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Belarus and Algeria Agree to Strengthen Friendship and Partnership

Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed a joint statement on strengthening relations of friendship and partnership between the…

03.12.2025
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Teen Collected Card Details and Crypto Wallets: Interior Ministry Detains 17-Year-Old “Hacker”

The Interior Ministry reported the detention of a 16-year-old resident of Brest suspected of using malicious software. The ministry said…

03.12.2025
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Smugglers’ Weather Balloons Create Problems for Lithuanian Energy Operators

Vilnius Airport is not the only one affected by smugglers’ weather balloons. According to Delfi, the balloons carrying cigarettes are…

03.12.2025
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Belarus Starts Purchasing Apples From Dagestan

Belarus has started purchasing apples from Dagestan, according to a regional Russian media outlet. The outlet reports that the Dagestani…

03.12.2025
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Belarusian and Vietnamese Security Agencies Create Joint Working Group

Belarusian and Vietnamese security agencies are creating a joint working group. State Secretary of the Security Council Alyaksandr Valfovich and…

03.12.2025
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Finance Ministry Says It Is Not Considering an Increase in VAT

The Belarusian Finance Ministry is not considering raising VAT following the examples of Russia and Kazakhstan, Finance Minister Yury Seliverstau…

03.12.2025
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Lawmakers Ratify Security-Information Agreement With Zimbabwe

The House of Representatives has ratified several international agreements, including an intergovernmental accord with Zimbabwe on the mutual protection of…

03.12.2025
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Prosecutor General’s Office Details Sentences for Verameichyk and Hrachykha

The Prosecutor General’s Office has released a statement outlining the sentences handed down to former Kalinouski Regiment fighters Vasil Verameichyk…

03.12.2025
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House of Representatives Approves National Budget for 2026

The House of Representatives has adopted the draft national budget for 2026 in the second reading. According to the chamber’s…

03.12.2025
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Lawmakers Lower Income Tax Rate for High Earners in Second Reading of Tax Code Amendments

Members of the House of Representatives have adopted amendments to the Tax Code in the second reading. According to the…

03.12.2025
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Government Approves First State Program for 2026–2030

The Council of Ministers has approved the first state program for 2026–2030. The National Register of Legal Acts today registered…

03.12.2025
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Lithuanian Defense Minister Calls Belarus’ Drone Claims Fake

Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said that statements by the Belarusian authorities about an alleged drone that entered Belarusian territory…

02.12.2025
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Tsikhanouskaya’s Office: No Real Grounds To Believe the Regime Has Softened Repression

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s office stated that repression in Belarus is systemic and that the situation continues to worsen each year. The…

02.12.2025
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Lukashenka Urges Algeria’s Prime Minister To Invest, Saying “Money Means Nothing”

Alyaksandr Lukashenka, during his official visit to Algeria, met with Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb. He said that Belarus is ready…

02.12.2025
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Putin Says Russia Is Ready to Fight Europe “Right Now”

Vladimir Putin said at a press conference during the “Russia Calling” forum on 2 December that Europe is putting forward…

02.12.2025
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Lukashenka Promises Not To Slow Down Cooperation With Algeria

Alyaksandr Lukashenka arrived in Algeria on an official visit on 2 December. Immediately after landing, he met with the Speaker…

02.12.2025
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Belarusian Ski Union Wins Case Against FIS

The Belarusian Ski Union has won its case against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) at the Court of…

02.12.2025
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Svyetlahorsk Resident Disappeared After Returning From Poland, Found in Homyel Detention Center

A resident of Svyetlahorsk, Hleb Panasiuk, left Poland for Belarus on 8 October and disappeared. He has been found in…

02.12.2025
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Polish Prosecutors Charge Russian Suspected of Creating Spy Network

Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office has announced that charges have been filed in absentia against a Russian national accused of running…

02.12.2025
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Homel Couple Sentenced for “Facilitating Extremist Activities”

At the end of November, the Homel Regional Court delivered a verdict against spouses Stanislau Machalau and Sviatlana Yakubovich under…

02.12.2025
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Lithuanian Drone Maker Confirms Model Seen in Hrodna Is Theirs, but With Caveats

The drone that flew into Hrodna from Lithuania, reported yesterday by the Belarusian Interior Ministry and shown on state television,…

02.12.2025
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Latushka: Europe Will Not Be Safe if Belarus Is Handed Over to Russian Protectorate

Europe will not be safe if Belarus is handed over to a Russian protectorate. This was stated by Pavel Latushka,…

02.12.2025
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Norway to Allocate Additional Support for Victims of Repression in Belarus

Norway will provide additional funding to support victims of repression in Belarus. The money will be directed to the International…

02.12.2025
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Labour Ministry Issues Five-Year Workforce Forecast

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has released a five-year workforce outlook, identifying professions expected to be in demand…

02.12.2025
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Apartment Market Activity Declined in November — State Property Committee

Apartment market activity in Belarus decreased in November. According to the State Property Committee, 1,005 apartment transactions were registered in…

02.12.2025
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Interior Ministry Says Drone That Entered Belarus Dropped “Extremist” Materials

The Interior Ministry published photos of the unmanned aerial vehicle that allegedly entered Belarus from Lithuania and fell in Hrodna…

01.12.2025
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Belarus Accuses Lithuania of Airspace Violation by Drone

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry summoned Lithuania’s chargé d’affaires Erikas Vilkanecas on 1 December. He was issued a protest “in connection…

01.12.2025
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Lukashenka’s Press Service Outlines Topics of Talks With Oman’s Sultan

Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s press service has outlined the topics of today’s talks with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al…

01.12.2025
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Former Kalinouski Regiment Fighter Hrachykha Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Former Kalinouski Regiment fighter Vasil Hrachykha has been sentenced to five years in prison, the human-rights centre Viasna reported. Hrachykha…

01.12.2025
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Auto Parts and Aviation Connectors: Great Stone Welcomes Two New Residents

The administration of the Great Stone Industrial Park has registered two new resident companies. The company Lianshi Technology Bel LLC,…

01.12.2025
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Lithuanian Officers Intercept 11 Weather Balloons With Contraband Cigarettes During a Week of Borderland Raids

Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service has summed up a week of anti-smuggling raids in border regions. The operations, carried out…

01.12.2025
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OSCE Formally Disbands the Minsk Group

The OSCE has completed the dissolution of the Minsk Group, which was established in the last century to facilitate the…

01.12.2025
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Orange Hazard Level Issued for 2 December Due to Fog

Meteorologists have issued an orange-level warning related to fog. “During the night and morning hours of 2 December (Tuesday), fog…

01.12.2025
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Polish Prosecutors Request European Arrest Warrant for Suspects in Sabotage Case

Poland’s National Prosecutor’s Office has taken the next step in the investigation into railway sabotage. According to spokesperson Przemysław Nowak,…

01.12.2025
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“‘The Guys Apologised.” Tsikhanouski Resolved the Situation Around the UK Visa

Siarhei Tsikhanouski released a video saying he had clarified the situation with the Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya regarding the UK…

01.12.2025
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Belarusian Companies Fired More Workers Than They Hired in January–October

Belarusian organisations in October dismissed only 145 more people than they hired. In September, hires exceeded dismissals. These figures come…

01.12.2025
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Lithuanian Economy Ministry Names Winners of Contest for Countering Smuggler Weather Balloons

The Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Lithuania has selected three companies with which it will continue developing tools to…

01.12.2025
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Pro-Russian Journalist Who Fled Latvia Receives Refugee Status in Belarus

Pro-Russian journalist Yuri Alekseyev has received refugee status in Belarus on the day of his 67th birthday. He announced the…

29.11.2025
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EU Delegations in Belarus Urge Authorities Not To Use the Courts To Criminalise Human Rights Work

The European Union Delegation in Belarus, together with the embassies of the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and Lithuania, drew attention…

29.11.2025
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Wanted Belarusian Citizen Detained at Miedininkai Checkpoint

Lithuanian border guards at the Miedininkai crossing on the Belarusian border detained two foreigners wanted by Spain, Lithuania, and Germany…

29.11.2025
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Lukashenka Expresses Interest in Expanding Cooperation With Palestine

Alyaksandr Lukashenka reaffirmed his “sincere interest in developing Belarusian-Palestinian cooperation in areas of mutual interest for the benefit of both…

29.11.2025
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Tsikhanouskaya Calls for Stronger Support for Belarusian Democratic Forces and Myanmar’s National Unity Government

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, head of the United Transitional Cabinet, commented on Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s visit to Myanmar, which concluded the day before.…

29.11.2025
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Twenty-One State Print Media Outlets to Receive Budget Funding in 2026

By Resolution No. 685 of 28 November, the Council of Ministers approved the list of print media outlets that will…

29.11.2025
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Belarus and Algeria to Sign Agreement on Animal Health Protection

Belarus and Algeria will sign an agreement on animal health protection. By Resolution No. 681 of 27 November, published today…

29.11.2025
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Vilnius Airport Closed Overnight Due to Smugglers’ Balloons

Vilnius Airport was once again out of operation last night because of smugglers’ balloons. It was closed shortly before midnight.…

29.11.2025
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Large-Scale Patrols Conducted Near the Belarusian Border in Lithuania

Since 24 November, Lithuanian police, customs officers, border guards, and military police have been intensively patrolling border areas every evening…

28.11.2025
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Three Belarusians Accused of Working for Foreign Intelligence in Poland

Three Belarusians — Viktoryia M., Anton M. and Uladzimir U. — as well as two Ukrainians, Oleksandr S. and Sofiia…

28.11.2025
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Prosecutors Label Christmas Ornaments Featuring Larysa Hienijuš as “Rehabilitation of Nazism”

Christmas ornaments depicting Larysa Hienijuš, sold in the Minsk shop “Kalyadnaya Krama,” have been deemed “rehabilitation of Nazism.” This wording…

28.11.2025
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Belarusian Figure Skater Viktoryia Safonava Cleared to Compete at the 2026 Olympic Games

Belarusian figure skater Viktoriia Safonova has been cleared to participate in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina…

28.11.2025
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Lukashenka Concludes Visit to Myanmar

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has concluded his visit to Myanmar. It began yesterday evening Minsk time and ended today in the first…

28.11.2025