Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Belarus president promises to expand cooperation with North Korea

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to expand cooperation with Pyongyang in a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea's foreign ministry said on

Belarus president promises to expand cooperation with North Korea
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Belarus leader proposes three-way cooperation with Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted a meeting with his Belarusian ally, who referred to this week’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and suggested that Minsk could join Moscow’s efforts to revive an old alliance with Pyongyang

Belarus leader proposes three-way cooperation with Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim
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Belarus' top diplomat says he can't imagine his nation entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia

The foreign minister of Belarus says he can't envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces

Belarus' top diplomat says he can't imagine his nation entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia
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Russians and Belarusians allowed to compete as neutral athletes at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris

Russians and Belarusians will be allowed to compete as neutral athletes at next year’s Paralympics in Paris after avoiding a full ban from the event following the invasion of Ukraine

Russians and Belarusians allowed to compete as neutral athletes at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris
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Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief who boasted of bringing in Ukrainian children

The international Red Cross is calling for the ouster of the head of the Belarus Red Cross, who stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus

Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief who boasted of bringing in Ukrainian children
World

Factbox-Partner nations on China's lunar research station programme

Belarus this week joined China's International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) programme, the third country to sign up this month for a plan to eventually set up a permanently

Factbox-Partner nations on China's lunar research station programme
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Belarus' Lukashenko says Ukraine-Russia war at stalemate, urges talks

Russia and Ukraine are locked in a stalemate on the frontlines of their war and the two sides need to sit down and negotiate an end to the conflict, Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian

Belarus' Lukashenko says Ukraine-Russia war at stalemate, urges talks
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Belarusians who fled repression face new hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives abroad

Hundreds of thousands of Belarusians who fled repression in their homeland face the prospect of having invalid documents after authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree halting passport renewals abroad

Belarusians who fled repression face new hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives abroad
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Activist hands ICC evidence he says implicates Belarus president in transfer of Ukrainian children

An exiled Belarus activist has presented a second dossier of evidence to the International Criminal Court that he says proves the personal involvement of President Alexander Lukashenko in the illegal transfer of children to Belarus from Russian-occupied towns in Ukraine

Activist hands ICC evidence he says implicates Belarus president in transfer of Ukrainian children
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More than 2,400 Ukrainian children taken to Belarus, a Yale study finds

More than 2,400 Ukrainian children aged 6-17 have been taken to Belarus from four regions of Ukraine that are partially occupied by Russian forces, a study by Yale University has found

More than 2,400 Ukrainian children taken to Belarus, a Yale study finds
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Armenia's leader snubs meeting of Russia-dominated security grouping over a rift with the Kremlin

A Russia-dominated security grouping has held a summit in Belarus with the absence of one of its members, Armenia, which has been irked by what it sees as a lack of support over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Armenia's leader snubs meeting of Russia-dominated security grouping over a rift with the Kremlin
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European gymnastics federation rejects return of athletes from Russia and Belarus to competition

The governing body of gymnastics in Europe voted against allowing Russian and Belarusian gymnasts to return to international competitions, calling into question how they could qualify for next year’s Olympics

European gymnastics federation rejects return of athletes from Russia and Belarus to competition
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Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region

The president of Belarus says Russia has completed its shipments of short-range, tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that has raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region

Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region
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Belarus' authoritarian leader tightens control over the country's religious groups

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that significantly tightens control over various religious denominations and organizations

Belarus' authoritarian leader tightens control over the country's religious groups
Sports

Gymnastics body gives neutral status to 30 Belarusians but path to Paris Olympics is still unclear

The International Gymnastics Federation has granted neutral status to 30 athletes and officials from Belarus allowing them to take part in international competitions

Gymnastics body gives neutral status to 30 Belarusians but path to Paris Olympics is still unclear
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Belarus political prisoner dies after authorities fail to provide him with medical care, group says

A human rights group says that a political prisoner has died in prison in Belarus after authorities failed to provide him with proper medical care

Belarus political prisoner dies after authorities fail to provide him with medical care, group says
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New doctrine in Russia ally Belarus for the first time provides for using nuclear weapons

The defense minister of Belarus says the country closely allied with Russia will put forth a new military doctrine that for the first time provides for the use of nuclear weapons

New doctrine in Russia ally Belarus for the first time provides for using nuclear weapons
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Putin and Lukashenko meet in St Petersburg to discuss ways to expand the Russia-Belarus alliance

The leaders of Russia and Belarus have discussed ways to further expand their alliance that has seen the deployment of some of Russia’s nuclear weapons on the territory of its neighbor

Putin and Lukashenko meet in St Petersburg to discuss ways to expand the Russia-Belarus alliance
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Belarus leader Lukashenko calls for armed street patrols, warns of 'extremist' crime

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko called on law enforcement agencies on Tuesday to organise patrols with small arms on the streets of Belarusian cities to ensure the safety of people.

Belarus leader Lukashenko calls for armed street patrols, warns of 'extremist' crime
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Belarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader

Dozens of clergy in Belarus — Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant — have been jailed, silenced or forced into exile for protesting the 2020 election that gave authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko a sixth term

Belarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader
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Belarusians vote in tightly controlled election amid opposition calls for its boycott

Belarusians will cast ballots Sunday in tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement an authoritarian leader’s rule amid opposition calls for a boycott

Belarusians vote in tightly controlled election amid opposition calls for its boycott
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Thousands of Belarusians convicted on politically-driven charges amid sweeping crackdown on dissent

Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically-driven charges over the last three years as part of the authorities' relentless crackdown on dissent

Thousands of Belarusians convicted on politically-driven charges amid sweeping crackdown on dissent
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Mourners honor Liza who fled Belarus to Warsaw for a new life but was raped and died in a hospital

Mourners in Poland have paid tribute to a young Belarusian woman who died after being brutally attacked and raped on the streets of Warsaw last month, a crime that has shocked the country

Mourners honor Liza who fled Belarus to Warsaw for a new life but was raped and died in a hospital
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A young Belarusian woman who died after attack in Warsaw is laid to rest

A young Belarusian woman who died after being attacked and raped in central Warsaw has been laid to rest

A young Belarusian woman who died after attack in Warsaw is laid to rest
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Retired Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov dies in Florida at 42

Retired Belarusian hockey player-turned-coach Konstantin Koltsov has died in Florida

Retired Belarusian hockey player Konstantin Koltsov dies in Florida at 42

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