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Ukrainian airlines not allowed to transit through Belarus airspace: Minister
Ukrainian airlines are not allowed to transit through Belarus airspace, Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday.For the latest ... World News -
European Union leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion
The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions against Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the ... World News -
Explainer: What was behind the Ryanair jet’s diversion to Belarus?
The diversion of a Ryanair flight to Lithuania by Belarus, leading to the arrest of an opposition journalist who was a passenger, has sparked ... Features -
Fury over forced landing of Ryanair plane in Belarus set to dominate EU summit
Fury over the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Belarus has upended the agenda of a European Union summit dinner on Monday, where leaders were due ... World News -
All civilian flights over Belarus must cease after ‘air piracy’: Senior UK lawmaker
The chairman of the British parliament’s foreign affairs committee called on Monday for all civilian airlines to cease flying over Belarus after what ... World News -
Belarusian authorities scrambles fighter to force airliner to land, arrests opponent
Belarusian authorities scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land on Sunday and ... World News -
Belarus opposition figure detained when Ryanair plane diverted to Minsk
A prominent opponent of Belarus' authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country ... World News -
Russia arrests two alleged Belarus coup plotters
Russia’s main security agency says it has arrested two Belarusians who it said were preparing a plot to overthrow Belarus’ government and kill ... World News -
Belarusian journalist sentenced to 6 months in prison for protester death report
A court in Belarus on Tuesday handed a half-year prison sentence to a journalist on charges of revealing personal data in her report on the death of a ... World News -
EU may impose more sanctions on Belarus over arrest of journalists: Polish minister
The European Union may impose further sanctions on Belarus after Minsk jailed two journalists for filming protests, Poland’s state news agency PAP ... World News -
Belarus jails two journalists for filming protests
A Belarusian court sentenced two Belarusian journalists from Poland-based TV news channel Belsat to two years in prison on Thursday, after authorities ... World News -
Deteriorating situation in Belarus prompts criticism from UN rights chief
The United Nations’ human rights chief lamented a deteriorating situation in Belarus and said Friday that reported beatings of protesters by security ... World News -
Over 180 detained in Belarus during anti-government protests
A human rights group in Belarus says over 180 people have been detained during Sunday protests against the country’s authoritarian president, who won ... World News -
Belarus opens nuclear plant opposed by neighboring Lithuania
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday formally opened the country’s first nuclear power plant, a project sharply criticized by ... World News -
Belarus police disperse anti-Lukashenko protesters near Stalin-era execution site
Police in Belarus Sunday dispersed protesters who had been marching from Minsk to a Stalin-era execution site in the latest of weeks of demonstrations ... World News -
Coronavirus: Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovskaya in COVID-19 isolation
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is self-isolating and will take a COVID-19 test after meeting earlier this week with the Slovenian ... Coronavirus -
Belarusian police arrest some 50 protesters after clashes in Minsk: Interfax
Some 50 protesters were detained in the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday after clashes with police, the Interfax news agency reported, citing ... World News -
Belarus President Lukashenko visits jail to meet detained rivals: State news agency
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko went to a jail in Minsk on Saturday to hold a meeting with detained opposition leaders, the state-run Belta ... World News -
Russia plays down role of Belarus opposition figure Tikhanovskaya
Russia played down the role of Belarus opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on Wednesday, saying President Vladimir Putin had no plans to meet her ... World News -
More EU sanctions on Belarus officials needed: Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya
European Union sanctions against 40 officials in Belarus are “a small victory” but should be widened, opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said on ... World News -
Belarus police use water cannon in Minsk, detain protesters: Official
Belarusian police on Sunday used water cannon to disperse a rally as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the latest of a series of ... World News -
US waiting for internal EU agreement before sanctions on Belarus
The United States has held off on joining Britain and Canada in imposing sanctions on Belarus in hopes the European Union can overcome an internal ... World News -
Macron promises to mediate in Belarus political crisis, meets with opposition leader
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised to help mediate in the Belarusian political crisis during a meeting with opposition leader ... World News -
100,000 march in Belarus capital on 50th day of protests
About 100,000 demonstrators marched in the Belarusian capital calling for the authoritarian president’s ouster, some wearing cardboard crowns to ... World News -
Belarus police detain dozens as crowds chant against President Lukashenko
Belarusian security forces detained dozens of protesters on Saturday as crowds rallied in central Minsk accusing President Alexander Lukashenko of ... World News -
US senators meet with Belarus opposition ‘hero’ Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
US senators said Tuesday that they held talks with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, voicing their support for the monthslong ... World News -
Hackers release data of 1,000 Belarus police over weekend of protests
Anonymous hackers leaked the personal data of 1,000 Belarusian police officers in retaliation for a crackdown on street demonstrations against veteran ... World News -
Belarus police detain hundreds at women’s protest: Reports
Riot police on Saturday detained hundreds of women as opposition protesters marched through the Belarusian capital Minsk demanding an end to President ... World News -
Belarus riot police detain women protesters
Belarusian riot police on Saturday violently detained several dozen women demonstrators and threw them into vans, as thousands took to the streets of ... World News -
US troops arrive in Lithuania for military exercises as Belarus tensions mount
Several hundred US troops started arriving in NATO member Lithuania on Saturday for military exercises near the border with Belarus, where tensions ... World News