Belarus
Exit poll shows Lukashenko is set to win Belarus presidential election with 80% support
A preliminary exit poll has given Belarus' longtime leader Lukashenko nearly 80 per cent of the vote, according to Russian media reports.…
Belarus holds election as street protests rattle strongman president
Belarus votes in an election on Sunday pitting President Alexander Lukashenko against a former teacher who emerged from obscurity to lead the…
Germany, France and Poland urge for free and fair election in Belarus
Germany, France and Poland are observing developments in Belarus with "great concern" ahead of the presidential vote this weekend, they said in…
Voting Begins in Stormy Belarus Presidential Vote
Early voting began in Belarus today ahead of a presidential election in which strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko will seek a sixth term…
Belarus, Ukraine beef up border controls after detention of alleged Russian mercenaries
Belarus and Ukraine have agreed to beef up their border controls and expand border cooperation after Belarus detained more than 30 alleged…
Belarus suspects Russian mercenaries preparing acts of terrorism
Belarus said on Thursday it suspected a group of alleged Russian mercenaries it detained the previous day of plotting "acts of terrorism"…
Photo Story: Independence Day celebrations in Minsk
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (C) attends celebrations marking Independence Day or Day of the Republic in Minsk, Belarus, 03 July 2020. The…
Belarus opposition protests end in arrests
Police in Belarus arrested demonstrators and journalists on Friday evening to break up new protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, hours after he…
Protests rattle Belarus President Lukashenko before election
In the Belarusian capital Minsk, a long queue formed outside a covered food market on Sunday as people waited for hours to…
Belarus presidential elections to be held on August 9
The Belarusian parliament said on Friday presidential elections would be held on Aug. 9, the news agency Belta reported, with the incumbent…
Belarus president in denial over coronavirus pandemic
Few measures have been enforced to curb coronavirus in Belarus - instead, people are being urged to drink vodka and go to…
US Secretary of State calls for real progress in relations with Belarus
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought to "normalise" ties with Belarus at a time when relations between Minsk and its…