,Lithuania fear new migrant surge during NATO summit in July

The authoritarian president of Belarus,Alexander Lukashenko,signed a decree allowing citizens of 73 countries to travel to Belarus without a visa.