Russia on Tuesday reported 13,868 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 244 fatalities, bringing the total number of cases to 1.32 million and the deaths to 22,966, according to health authorities. This sets a new record for daily infections. The country has reported over 13,000 daily...

Over 700 people were detained in Belarus during mass protests against the re-election of the country's authoritarian leader in a disputed election - the harshest crackdown in weeks on protesters. The Belarusian Interior Ministry reported Monday that 713 people were detained during rallies...

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko should be part of a new sanctions list by the European Union, Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas said on Monday before meeting his European counterparts in Luxembourg. “We have to acknowledge that since our last meeting nothing has improved....

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Monday he did not rule out local lockdowns in France due to a resurgence of new coronavirus infections. “Nothing must be excluded,” Castex told franceinfo radio after he was asked about potential local lockdowns. Castex also said the country...