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A man stands by the fence at the newly built refugee camp in the Rudninkai military training ground, some 23 miles south from Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, August 4, 2021
THERE was little respect for international human rights laws at the European Union’s edges today, with migrants continuing to be used as pawns in the battle between Belarus and Brussels and over 800 refugees in the Mediterranean waiting to be allowed ashore.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ordered his security forces to “close every metre of the border" with Lithuania.
“Starting from today, not a single person should set foot on the territory of Belarus from the adjacent side, be it from the south or from the west,” he said.
Fan group The 1873 issues scathing response to owners’ statement saying the club will not close
Israeli media awash with leaks and rumours of Netanyahu’s plans to seize Gaza. Meanwhile, the unrelenting siege of Gaza continues unabated
Mr Smalls and 13 other Freedom Flotilla Coalition activists who tried to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza aboard the Handala ship remain in detention and on hunger strike
