Four Weather Balloons Carrying Smuggled Cigarettes Found in Poland
Polish authorities discovered four weather balloons carrying loads of smuggled cigarettes without Polish excise stamps in Podlaskie Voivodeship,…
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Belarus and North Korea to Sign Visa-Free Travel Agreement
An agreement on visa-free travel for citizens of Belarus and North Korea will be signed in the near…
Belarusians with Permanent Residence Are Having Their Swiss Bank Accounts Closed
A Reform.news reader told the editorial team that a subsidiary of Swiss bank Swissquote had terminated its relationship…
Belarus Establishes Friendship Society with Myanmar
The Belarus–Myanmar Society has been established in Belarus. It was founded within the Belarusian Society for Friendship and…
Belarusian Foreign Minister Ryzhankou Goes on Vacation to North Korea
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou has gone on vacation to North Korea. This was reported by an unofficial…
Russian Jehovah’s Witness Sought Asylum in Belarus but Was Extradited to Russia
Belarus has for the first time extradited to Russia a Jehovah’s Witness who faced persecution in his home…
Two Barysau Residents Detained for Beating a Hedgehog
Two young men in Barysau hit a hedgehog and filmed the incident. They were tracked down, and a…
Expelled from Belarus, Ales Bialiatski Put on Wanted List
Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski, head of the Viasna Human Rights Center, who was expelled from Belarus after being…
Sekreta Comments on Illegal Migration, Suggests Following the Example of Criminals and Smugglers
Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Ihar Sekreta gave an interview to NachDenkSeiten in which he made several statements about…
Halouchanka Explains Belarusian Ruble’s Weakening by Its Link to Russian Ruble
Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Raman Halouchanka commented on the weakening of the…
Valiantsin Rybakou to Deliver Lukashenka’s Message to John Coale
Belarus’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations Valiantsin Rybakou has announced an upcoming meeting with U.S. presidential special…
Belarus Seeks to Develop “Constructive Political Dialogue” with Georgia
Belarusian Ambassador to Georgia Mikalai Rahashchuk held a meeting with the chairs of two Georgian parliamentary committees to…
Belarus and Russia Coordinate Schedule of Upcoming High-Level Meetings
Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Yury Seliviorstau met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin. The sides discussed current…
At Least 29 Political Prisoners in Belarus Sentenced to 20 Years or More
At least 29 political prisoners in Belarus have been sentenced to 20 years or more in prison. The…
Lukashenka Awards Order of Labor Glory to Savushkin Product
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has signed decrees and an executive order awarding state honors and presidential commendations to representatives of…
Preparations for Construction of Minsk Metro’s Circle Line Could Begin This Year
Preparatory work for the construction of a new circle line of the Minsk Metro could begin this year,…
Uladzimir Niakliaeu’s 80th Birthday Celebrated in Wroclaw
A literary evening marking the 80th birthday of Uladzimir Niakliaeu took place on July 11 in the courtyard…
Border Guard Chief: Latvia Is the Main Target of Belarus’s Hybrid Warfare
Chief of the Latvian State Border Guard Guntis Pujats believes that Latvia is currently the main target of…
Belarusian Pro-Russian Politician Artsiom Agafonau Leaves Belarus
Belarusian pro-Russian politician Artsiom Agafonau has announced that he has left Belarus. In a post published on his…
Minsk Teen Breaks Shopping Center Tile While Showing Off Muay Thai Kick
A 14-year-old schoolboy in Minsk damaged facade tiles at a shopping center worth about 300 Belarusian rubles while…
Residents of Minsk’s Tsentralny District Warned of Temporary Changes in Water Quality
The administration of Minsk’s Tsentralny District has warned residents about a possible temporary deterioration in water quality in…
Historical Reenactment Festival “Legendary Eras” Held in Zelva
Around 300 historical reenactors gathered in Zelva on July 11 for the sixth edition of the “Legendary Eras”…
Tsikhanouskaya Expresses Condolences Following the Death of Lindsey Graham
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has expressed her condolences following the death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South…
Vacation? Government Business Jet Flies Someone from Minsk to Turkey’s Bodrum1
A government-operated Canadair CL-600-2B19 Challenger 850 business jet, registration EW-301PJ, departed Minsk at 20:18 on July 10 and…
Belarusian Democratic Forces Hold Security Meeting
Head of the United Transitional Cabinet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, representatives of the United Transitional Cabinet, the Office of Sviatlana…
Kyrgyzstan Plans to Import 60,000–70,000 Tons of Fuel from Belarus
Kyrgyzstan plans to import 60,000–70,000 tons of fuel from Belarus each month, Kyrgyz Energy Minister Altynbek Rysbekov has…
Belarus Discusses Exporting Belarusian Goods to Southern Africa via Mozambican Ports
On July 10, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou met with Joao Osvaldo Machatine, Executive Coordinator of the Central…
Myanmar’s First Ambassador to Belarus Begins His Mission
On July 10, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhankou received copies of the credentials of Maung Maung Soe, Myanmar’s…
Thunderstorms with Hail Forecast Across Belarus on Saturday
Forecasters have issued an orange weather warning for Belarus on Saturday. During the daytime on July 11, thunderstorms…
Belarusian Woman Trapped in Legal Limbo in Poland as Her Passport Expires and She Is Ineligible for a Polish Travel Document
A Belarusian citizen married to an EU citizen has been unable to obtain a Polish travel document after…
Milk and Kefir Removed from Price Controls in Belarus
The Belarusian government has revised its price regulation system, reducing the list of price-controlled goods from 199 to…
Latushka Presents Strategy for Holding the Lukashenka Regime Accountable to New Zealand
Deputy Head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management Paval Latushka met with…
Prosecutors Inspect Farm in Kopyl District After Viral TikTok Video Showing Cows
Belarus’s Prosecutor General’s Office has reported the results of an inspection at the Uhly dairy farm in the…
Belavia and Aeroflot Launch Single Tickets for Connecting Passengers
Belavia and Aeroflot have expanded travel options for connecting passengers by signing an interline agreement. Passengers can now…
Several Districts of Zhlobin Left Without Water After Breakdown at Water Intake Facility
An emergency disruption to the water supply has occurred in Zhlobin. “A technical failure has occurred in the…
Katkavets Granted Five-Year Extension to Remain in Civil Service Beyond Mandatory Retirement Age
When appointing Nadzeya Katkavets as his aide and inspector for the Mahilyow region, Aliaksandr Lukashenka also extended her…
Belarusian State Television Accuses Polish and Ukrainian Intelligence Services of Drug Trafficking Using Weather Balloons from Lithuania
Belarus’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that it uncovered a drug trafficking route from Poland to Russia…
Environment Ministry Investigates Reports of Pollution in the Dzitva River
Belarus’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection is investigating reports of possible pollution of the Dzitva River…
Lukashenka Replaces Deputy Defense Minister
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has appointed Major General Uladzimir Bely as Belarus’s deputy defense minister. The corresponding decree was signed…
Lukashenka Welcomes Mirziyoyev to the “Center of Europe”
Aliaksandr Lukashenka met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who arrived in Belarus today. The working program began with…
Tsikhanouskaya Says Russia’s Fuel Shortage Could Have Consequences for Belarus
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has warned that the fuel shortage in Russia could also have consequences for Belarus. She noted…
Guide to TUTAKA 2026: Top 10 Events at a Festival That Keeps Becoming More Diverse
The sixth edition of the TUTAKA Festival of Free Belarusian Culture will take place from July 16 to…
Moldova Warns Citizens About Increased Checks When Entering Russia and Belarus
The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned the country’s citizens about intensified checks when entering Russia and…
Andrzej Poczobut Presents “Archipelag Białoruś”, a Book Featuring Testimonies of Former Political Prisoners
The Marek Karp Centre for Eastern Studies in Warsaw has published Archipelag Białoruś. Relacje byłych więźniów politycznych (“Archipelago…
Belarusian Taxi Driver Sentenced to Five Years in Poland for Sexual Offense
A Belarusian citizen has been sentenced to five years in prison in Wroclaw for obtaining sexual intercourse by…
Zelenskyy Says Lukashenka Is Unlikely to Let Himself Be Drawn into the War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Aliaksandr Lukashenka has enough common sense not to allow himself to be…
European Shooting Championships Moved from Estonia Over Ban on Belarusian and Russian Athletes
The 2027 European Airgun Championships have been moved from Tallinn to Granada, Spain, because Estonia refuses to allow…
Cigarette Smuggling Attempt Foiled at the Polish-Belarusian Border
Polish customs officers discovered a shipment of smuggled cigarettes in a truck entering Poland from Belarus through the…
Retransmitters, Espionage, and Provocations: What Lukashenka May Have Chosen Not to Talk About
Today, during a ceremony honoring graduates of higher military educational institutions and newly promoted senior officers, Aliaksandr Lukashenka…
Belarusian Music and Poetry Evening Held at the OSTPOL Festival in Berlin
The multilingual OSTPOL BERLIN Festival, a forum dedicated to Eastern European art, has opened in Berlin. The festival…