Turkey

On Friday, the Belarusian national air carrier Belavia has announced pulling the plug on transporting Iraqi, Syrian, Yemeni nationals through Turkey to Belarus on the back of the latest decision taken by Ankara.

During the EU Council summit, European Union leaders have agreed to impose sanctions on Belarusian officials over the vote rigging and post-election police violence in the country. However, the name of Alyaksandr Lukashenka is not to be added to the sanctions list.

People from different countries show solidarity with Belarusians.

The Supreme Court of Belarus has rejected the appeal by Hicri Mamas, a Turkish citizen of Kurdish origin.

The five European countries reporting the highest cumulative numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 14 days are the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Belarus, and Italy, Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said on May, 28.