Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials

Even though Belarus has released dozens of prisoners, those who've been freed say the authoritarian government often delivers ...

Rob Reiner's family speaks out, cause of death revealed

Follow the latest in the Rob Reiner case after his kids shared a family statement and his son, Nick Reiner, made his first ...

A Russian missile, filled with U.S. tech, rips a Ukrainian boy’s life apart

An 8-year-old boy survived one of Russia’s worst attacks on Ukrainian children. After, investigators — and his family — ...

Lukashenko frees Nobel winner Bialiatski and key Belarus opposition figures in deal with US

President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners including a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a leading opposition figure as ...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisoners

Belarusian authorities have freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition ...
The Diplomat

Belarusian President Lukashenko Begins First Official Visit to Myanmar

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko last night arrived in Myanmar on a two-day state visit aimed at consolidating the recent rapid progress in relations between the two nations. According to a ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Lukashenko Releases 31 Ukrainians Imprisoned In Belarus In US-Brokered Deal

Belarusian authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko has pardoned and released 31 Ukrainian citizens who had been held in Belarus, a move Minsk said was part of an agreement reached with US President ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Belarusian Leader Pardons 31 Ukrainians Under Accords With Trump

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 31 Ukrainians convicted of crimes in the former Soviet republic as part of agreements reached with US President Donald Trump. The decision was taken ...
The Hill

Belarus leader threatens to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stuck by closed border

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus threatened Monday to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded in his country following the closure of its border with Lithuania in recent ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Trump Names His Former Lawyer Coale to Serve as Belarus Envoy

US President Donald Trump said he is nominating John Coale as a special envoy to Belarus and asked President Alexander Lukashenko to consider releasing more political prisoners. Trump credited Coale — ...
Weekly Blitz

Is this Luxurious ‘hotel complex’ a future residence for Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko?

In the exclusive Russian ski resort town of Krasnaya Polyana, a sprawling new development is nearing completion, promising luxury, exclusivity, and heavily fortified security. Nestled against the ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The ‘Zapad’ exercise and how Lukashenko learned to love the Bomb

In September, Russia conducted a strategic military exercise known as “Zapad-25.” The Zapad series exercises have been held regularly since the 1970s. They are Russia’s largest military exercises ...