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The Latest Breaking News from Minsk

Trump's Ukraine plan: Massive betrayal

I've fled from two countries to escape Russian aggression. Trust me: The price of Trump's "peace" is far too high

Salon

Exit poll shows Lukashenko with 87.6% of vote in Belarus presidential race

Longtime leader Lukashenko is set to win a seventh term as he runs unopposed by genuine challengers.

Al Jazeera

‘A ritual for a dictator’: Lukashenko critics decry Belarus election

Longtime president and Putin ally has silenced media and criminalised dissent as he eyes seventh term

The Guardian - UK

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Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say

Belarus is cracking down on its LGBTQ+ community, detaining and beating nearly three dozen of them in the last three months

The Independent UK

Ukrainians Brave Arduous Journeys To Russian-occupied Homeland

War, interrogations and a journey lasting days are not enough to stop Anna visiting her parents and beloved little brother in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.

International Business Times

Poland to temporarily suspend asylum rights amid Belarus border tensions

The move aims to curb a border crisis that Warsaw says has been orchestrated by Minsk and its ally Russia.

Al Jazeera

Liam Fox delighted to see Hearts end their long wait for a win

Yan Dhanda’s added time goal gave the Jambos victory against Dinamo Minsk in Azerbaijan.

The Independent UK

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Dinamo Minsk 1 Hearts 2: Last gasp Yan Dhanda header earns huge win

Substitute Yan Dhanda scored a last-gasp winner as managerless Hearts came from behind to claim their first competitive victory of the season in…

The National (Scotland)

Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad

More than a half-million Belarusians have fled their country since 2020 as the authoritarian government cracked down its critics

The Independent UK

Poland charges 3 Belarusians who forced the diversion of a plane to Minsk in 2021

Prosecutors in Poland say they have charged three Belarusian officials with using a ruse to divert a Poland-registered plane and thus violating the freedom of 132 people on board when in 2021 they ordered the plane carrying a dissident blogger to land in Minsk, leading to the arrest of Raman…

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: Why China is conducting military exercises in Belarus

Belarus has played a vital role in Russia’s war against Ukraine

The Independent UK

Poland-Belarus migrant tensions play into EU election campaign

In Poland, officials say the number of attempted illegal border crossings from Belarus has shot up. The ruling Civic Platform – which is in a tight election race with the former governing party, Law and Justice – says Belarus and Russia are using migrants as a tool of hybrid war…

France 24

Alex Dujshebaev: Mastering The Handball Court With Precision

Alex Dujshebaev, the talented handball player, has been making waves in the world of sports with his exceptional skills and precision on the court. Born on July 11, 1992, in Minsk, Belarus, Dujshebaev comes from a family with a rich handball legacy. His father, Talant Dujshebaev, is a former handball…

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Belarusian Activist Reveals Torture in Lukashenko's Political Prisons

Leanid Sudalenka recounts his harrowing experience in a Belarusian penal colony. He reveals brutal conditions faced by political prisoners.

The Guardian - UK

A fake Ryanair hijack – and the fear that has stalked Belarus’s people ever since

When a passenger plane was forced to land in Minsk in 2021, one man screamed: ‘They’ll kill me’. Many of his countrymen and women now realise they are also not safe, even in exile

The Independent UK

Putin meets the leader of Belarus, who suggests joining Russia's move to boost ties with North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted a meeting with his Belarusian ally, who referred to this week’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and suggested that Minsk could join Moscow’s efforts to revive an old alliance with Pyongyang

The Independent UK

Lithuania to issue special passports to Belarus citizens staying legally in the Baltic country

Lithuania says it will issue special travel documents to Belarusian citizens in the Baltic country who were stripped of the right to get new passports by Minsk

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The Independent UK

Poland, Baltic states warn they could seal border with Belarus if military, migrant tensions grow

NATO members Poland and the Baltic states say they will seal off their borders with Russia’s ally Belarus if there are any military incidents or a massive migrant push by Minsk

The Independent UK

‘Wagner is victim of its own brand name’: How much of a threat does mercenary group pose in Belarus?

Any attempt to breach Ukraine’s northern border would make no logistical sense, experts tell The Independent

France 24

🔴 Live: Russia launches deadly rocket attack on city of Zaporizhzhia

At least two people have been killed and more injured after a Russian rocket attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, near Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris…

Al Jazeera

Russia shoots down two armed drones headed for Moscow

Moscow’s mayor says two ‘combat drones’ shot down in the Domodedovo and Minsk Highway areas while en route to Moscow.

The Independent UK

Ukraine accuses Russia of planning ‘false flag’ attack in Belarus to draw Minsk into war

Putin’s close ally Lukashenko has vowed not to enter war unless Belarus is attacked by Ukraine

Zenger

Peres Center Unveils Monument In Belarus To Mark Late President’s 100th Birthday

Monument in Vishneva honors Shimon Peres' universal impact on peace and innovation

Dynamite News

Belarusian Airline to launch direct flights on Minsk-Delhi-Minsk route next week

Belarusian Airline Belavia is scheduled to launch direct flights on the Minsk-Delhi-Minsk route starting next week. The flight program that begins on August 11 starts from one weekly frequency with the departure from Minsk on Fridays (from Delhi – on Saturdays). Read further on Dynamite News :

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