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China Increases Imports of Belarusian Potash in October

China’s imports of Belarusian potash increased in value terms in October. Overall, the country’s potash imports also grew, with Russia…

20.11.2025
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Minsktrans Resumes Bus Services to Vilnius, Kaunas and Riga

Minsktrans has announced the resumption of bus services to Vilnius, Kaunas and Riga following the reopening of the Benyakoni–Shalčininkai and…

20.11.2025
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Laser Tested in Belarus for Countering Drones

Belarus is testing the “Shafran” laser system designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. It is being developed by the Scientific…

20.11.2025
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New Great Stone Resident to Work on Electric and Hydrogen Transport

A new resident has been registered in the Great Stone industrial park — Urban Engineering LLC, a company with Belarusian…

20.11.2025
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Border Checkpoints on the Lithuania–Belarus Border Officially Resume Operations

Three weeks later, the first vehicle entered the Benyakoni checkpoint, the press service of the State Border Committee of Belarus…

20.11.2025
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About 8,000 People in Belarus Declared Income at the Higher 25% Rate This Year

In 2025, about 8,000 people in Belarus declared their income for 2024 at the increased personal income tax rate of…

19.11.2025
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Lithuanian National Security Commission Recommended Government Consider Border Opening

The Lithuanian National Security Commission recommended that the government consider the issue of opening border crossing points on the Belarusian…

18.11.2025
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State Border Committee Reports On Beaten Cubans At Latvian Border

On November 17, border guards from the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment found two migrants, citizens of Cuba, at the Belarusian-Latvian…

18.11.2025
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Rail Transit And Air Traffic. Transport Ministries Of Belarus And China Held Talks

Rail transit to Europe and air traffic were the main topics of the working meeting between the Ministers of Transport…

18.11.2025
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MART Explains How Off-Season Vegetable Prices Were Set

Belarus has introduced maximum retail price caps for potatoes, effective from 15 November. The Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade…

18.11.2025
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Belarus Seeks to Develop Humanitarian Initiatives With the Order of Malta

On 17 November, Belarus’s ambassador to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Yury Ambrazevich presented his credentials to the Grand…

17.11.2025
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Belarus Is Home to 24% of the World’s European Bison Population

Belarus is home to 24% of the world’s European bison population. According to the National Park Belavezhskaya Pushcha, a new…

17.11.2025
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Belarusian Defense Ministry to Summarize Territorial Defense Activities

The Ministry of Defense is holding a gathering of territorial defense command officials in Lida on 17–19 November. “Training sessions…

17.11.2025
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EADB Notes Easing Inflationary Pressure in Belarus

The Eurasian Development Bank says in its weekly review of the economies of EADB member states that inflationary pressure in…

17.11.2025
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Shuleika Reports Grain Surplus in Belarus

Belarus will produce more grain this year than it consumes. Deputy Prime Minister Yury Shuleika said this in an interview…

17.11.2025
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Poland Opens Two Border Crossings With Belarus

As previously announced, at midnight today (or 2 a.m. Belarus time) Poland opened the Kuznica-Bialostocka and Bobrowniki checkpoints. The first…

17.11.2025
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In Belarus, Lithuanian Trucks Arriving From Russia Are Being Detained

Lithuanian trucks entering Belarus from the Russian side are also being sent to designated sites. A total of 230 such…

16.11.2025
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Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin Discuss Border Situation by Phone

On Saturday evening, the press service of Alyaksandr Lukashenka reported a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The discussion…

16.11.2025
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Former Employees of Russian-Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Now Work at BelAES — RFE/RL

Specialists who previously worked at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, seized by Russian forces in 2022, are now employed at…

15.11.2025
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Pavel Shurmei Steps Down as Commander of the Kalinouski Regiment

Pavel Shurmei (call sign “Dziadka”) has stepped down as commander of the Kalinouski Regiment, a post he had held since…

15.11.2025
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Another Chilean Judge Suspected of Taking Bribes From Lawyers for a BelAZ Subsidiary

The Chilean Supreme Court has opened an investigation into Justice Diego Simpértigue after it emerged that he went on a…

15.11.2025
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Turchyn and Valfovich Hold Meeting on Border Situation: “The Beginning of a Path Toward Restoring Contacts”

A meeting on the situation at the border with EU member states was held today under the leadership of Prime…

15.11.2025
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Major Exits From Minsk Planned to Be Built in Concrete

Major exits from Minsk are planned to be built in concrete, with the Zaslavl direction scheduled for next year. This…

15.11.2025
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Photos of a Destroyed 1863 Uprising Monument in the Village of Slabodka Appear Online

In the village of Slabodka in the Astravets District, near the approach to the Katlouka–Lavoryshki border checkpoint on the Belarus–Lithuania…

15.11.2025
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Belarusian Arms Producers Seek to Strengthen Military-Technical Cooperation With Venezuela

A Belarusian delegation led by First Deputy Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee of Belarus Aleh Mishchanka has arrived in…

15.11.2025
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Belarusian Customs Says It Is Fully Prepared to Resume Traffic at “Bruzgi” and “Bierastavitsa”

Belarusian customs authorities say they are fully prepared to resume traffic at the Belarusian border crossings of Bruzgi and Bierastavitsa,…

15.11.2025
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Belarus MFA to Coordinate Honorary Consuls With KGB

The Foreign Ministry has approved a revised Regulation on the Procedure for the Appointment, Functions and Tasks, Organization and Termination…

15.11.2025
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Turkish Journalist Favoured by Propaganda Detained and Deported From Belarus

Turkish journalist Okay Deprem, who had visited Belarus several times and praised the country for cleanliness and safety, calling it…

15.11.2025
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Radio Svaboda: Report of Patient’s Death in Poland Due to Belarusian and Ukrainian Doctors Proven Fake

Polish media on Friday reported a tragic incident in Wrocław. They claimed that a patient had died in a private…

14.11.2025
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Belarusian Carriers Propose Joint Effort With Lithuanian Hauliers to Resolve Crisis

The Belarusian Association of International Road Carriers (BAMAP) has approached the leadership of the Lithuanian hauliers’ association Linava with a…

14.11.2025
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One Minsk Burger King Temporarily Closed Over Unsanitary Conditions

A Burger King outlet in Uručča has been temporarily closed following a TikTok video. The author of the video showed…

14.11.2025
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Several Shipments of Cigarettes Seized in Poland: In a Container From China, a Coal Wagon and Trucks

In recent days, Polish customs officers have intercepted several shipments of smuggled Belarusian cigarettes. They were being transported in trucks,…

14.11.2025
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Official: Poland to Reopen “Bobrowniki” and “Kuznica” on Monday

Poland’s Ministry of the Interior and Administration has signed an order to resume operations at the Kuznica and Bobrowniki border…

14.11.2025
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MFA: Lithuania Has Not Responded to Belarus’ Proposal for Talks

The situation on the Belarus–Lithuania border requires a political and diplomatic solution, and Lithuania has not yet responded to Belarus’…

14.11.2025
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“Current Time Belarus” Ceases Operations

The Belarusian service of Current Time is shutting down. On 14 November 2025, the Belarusian Association of Journalists confirmed that…

14.11.2025
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Belarusian Man Detained in Kazakhstan Accused of Seven Murders

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus has sent to the Homiel Regional Court a criminal case against a Belarusian citizen…

14.11.2025
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Belarusian State Customs Committee Reports All Lithuanian Trucks Moved to Parking Areas

The State Customs Committee announced that all trucks belonging to Lithuanian carriers located near the Benyakoni and Kamenny Loh border…

14.11.2025
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Broad Money Supply in Belarus Slightly Declined in October

Broad money supply in Belarus slightly decreased in October, while the growth of cash in circulation continued, according to data…

14.11.2025
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Belarusian Customs Blocks 60 Tons of Pears Bound for Russia

The State Customs Committee reported that three shipments of pears destined for Russia had been intercepted. Trucks carrying the cargo…

14.11.2025
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Budrys Hopes EU Foreign Ministers Will Approve New Sanctions Against Belarus Next Week

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said he hopes that next week the European Union’s foreign ministers will agree to impose…

14.11.2025
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Updated Version of BelGee X70 Begins Deliveries to Russia

Deliveries of the updated version of the BelGee X70 to Russia have begun, Autostat reported. The model in question is…

14.11.2025
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Poland to Open Two Border Crossings with Belarus on November 17

The Polish Ministry of the Interior and Administration has prepared a draft regulation providing for the reopening of two border…

14.11.2025
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Poland Begins Building Second Line of Defense on Border With Belarus

Construction of a second barrier along Poland’s border with Belarus has begun in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. According to RMF FM,…

13.11.2025
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Democratic Forces Urge Portugal to Find Solution for Belarusians After Legal Changes

The head of the United Transitional Cabinet, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and the head of the mission of democratic forces in Madrid…

13.11.2025
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National Tourism Agency to Come Under Control of Belarusian Government

Belarusian Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn has signed a resolution approving the Charter of the National Tourism Agency. In accordance with…

13.11.2025
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Founder of Controversial Battery Plant in Brest, Viktar Lemeshheuski, Detained — Nasha Niva

The founder of the controversial battery plant in Brest, Viktar Lemeshheuski, has been detained, Nasha Niva reported. The reason for…

13.11.2025
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Teacher Sentenced for “Discrediting Belarus” Over Wikipedia Articles

A lecturer at one of Minsk’s universities has been sentenced to two years in prison and fined 300 base units…

13.11.2025
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Bear Running Through Vitsyebsk Caught

A bear that had been running through the streets of Vitsyebsk (Belarus) has been caught and handed over to veterinarians,…

13.11.2025
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Belarusian Media Outlet “Plan B” Declared an “Extremist Group” by Authorities

The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs has designated the outlet "Plan B," including its social media and Telegram channel, as…

13.11.2025
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Missing Teenager in Biarezino District Found Dead

Maksim Zenkovich, who went missing in the Biarezino District of Belarus, has been found dead. His body, showing no signs…

13.11.2025