Minsk Police to Step Up Monitoring During Graduation Celebrations
Graduation celebrations will be held today in schools and gymnasiums across Minsk. More than 13,400 11th-grade students are…
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Customs Foils Attempts to Smuggle Pesticides Disguised as Fertiliser
Brest Customs has uncovered two attempts to bring plant protection products into Belarus from Poland. In both cases,…
Woman Drowns in the Western Dvina River in Vitsyebsk
Two fatal water incidents were recorded in the Vitsyebsk region on June 11, the Ministry of Emergency Situations…
Oil and Petrochemical Facilities in Russia Catch Fire After Drone Raid
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it intercepted and destroyed 231 drones over the territory of 16 regions of the…
Another Group Smuggling Belarusian Cigarettes Uncovered in Poland
Poland’s Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police has reported the dismantling of another smuggling group involved in…
Lukashenka Proposes Easing Visa Regime With the Philippines
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has proposed easing the visa regime with the Philippines. The proposal was outlined in a message…
Italian Appeals Court Rejects Extradition of Belarusian Woman Detained on Interpol Warrant
An appeals court in Brescia has rejected Belarus’ request to extradite Karina Zdanevich-Spychalska, a citizen of Belarus and…
Lukashenka Calls Russia a Guarantor of a Just World Order
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has congratulated Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials on Russia Day, offering lavish praise for…
Tourism and International Relations Development Centre Established in Belarus
Council of Europe Invites Belarusians to Democracy Workshop in Strasbourg
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has announced a call for participants…
Delays Possible at Benyakoni Border Crossing Due to Road Repairs
Planned repairs to the asphalt surface will be carried out at the Benyakoni border crossing on the Belarusian-Lithuanian…
Stricter Border Controls, Visas and Integration Requirements: Latvian Parliament Passes New Immigration Law
Latvia’s Saeima has passed a new Immigration Law in its final reading, significantly revising the country’s existing migration…
Strong Winds Topple Trees in Hrodna Region
A thunderstorm front with wind gusts of up to 17 metres per second caused 19 incidents of fallen…
Belarusian Railway Restores Full Train Service Between Minsk and Rudziensk
The Belarusian Railway will fully restore urban rail services on the Minsk–Rudziensk–Minsk route from June 12 following the…
Andrzej Poczobut Receives Podlaskie Voivodeship Honorary Award
Former political prisoner, journalist and activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus Andrzej Poczobut visited Białystok after…
Swiss Court to Hear Appeal Against Acquittal of Yury Harauski
An appeal hearing in the case of former SOBR officer Yury Harauski, who is accused of involvement in…
Rights Group Reports More Than 60 Searches in “EHU Case”
Human rights organization Viasna says it is aware of more than 60 searches conducted at the homes of…
Indian Army Receives 106 Kamikaze Drones, Possibly Based on Belarusian Design
Indian company SMPP has completed the delivery of 100 jet-powered kamikaze drones and six training systems to the…
Lukashenka Allocates Funds for Restoration of Churches in Zhyrovichy and Budslau
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has signed an order allocating money from the presidential fund for the restoration of two religious…
Kuchynski in France Calls for Continued Focus on Repression and Release of Belarusian Political Prisoners
Diplomatic adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Dzianis Kuchynski, visited Paris, where he held a series of meetings with senior…
First Deputy Chief of Armaments of Belarusian Armed Forces Relieved of Duties
Major General Vitaly Shestak has been relieved of his post as First Deputy Chief of Armaments of the…
Minsk Resident Given 3.5 Years of Restricted Freedom for Threatening Men With Chainsaw
An intoxicated resident of Minsk who threatened two men with a running chainsaw following a road dispute has…
Teenager in Krupki District Suspected of Setting Fires Out of Boredom
A 17-year-old resident of the settlement of Bobr in the Krupki district has been detained on suspicion of…
MAZ Bus Catches Fire in Vladimir
A MAZ bus caught fire in the Russian city of Vladimir. The fire broke out during the daytime…
Minsk Executives Arrested Over Allegedly Fictitious Transportation Contracts
The Minsk Prosecutor’s Office has authorized the arrest of a 43-year-old chief executive officer and his 57-year-old deputy…
Drunk Brest Resident Falls Asleep in Someone Else’s Car and Damages Motorcycle
A Brest resident born in 1985, while under the influence of alcohol, got into someone else’s car and…
Russian Agricultural Watchdog Finds Violations in Belarusian Swine Vaccine
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has identified violations involving the Belarusian vaccine PleuroVac-S, produced…
Belarusian Border Guards Detain Two People With Drones in Two Days
Belarus’ State Border Committee reported two drone-related incidents that occurred on June 8 and 9. On June 8,…
Belavia Puts Third Airbus A330-200 Into Service
Belavia has put its third Airbus A330-200 into operation, the airline said. “Another favorite of photographers is beginning…
9-Year-Old on Quad Bike Hits 7-Year-Old Cyclist in Luninets
A traffic accident involving a 9-year-old and a 7-year-old child occurred in Luninets. According to preliminary information, a…
Russian Foreign Ministry Outlines Approaches to Ukraine Negotiations for E3 Ambassadors
Russia’s Foreign Ministry held a meeting on Thursday with the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, France and Germany.…
Minsk Family Convicted on State Treason Charges
The Korsakau family from Minsk has been convicted on charges of state treason. The verdict was handed down…
Orange Weather Warning Extended Through Friday
Forecasters have issued a storm warning with an orange level of weather danger for Friday. “During the day…
Belarusian Ruble Strengthens Against All Major Currencies on BCSE Trading
Trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on June 11 ended with declines in the exchange rates…
BELPOL Reports on Belarusian Enterprises Supplying Russia’s Military-Industrial Complex
BELPOL has published documents that it says confirm supplies of Belarusian-made products to Russia’s military-industrial complex following Moscow’s…
German Brigade Begins Exercise in Lithuania Near Belarus Border
The Freedom Shield 2026 exercise has begun at the Pabradė training area in Lithuania, located 15 km from…
Tsikhanouskaya Presents Award to Siarhei Shupa During Hospital Visit Following Scheduled Surgery
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, during an official visit to the Czech Republic, personally presented an award to Belarusian researcher, translator…
Lukashenka Makes Appointments in His Administration and Two Districts
Belarus Appoints Ambassadors to Libya and Afghanistan
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has appointed Belarusian ambassadors to Libya and Afghanistan. In both cases, the diplomats will carry out…
Belkommunmash and Lidselmash Appoint New Directors
Aliaksandr Lukashenka held a personnel appointments day on Thursday. He made appointments in the media sector and government…
Lukashenka Reshuffles Leadership at Environment, Industry and Transport Ministries
Aliaksandr Lukashenka on Thursday appointed Maksim Lysenka as Belarus’ new minister of natural resources and environmental protection. Until…
Tsikhanouskaya Meets Representatives of Belarusian Organizations in Prague
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya met with representatives of Belarusian organizations, initiatives and communities in the Czech Republic. The meeting in…
Lukashenka Appoints Head of Belarus Segodnya Publishing House
Aliaksandr Lukashenka on Thursday appointed Volha Anufryieva as director and editor-in-chief of the Belarus Segodnya (Belarus Today) Publishing…
Transport Ministry Raises Belarus Aviation Industry Issues With ICAO
Belarus’ Transport Ministry raised issues affecting the country’s aviation sector with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). A…
Belarusian Fined for Concealing Armored Glass From Customs
A truck driver importing passenger cars into Belarus from Lithuania concealed an armored vehicle window from customs authorities…
Belarus-Linked Hackers Suspected of New Campaign Against Ukrainian State Institutions
The Belarus-linked hacking group FrostyNeighbor, also known as Ghostwriter and UNC1151, has been conducting a new cyber-espionage campaign…
E3 to Try to Convince Trump to Support Negotiations With Russia
The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany intend to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to support…
Aeroflot to Launch Flights From Minsk to Nizhny Novgorod and Cheboksary
Aeroflot will launch flights connecting Minsk with Nizhny Novgorod and Cheboksary. The services will begin operating in late…
Homiel Police Conduct Raid Targeting Foreign Nationals
Police in the Homiel region have reported on the first phase of Operation Illegal Migrant 2026, which took…
Polish Embassy in Belarus Changes Appointment Booking Procedure for Polish Card-Related Services
The Polish Embassy in Minsk announced that from June 11 it is changing the procedure for booking appointments…