2 w. ago Three of four US soldiers missing in Lithuania are found dead

US army says rescuers recovered the bodies after a six-day effort to dig an armoured vehicle out of a peat bogThree of the four US soldiers missing in Lithuania since last week have been found dead, the US army said after rescuers recovered their armoured vehicle from a peat bog. The fourth soldier is still missing.The Lithuanian authorities received a report on Tuesday that the soldiers went missing on an expansive training ground in the eastern city of Pabradė, near the border with Belarus. The soldiers were on a tactical training exercise when they and their vehicle were reported missing, the US army said.Agence France-Presse and Associated Press contributed to this report Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Poland bans migrants from claiming asylum as Donald Tusk says country wants to 'take back control' of borders after influx of people entering from Belarus

Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister, announced the right to claim asylum will be suspended for 60 days following an influx at the Belarus border.

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3 w. ago All we know about four 'vanished' US soldiers found dead near Belarus border

NATO boss Mark Rutte was told the soldiers had died while on a training mission near the Belrus border in Lithuania – as Donald Trump tells reporters he wasn't briefed on the situation

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3 w. ago Vehicle of four US soldiers missing in Lithuania found submerged in water

US army says search efforts are ongoing after Nato secretary general tells reporters servicemembers were ‘killed’The vehicle of four United States soldiers missing in Lithuania has been discovered submerged in water, the US army said, adding that search efforts for the soldiers were ongoing.The soldiers went missing during a military drill during an exercise at the General Silvestras Žukauskas training ground in Pabradė, a town located less than 10km (6 miles) from the border with Belarus. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Horror as four American soldiers 'are found dead' after vanishing during training exercise in Lithuania

Four US Army soldiers have reportedly been found dead the day after they were reported missing during a training exercise in Lithuania near the border with Belarus.

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3 w. ago BREAKING Four US soldiers discovered dead in mystery near Belarus border

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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3 w. ago Mystery as four 'vanished' US soldiers found dead near Belarus border

After a major search operation was launched following the four soldiers' disappearance yesterday in Lithuania near the Belarus border, the troops have now been found dead

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