This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Prominent Polish journalist Andrzej Poczobut was freed Tuesday in a 10-person prisoner swap involving Belarus and ...

World Aquatics — the international governing body for swimming, diving, artistic swimming and water polo — will allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete with their respective uniforms, flags ...

Belarus’s parliament adopted a new law on April 2 banning “propaganda” of same-sex relationships, of “gender reassignment,” and even of “childlessness.” This furthers the legal and political alignment ...

In 2025, Jack Roush wrote, “Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Brought Iran and Belarus Closer Together,” where he argued that a closer security partnership between Belarus and Iran could have devastating ...

Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.

The European Union expanded sanctions against Belarus, just days after the US said it would lift restrictions on exports of potash from the country, underscoring diverging approaches to the close ally ...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the release of 123 political prisoners, pushing high-profile opponents into exile hours after a US envoy announced that Washington will lift sanctions on ...

Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison, Pavel Sapelka, human rights advocate with the Viasna rights ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lukashenko hosted Trump’s special envoy John Coale in Belarus on Friday, continuing diplomatic efforts to improve ...

Sergey Tihanovski is a Belarusian political activist and former presidential candidate. “Politics is a dirty business! You should have been ready for anything! There are no rules!!” These warnings ...

Belarus has decided to build a third unit at its first nuclear power plant - and is also going to start surveys for a second plant which may be needed to meet future energy demands. The Belarusian ...

MINSK, 20 October (BelTA) – The Belarusian economic development model is built on a commitment to the concept of sustainable development, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs ...