Nov 15, 2021
The EU is to step up sanctions on Belarus as a migrant crisis intensifies
Germany's foreign minister said airlines taking migrants to Belarus could be banned from landing in the EU.
Photo by OKSANA MANCHUK/BELTA/AFP via Getty Images
From the BBC World Service: Foreign ministers from across the European Union are widening the criteria the bloc uses to impose sanctions on Belarus as thousands of migrants remain trapped in freezing conditions at the border with Poland. Also, the Beijing Stock Exchange officially opens for business. Plus, Austria introduces lockdown restrictions for unvaccinated citizens. And, India considers pollution lockdown measures in Delhi amid worsening air quality levels.
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