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Belarus frees Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, pardons 123 prisoners as US eases some sanctions
December 13, 2025 8:55 pm
The United States said earlier Saturday it was easing sanctions on Belarusian potash.
Europe’s panic over Russian drones in Poland is not without reason
September 11, 2025 7:21 pm
The drones may well have been meant for Ukraine, but given how little Russia is trusted in European capitals, the incident has created further uncertainties, rekindling memories of World War II
Belarus releases 52 prisoners after Trump appeal, US embassy in Lithuania says
September 11, 2025 8:32 pm
President Donald Trump had earlier called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to release detainees whom the US leader has described as "hostages".
Belarus frees key opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski following rare visit from top US envoy
June 21, 2025 9:11 pm
Karnei, who had also worked with prominent Belarusian and Russian newspapers, had been serving a three-year service on extremism charges he rejected as a sham.
Arrested US deportee was first sent back from Nairobi, Belarus; spent 3 days in Russian jail: FIR
February 19, 2025 2:30 pm
Ludhiana Police book five agents who got him fake passport from Uttar Pradesh, duped him of Rs 69 lakh and 9000 US dollars
Belarus strongman Lukashenko wins 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
January 27, 2025 7:40 am
And according to a nighttime statement by the Central Election Commission, the strongman leader won by a landslide, garnering nearly 87% percent of the vote.
Belarus to witness presidential election this week, Lukashenko likely to grab seventh term
January 24, 2025 9:44 pm
Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994, moved the election from August to January, reducing the likelihood of mass protests in freezing weather.
EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants 'weaponised' by Russia and Belarus
December 11, 2024 11:48 pm
The EU's executive branch also accuses Russian authorities of “facilitating these movements, given that more than 90 per cent of migrants illegally crossing the Polish-Belarusian border have a Russian student or tourist visa.”
Putin says new Oreshnik hypersonic missile could be deployed in Belarus
December 07, 2024 2:42 am
Russia first fired the Oreshnik at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Nov. 21, in what Putin cast as a response to Ukraine's first use of US ATACMs ballistic missiles.
Belarus demands Ukraine act against new airspace violations
August 11, 2024 12:18 am
A ministry statement said if Ukraine failed to prevent the situation from repeating, Belarus would call into question the "appropriateness" of Ukraine's diplomatic representation in Minsk.
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Thousands of protesters in Belarus demand Lukanshenko's resignation
August 23, 2020 8:51 pm
The uprising in Belarus erupted last week in a democratic vacuum, in a country where challengers to President Alexander Lukashenko are jailed or exiled and where there is no experienced parliamentary opposition.
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