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![]() Belarus opposition to restart protests as crackdown widens Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:09Published | |
![]() Alexander Lukashenko warns Belarus protesters: 'Be patient' Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:40Published | |
![]() Eurovision controversy: Belarus may submit new entry after backlash Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:55Published | |
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![]() Exiled opposition leader says she doesn't fear extradition to Belarus Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:24Published | |
![]() Putin and Lukashenko go skiing Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:54Published | |
![]() Belarus crackdown: TV journalists jailed for two years over protest coverage Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 03:56Published | |
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Belgium 8-0 Belarus: Leandro Trossard scores twice in crushing winBrighton's Leandro Trossard and Leicester's Dennis Praet score their first goals for Belgium in a crushing World Cup 2022 qualifying win over Belarus.BBC Sport - Published | |
Belarus banned from Eurovision as song deemed 'too political'![]() Sky News - Published | |
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European Athletics Indoor Championships: 'That's unbelievable' - Watch epic high jump finale as Maksim Nedasekau wins goldWatch the closing stages of the high jump final as Maksim Nedasekau of Belarus prevailed in an epic head-to-head against Gianmarco Tamberi at the European Indoor Championships in Tosun, Poland.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Truth could be a weapon': Meet the journalists fighting 'tyrannical' crackdown in Belarus![]() Sky News - Published | |
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EuroBasket: Great Britain's 67-57 loss to Belarus could cost place in FinalsGreat Britain's women must wait to see if they can qualify for this year's EuroBasket finals after losing to Belarus.BBC Sport - Published | |
Disinformation being used to interfere in internal affairs of countries: IndiaAddressing the Arria-formula meeting on media freedom in Belarus organised by the Estonian Permanent Mission on Friday, India's deputy permanent representative to the UN, ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Belarus president's main rival held in pre-election clampdownPresident Alexander Lukashenko's main rival was detained on Thursday and accused of siphoning $430 million out of Belarus, in a widening crackdown ahead of August's presidential election.Reuters - Published | |
Belarus election candidate says she will press on despite threat to childrenA candidate standing against Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday she would press on with her campaign, despite receiving a threat to have her children taken away.Reuters - Published | |
Belarus president accuses election rival of corruption after raidThe leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, on Friday accused his political rival Viktor Babariko of corruption but denied trying to block Babariko from standing against him in the presidential..Reuters - Published | |
Belarus unit of Gazprombank raided as Lukashenko cracks down on election opponentsSecurity officials in Belarus on Thursday raided the local unit of Russia's Gazprombank, which until recently had been headed by one of President Alexander Lukashenko's main rivals in a presidential..Reuters - Published | Russians bypass coronavirus travel ban via Belarus, say transport sourcesRussians are using Belarus as a springboard to travel abroad as their country's international borders remain largely closed as part of efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, transport..Reuters - Published |
Detained Belarusian blogger could be sentenced to three years in prisonA detained Belarusian blogger who helped lead protests against President Alexander Lukashenko has been charged with disrupting public order and attacking a policeman and could be sentenced to three..Reuters - Published | Belarus leader names new prime minister two months before electionBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko named a former diplomat who had been overseeing the defence industry as prime minister on Thursday, two months before a presidential election which poses his..Reuters - Published |
Belarus president names new prime minister: Belta news agencyBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko appointed Roman Golovchenko on Thursday as prime minister, the Belta news agency reported.Reuters - Published | 'Stop the cockroach': protests rattle Belarus President Lukashenko before electionIn the Belarusian capital Minsk, a long queue formed outside a covered food market on Sunday as people waited for hours to give their signature to opposition candidates contesting a presidential..Reuters - Published |
Shunning virus lockdown, defiant Belarus stages Victory Day paradeThousands of soldiers marched in Belarus on Saturday to celebrate the Soviet victory in World War Two, as President Alexander Lukashenko rejected calls for lockdown measures to fight the coronavirus..Reuters - Published | Belarus presidential elections to be held on August 9, Belta reportsThe Belarusian parliament said on Friday presidential elections would be held on Aug. 9, the news agency Belta reported, with the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the country since 1994,..Reuters - Published |
Belarus enters 'concerning' new phase in coronavirus outbreak: WHO officialA World Health Organization (WHO) official on Saturday urged Belarus to impose new measures to contain the new coronavirus, out of concern that the outbreak in the country has entered a worrying new..Reuters - Published | Belarus coronavirus cases pass 1,000, no new deathsThe number of coronavirus cases in Belarus topped 1,000 on Wednesday, the health ministry said, reporting 205 new infections, a record daily rise.Reuters - Published |
In Belarus, some don't wait for Lukashenko to start worrying about coronavirusBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko may have called coronavirus a "psychosis" that can be fought with vodka, saunas and driving tractors, but some of his citizens are taking matters into their own..Reuters - Published | Belarus reports first coronavirus death: Belta cites LukashenkoBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday a patient who tested positive for coronavirus had died, the country's first confirmed death resulting from the virus, the Belta news agency..Reuters - Published |
Vietnam expands foreign visa ban, 85 coronavirus cases in countryVietnam will temporarily suspend visa-free travel for citizens of Japan, Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing total in the..Reuters - Published | With Russia ties under strain, Belarus holds drills with British MarinesBelarus began holding joint military drills with 28 British Marines at a training ground in the north of the country this week at a time when relations with its traditional ally Russia are under..Reuters - Published |
Belarus' Lukashenko appoints new deputy PM as oil row drags onBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday appointed a new deputy prime minister to oversee the country's petrochemical industry as a dispute with neighboring Russia over oil supply terms..Reuters - Published | Belarus announces first case of coronavirus - TASSBelarus registered the first case of coronavirus infection in the country, Russian news agency TASS reported on Friday, citing the Belarussian Ministry of Healthcare.Reuters - Published |
EU extends arms embargo against Belarus, travel ban on four individualsThe European Union on Monday extended until Feb. 28, 2021, an arms embargo on Belarus and an asset freeze against four nationals from the ex-Soviet republic, according to a statement.Reuters - Published | Russia hints at Belarus joining it in a unified state in exchange for oil deal: LukashenkoMoscow has hinted at giving Minsk a deal on energy prices in exchange for Belarus joining Russia in a unified state, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday, the state news agency..Reuters - Published |
Kremlin: Belarus has every right to develop ties with U.S.Belarus has every right to develop ties with the United States, the Kremlin said on Monday, following an unusual trip to Moscow's traditional ally by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.Reuters - Published | Pompeo visits Belarus as Minsk's ties with Moscow frayU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Belarus on Saturday, seeking to "normalize" ties at a time when relations between Minsk and its traditional ally Russia are under strain.Reuters - Published |
Trump administration plans to add Nigeria and six other nations to travel ban list: reportsThe Trump administration is planning to add seven countries - Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania - to its travel ban list, U.S. media reports said on Tuesday.Reuters - Published | Russia, Belarus closer to resolving oil, gas issues, says MoscowRussia and Belarus have come closer to resolving their differences on oil and gas supplies, Russia's economy minister said on Saturday after talks between the two countries.Reuters - Published |
Leader of Belarus dismisses fears Russia could swallow his countryThe veteran leader of Belarus on Thursday dismissed opposition fears that a possible integration pact with Russia could end with his country losing its independence to Moscow, saying the two countries..Reuters - Published | Opposition wins no seats in Belarus election, Lukashenko vows to stay putBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko maintained his hold on power after results published on Monday showed not a single opposition candidate had won a seat in a weekend parliamentary election.Reuters - Published |
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Belarus threatens to pull out of Russia integration deal over subsidy rowBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday threatened to pull out of signing an integration deal with Russia next month if Moscow failed to resolve their dispute over energy subsidies.Reuters - Published | Belarus holds parliamentary election as strongman leader keeps gripParliamentary elections being held in Belarus on Sunday will be closely watched by the West to see how much leeway President Alexander Lukashenko will allow opposition candidates while keeping his grip..Reuters - Published |
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