Belarus has announced a prisoner swap with Poland, releasing journalist Andrzej Poczobut from jail in what could mark a new step in warming relations between Minsk and the West.

Lithuania said on Sunday that balloons flying from Belarus are forcing airport shutdowns. Officials said the balloons are likely for smuggling cigarettes, but still pose an air safety threat.

MINSK, BELARUS - NOVEMBER 23: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) embraces Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (L) during the SCTO Summit on November 23, 2023, in Minsk, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Belarus and Russia ratified the Union State Security Pact, expanding the nuclear umbrella and military integration. Belarusian ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarus freed 52 political prisoners on Thursday as part of a deal brokered by the United States, which lifted some sanctions on the country’s national airline. Today in ...

Siarhei Tsikhanouski, Belarus' key opposition figure, is free after spending nearly five years in jail. His wife, Sviatlena , talks about taking up her husband's mantle after his imprisonment. A ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday ordered the release of 250 political prisoners as part of a deal with Washington that lifted some U.S.

TALLINN, Estonia — Journalist Ksenia Lutskina served only half of her eight-year prison sentence in Belarus after being convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government. She was pardoned after ...

EADaily, May 12th, 2026. Belarus notes the continuing threat of cross-border fires from Ukraine. This was reported in the ...