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Belarusian Rescues Woman From Sinking Car in the Netherlands

In Eindhoven, the Netherlands, a 34-year-old man living in an asylum seekers’ centre saved a woman whose car slid into…

11.01.2026
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Glaze Ice and Temperatures Down to –25°C Forecast for Monday

On Monday, glaze ice will persist in some areas of Belarusian roads, and overnight temperatures may drop to –25°C in…

11.01.2026
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Singer Anastasia Rydlevskaya Assaulted in Central Gdańsk

Singer and artist Anastasia Rydlevskaya reported that she was attacked in central Gdańsk. According to her, the incident occurred while…

11.01.2026
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Belarusian Sets World Record in Sky Surfing Over Everest

Belarusian extreme athlete Olga Naumova has set a world record by performing a sky-surfing jump from an altitude of 20,945…

11.01.2026
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Luxembourg, Latvia and Norway Contributed 530,000 Euros to the International Humanitarian Fund in 2025

Head of the United Transitional Cabinet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya thanked Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg and Spain for…

10.01.2026
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Latushka Raises Issues of Opening and Blocking Belarusian Accounts With Poland’s National Bank

Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus and Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Pavel Latushka informed representatives…

10.01.2026
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Lithuanian Border Service to Assess Court Ruling on Turning Back Migrants to Belarus

Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service will analyse the court’s position after a ruling that declared the turning back of migrants…

10.01.2026
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Belarus May Introduce a Digital Citizen Passport

The state programme “Digital Belarus” for 2026–2030 provides for reducing paper document flow through the use of digital versions of…

10.01.2026
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Second Unit of BelNPP Connected to the Grid

The second unit of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant (BelNPP) has been connected to the grid after completion of scheduled…

10.01.2026
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Lukashenka Replaces Commander of Special Operations Forces

Colonel Aliaksandr Iliukevich has been appointed commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces. The corresponding decree was signed…

09.01.2026
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Ales Bialiatski Personally Receives Nobel Diploma in Oslo

The head of the Viasna Human Rights Centre and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has personally received in Oslo…

09.01.2026
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Belarus Approves State Programme “Comfortable Housing and Favourable Environment” for 2026–2030

Belarus has approved the state programme “Comfortable Housing and Favourable Environment” for 2026–2030. The corresponding resolution was signed by Prime…

09.01.2026
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Agreement on Protecting Belarusian and Russian Citizens From Prosecution by Foreign States Submitted to Russian Duma

The Russian State Duma has received for ratification the agreement between Belarus and Russia on measures for the mutual protection…

09.01.2026
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Belarusian Detained in Poland With Sanctioned Inflatable Boat

A citizen of Belarus was transporting an inflatable boat to Poland, but during border control it turned out to be…

09.01.2026
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Minsk Residents Went Out to Clear Snow and Unearthed a Body

Men in Minsk went out to clear the courtyard road of snow and unearthed a body. The disturbing story was…

09.01.2026
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Football Arena Dome in Vitsyebsk Torn Due to Snow

Cyclone Ulli damaged the dome of the football arena in Vitsyebsk. “Due to difficult weather conditions, a rupture occurred in…

09.01.2026
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SBU Shows Debris of Missile Used by Russia to Attack Lviv Region

The Security Service of Ukraine has demonstrated debris of the ballistic missile that Russia used to attack the Lviv region…

09.01.2026
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Freed Lithuanian Citizen Included in “Extremist List”

The Interior Ministry has added 29 more people to the “List of Citizens of the Republic of Belarus, Foreign Citizens…

09.01.2026
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Polish Border Guards Detect Four Airborne Cigarette Shipments from Belarus

Polish border guards have detected four airborne consignments of contraband cigarettes originating from Belarus, the Podlaskie Department of the Border…

09.01.2026
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Coale Says He Continues Working on the Release of Political Prisoners in Belarus

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus John Coale said he continues working on the release of political prisoners in Belarus. This…

09.01.2026
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Lithuania Seizes Record Amount of Contraband Cigarettes in 2025; Border Guards Name the Most Popular Brands

Lithuanian border guards seized a record amount of contraband cigarettes in 2025, the State Border Guard Service reported. According to…

09.01.2026
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Airport Services at Minsk National Airport Operating in Enhanced Mode Due to Snowfall

Airport services at Minsk National Airport are operating in enhanced mode amid difficult weather conditions caused by ongoing snowfalls. This…

09.01.2026
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Belavia Operates First Flight to Thailand

Belavia today operated its first flight to Thailand. “Today our A330-200 successfully landed at Pattaya Airport,” the company said in…

09.01.2026
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Prosecutor General’s Office Sends Case Against Concert Organizers to Court

The Prosecutor General’s Office has sent to the Minsk City Court a criminal case against the managers of one of…

09.01.2026
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Internal Troops to Deploy All-Terrain Vehicles, APCs, “Volat” and “Tigr” for Snow Removal

Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakou has instructed the internal troops to make maximum use of heavy equipment to assist with snow…

09.01.2026
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Administrative Procedures Simplified in Belarus

Administrative procedures are being simplified in Belarus. A decree amending regulatory acts on the implementation of administrative procedures was signed…

09.01.2026
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Meteorologists Lower Weather Alert Level to Orange

Meteorologists have lowered the weather danger level to orange. Earlier, a red alert had been issued in Belarus due to…

09.01.2026
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Ales Bialiatski Visits Nobel Peace Center

Ales Bialiatski, head of the human rights centre Viasna and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, visited the Nobel Peace Center almost…

08.01.2026
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Minsk Route Appears in High-Profile Case of Stolen Rare Books From University of Warsaw Library

The Polish prosecutor’s office intends to bring charges of selling stolen property against the owner of a Moscow auction house…

08.01.2026
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Customs Discovers Warehouses With Goods Imported Using Fake Documents

Officers of the operational customs service have found Chinese and European goods that were imported into Belarus using invalid documents.…

08.01.2026
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Currency Supply Exceeded Demand by USD 1.5 Billion in 2025

Currency supply in 2025 exceeded demand by USD 1.516 billion, according to new foreign exchange market statistics published by the…

08.01.2026
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Belarus Shortens Procedures for Moving Into Rental Housing

Belarus has shortened the timelines for procedures related to the move-in of citizens into rental housing. This is stipulated by…

08.01.2026
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Ceiling Slab Cracks in Vitsyebsk Apartment Building

A ceiling slab measuring 1.5 by 6 meters sagged on the first floor of a nine-storey residential building on Pobedа…

08.01.2026
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United Transitional Cabinet Urges “De Facto Authorities of Belarus” to Engage in National Dialogue Following Maduro’s Arrest

The United Transitional Cabinet has issued an address to the official Minsk authorities in connection with the arrest of Nicolas…

08.01.2026
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Kubrakou Reports to Lukashenka on Readiness Check of Internal Troops

On 8 January, Interior Minister Ivan Kubrakou presented a report to Alyaksandr Lukashenka. He spoke about the operational situation in…

08.01.2026
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Overpriced Tomatoes and Cucumbers Found at Mahilyow Market

The State Control Committee conducted inspections of retail outlets in Mahilyow and the Krasnapolle district and identified a number of…

08.01.2026
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Prosecutor’s Office Conducts Marketplace Raid in Search of Weapons

The Minsk City Prosecutor’s Office has discovered listings on online marketplaces offering “traumatic-impact weapons classified as firearms.” Administrators of the…

08.01.2026
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Belarusian Ruble Falls Again at BCSE Trading Session

Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on Thursday, 8 January, again ended with a decline of the Belarusian…

08.01.2026
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More Than 200 People Injured While Tubing Since Start of Winter

Since the beginning of winter, more than 200 adults and children have sought medical attention for injuries sustained while tubing,…

08.01.2026
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Belarusian Railway Sent 1,050 Container Trains to China in 2025

The Belarusian Railway sent more than 1,050 container trains to China in 2025 via border crossings in Russia and Kazakhstan.…

08.01.2026
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Homyel Region Prepares for Heavy Snowfall as Red Alert Issued

A red level weather warning has been issued in the Homyel region due to heavy snowfall. Homyel Hydrometeorological Service warns…

08.01.2026
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National Bank Was a Net Buyer of Foreign Currency in December, an Unusual Development

The National Bank was a net buyer of foreign currency in December, First Deputy Chairman of the Board Alyaksandr Yagorau…

08.01.2026
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Two People Attempted to Illegally Cross the Belarus–Poland Border Since Start of the Year

Since the beginning of the year, Polish border guards have recorded two attempts to illegally cross the Belarus–Poland border. One…

08.01.2026
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In-Absentia Trial of Five Kalinouski Regiment Members to Begin at End of January

An in-absentia trial in the case of five fighters of the Kalinouski Regiment will begin in the Minsk City Court…

08.01.2026
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Stele “To the Pioneers of Belarusian Oil” Added to Belarusian List of Historical and Cultural Values

The commemorative stele with the mosaic panel “To the Pioneers of Belarusian Oil,” located in the Rechytsa District, has been…

07.01.2026
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Heavy Snow and Blizzard Expected in Belarus on Thursday

An orange weather alert has been issued in Belarus for Thursday, 8 January. In the southeastern half of the country,…

07.01.2026
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Lukashenka Hopes Icon Will Help Reveal Potential Opponents

Alyaksandr Lukashenka, during today’s visit to a church in the village of Akolitsa in the Minsk District, presented a copy…

07.01.2026
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Minsk Resident Stole Artificial Christmas Trees for a Month

Capital police have solved the theft of 18 artificial Christmas trees from a shopping center. A representative of one of…

07.01.2026
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Belarus May Establish Industrial Hub in Free Economic Zone in Southern Iran

Belarus may create an industrial hub in a free economic zone in southern Iran. Belarusian Ambassador to Iran Dzmitry Kaltsou…

07.01.2026
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Krupko Reports to Lukashenka on Snowfalls in the Homyel Region

Alyaksandr Lukashenka today heard a report from the chairman of the Homyel Regional Executive Committee, Ivan Krupko. According to Lukashenka’s…

07.01.2026