Beijing states that Australia, the US and UK are building a military bloc in Oceania without consulting with the region’s players In response to Australia’s criticism of its security pact with the Solomon Islands, China has accused Canberra and its partners of encouraging an “arms race” in the South Pacific region.

Lithuania’s parliament, the Seimas, unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday accusing Russia of genocide and terrorism in Ukraine. The “large-scale armed aggression” launched by Russia against Ukraine on February 24 amounts to “genocide of the Ukrainian people,” the document said.

The Belarusian president says Minsk wants a weapon similar to Russia’s Iskander Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that his country will build a new missile system with Moscow’s help.