Orange Weather Alert To Remain In Effect On May 7
Forecasters have extended the orange level weather alert for Thursday, May 7. “During the day on May 6…
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Funds Raised Within A Day For Halina Kazimirouskaya To Fight Cancer
Yesterday, the head of the “Free Choir”, Halina Kazimirouskaya, appealed for help due to a serious illness —…
Simonyan: Belarus Governance Model Unacceptable For Armenia
Speaker of Armenia’s National Assembly Alen Simonyan responded to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry’s reaction to his comparison of…
Clone Of BSU History Journal Appears Online
A clone of the Belarusian State University (BSU) history journal has appeared online, the university’s press service said.…
Russia Exports $12.5 Million Worth Of Dairy Products To Belarus
Russia exported $12.5 million worth of dairy products to Belarus in the first quarter, according to data published…
Tsikhanouskaya Discusses Countering Abuse Of Interstate Search Mechanisms In Armenia
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with representatives of Armenian civil society and experts. According to Tsikhanouskaya’s Office, leaders of 20…
Sawmill Fire In Mahiliou District
A sawmill caught fire on the evening of May 5 in the village of Selets in the Mahiliou…
Kim Jong Un Amends Constitution
Kim Jong Un has updated North Korea’s Constitution, Yonhap reported. The changes concern the definition of the country’s…
Government Adopts Resolution On Drug Registration
The government of Belarus has adopted a resolution regulating certain aspects of the registration and circulation of medicines.…
Poland Remains Priority Target For Belarusian Intelligence – ABW
Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) has published the public part of its report on activities in 2024–2025. It…
BelGee Sales In Russia Rise 47.1% In April
Belarusian car brand BelGee continues to increase sales in Russia. According to data from the Avtostat agency, 5,741…
Russia Launches More Than 110 Missiles And Drones At Ukraine
Russia launched 111 aerial weapons against Ukraine starting from 6 p.m. on Tuesday. A total of 108 drones…
Lavrov And Rubio Discuss Schedule Of Bilateral Contacts
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.…
Government Extends Preferential Loans For Consumer Cooperatives By One Year
The Council of Ministers has ensured financing for consumer cooperatives in the Minsk and Vitsyebsk regions through preferential…
Government Revises Tariffs For Cultural Event Services
The Council of Ministers of Belarus has revised tariffs for services related to the organisation of cultural events.…
New Passenger Car Sales In Belarus Rise 17% Month-On-Month
In Belarus, 6,700 new passenger cars were sold in April 2026, the Belarusian Automobile Association reported. Compared with…
US To Allocate Up To $100 Million For Containment At Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
The United States will allocate up to $100 million to ensure the containment of nuclear materials at the…
Belarusian Detained in Poland With Counterfeit Cigarette Packaging
Polish tax service officers detained two vehicles transporting counterfeit accessories for cigarette production. They were stopped upon entry…
Ukraine Plans Reform of Foreign Recruitment for Armed Forces
Ukraine is planning to reform the system for recruiting foreign nationals into the Armed Forces and the National…
Russia Strikes Zaporizhzhia and Central Kramatorsk, Casualties Reported
On May 5, Russia carried out strikes on central Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia. At least 12 people were reported…
Belarusian Foreign Ministry Hands Protest Note to Armenian Diplomat
On May 5, Armenia’s chargé d’affaires in Belarus Artur Sargsyan was summoned to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, where…
Territorial Defence Drills Begin in Lida District
Planned training exercises for reservists assigned to territorial troops have been launched in the Lida district from May…
Belarus Restricts State Support for Imported Seed Purchases
The Belarusian government has limited state support for the purchase of imported seeds for agricultural needs. The relevant…
Deputy District Executive Committee Head in Vitsyebsk Region Accused of Abuse of Power
The first deputy chairman — head of the agriculture and food department in one of the district executive…
Mural Dedicated to Uladzimir Karatkevich Disappears During Renovation in Orsha
During major renovation works on building No. 2 on Marata Street, the walls were insulated. One of them…
Fawn Gets Stuck in Fence in Vitsyebsk
A fawn became stuck between the bars of a metal fence on 2nd Vetaranskaya Street in Vitsyebsk during…
Babruisk Resident Given “Home Chemistry” Sentence for Hunting Lynx
A resident of Babruisk went hunting for wild boar but shot a lynx he encountered in the forest,…
Belarusian Timber Shipment Turned Back in Russia
Russia returned 2 cubic metres of timber to Belarus after it was transported without the required documents. A…
Minnesota Tax Court Rejects BelarusianAmericans.Org Appeal Over Property Tax Assessment
The Minnesota Tax Court has dismissed a complaint by the non-profit organisation BelarusianAmericans.Org Inc., which sought to challenge…
New Academy of National Security Building Near Completion on Site of Historic Catholic Cemetery in Minsk — Photo Fact
Recent photos and videos of construction near St Roch’s Church on Zalataya Horka in Minsk have appeared on…
Government to Review Changes to Payments to National Development Fund
The Belarusian government will consider changing its approach to payments to the national development fund. Prime Minister Alyaksandr…
SBU Reports Strike on Oil Refinery in Leningrad Region
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), together with the Defence Forces, struck the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery and an…
Turchyn Briefs Lukashenka on Agenda for Meeting With Putin
Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Tuesday received Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn for a briefing. The report focused on Lukashenka’s upcoming…
Human Rights Groups Recognise Seven as Political Prisoners
Belarusian human rights organisations have published a statement recognising seven more individuals as political prisoners. Those recognised as…
Extradited Man to Stand Trial for Fraud
Prosecutors have sent to court a criminal case against a native of the Hrodna region. The man is…
Dollar Edges Down on BCSE
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday, May 5, with the US dollar and…
Zelenskyy Says F-5 Flamingo Missiles Used in Strike on Cheboksary Plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the strike on a plant in Cheboksary overnight was carried out using…
Orange Weather Alert Issued for May 6
Forecasters have issued an orange-level weather warning due to heat. “During the day on May 6 (Wednesday), in…
Streets to Be Closed in Minsk for Rehearsals of Ceremonial Events
Streets in Minsk will be closed for rehearsals of ceremonial events. According to the Minsk city traffic police,…
Lukashenka Rebukes Turchyn Over Frequent Requests for “Benefits and Handouts”
Aliaksandr Lukashenka reproached Prime Minister Aliaksandr Turchyn for frequent requests for “benefits and handouts.” A meeting on economic…
BYSOL Launches Annual Fundraiser for Children of Political Prisoners
The BYSOL foundation has launched its annual fundraiser for children of political prisoners. It is timed to coincide…
Free Choir Leader Halina Kazimirouskaya Diagnosed With Cancer, Appeals for Support
The leader of the “Free Choir,” Halina Kazimirouskaya, is battling cancer and is in need of support. For…
UK Expands Sanctions Against Russia
The United Kingdom has expanded its sanctions against Russia. A total of 18 legal entities and individuals have…
Customs Launch Criminal Case Over Evasion of Duties on Perfume Imports
The Hrodna Regional Customs has uncovered an attempt by a carrier to evade payment of customs duties on…
Hrodna Azot Employee Dies by Suicide — Rabochy Rukh
A deputy head of a workshop at Hrodna Azot committed suicide, Rabochy Rukh reported. According to activists, the…
BelGee Sells 3,900 Vehicles in April
BelGee sold 3,900 vehicles in April, including Geely and BelGee models, the company said. In April, 1,600 electric…
EU and Armenia Conclude Transport Infrastructure Agreement
The European Union and Armenia concluded a Partnership Agreement in the field of transport infrastructure following their first…
Tsikhanouskaya Meets Fico, Discusses Cooperation With Slovakia
On May 4, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on the sidelines of the European Political…
Russian Man Who Served Sentence for Comment Detained at Minsk Airport
Russian citizen Ivan Lyubshin was detained at Minsk airport, from where he had planned to fly to Armenia…
Fico Says He Will Meet Putin but Skip Parade
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he will travel to Moscow on May 9 but will not attend…