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Capital
Minsk
Head of State
President Alexander Lukashenko
Head of Government
Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko
Hong Kong transport
Hongkong Post’s airmail services to 24 countries affected by strikes in Middle East
Public postal service suspends airmail to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, affecting ‘services transiting through these locations’.
1 Mar 2026 - 11:50PM
Ukraine war
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Don’t expect Russia’s war on Ukraine to end in its fifth year
26 Feb 2026 - 8:30PM
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Ukraine war
China ‘reminds’ its male citizens in Russia about Moscow’s military service law
26 Feb 2026 - 8:03PM
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Donald Trump
Allies tepid on joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ as countries study invites
Some leaders sign on to the Trump-chaired body, but initial reaction from two key allies, France and Canada, was lukewarm.
20 Jan 2026 - 12:29PM
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Russia
Russia’s nuclear-capable missiles enter service, heightening Ukraine tensions
After Trump-Zelensky talks, Putin projects power by deploying nuclear-ready Oreshnik missiles to Belarus as a warning to the West.
30 Dec 2025 - 8:14PM
Russia
Russia likely moving new nuclear missiles that are hard to intercept to Belarus
Experts say deployment of the Oreshnik a strategic shift to deter Nato and extend Moscow’s missile range in Europe.
27 Dec 2025 - 2:27PM
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European Union
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Can Belarus balance relations with Russia, China and the US?
Minsk aims to rebalance its foreign policy towards Beijing and Washington but geopolitical realities prevent a full break from Russia.
23 Dec 2025 - 9:34PM
Ukraine war
Russia deploys nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to Belarus amid Ukraine talks
Russian state media says it would take the weapon only 17 minutes to reach Nato headquarters in Brussels.
19 Dec 2025 - 3:57AM
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European Union
Belarus agrees to stop balloon flights into Lithuania amid hybrid attack fears
The incidents have caused over a dozen closures of Vilnius airport in recent months, prompting Lithuania to declare a state of emergency.
14 Dec 2025 - 2:24AM
United States
Belarus frees 123 prisoners in exchange for US sanctions relief
Peace prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and 121 others have been released by one of Russia’s key allies.
13 Dec 2025 - 10:38PM
Lithuania
Lithuania declares national emergency over balloons from Belarus
The declaration is in response to frequent airspace violations by smuggling balloons that Lithuania calls a ‘hybrid attack’ from Belarus.
10 Dec 2025 - 1:03PM
Ukraine war
Zelensky maps out ‘2 to 3 years’ of financial need to fight Ukraine war
Ukraine’s president said that though the war was unlikely to go on for decades, the country still needed Europe’s ‘stable financial support’.
28 Oct 2025 - 5:33PM
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North Korea
US-North Korea flash summit remains long shot despite Trump’s open offer
Though a meeting with Trump would look good for Kim, the North Korean leader’s focus is on alliances with China and Russia, analysts say.
27 Oct 2025 - 9:28AM
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Lithuania
Nato member Lithuania protests airspace incursion denied by Russia
Two Spanish fighter jets, which had been doing Nato air policing missions, were scrambled and flew out to the area.
24 Oct 2025 - 1:43PM
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Thailand
Belarusian model reportedly killed in Myanmar went there on her own: Thai police
Tabloids claim Vera Kravtsova was abducted in Bangkok and forcibly brought to Myanmar, where she was tortured and had her organs harvested.
22 Oct 2025 - 7:32PM
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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong court suspends jail term for Belarusian model who assaulted 2 officers
25-year-old Aliaksandr Buka receives 18-month suspended sentence after injuring officers during a drunken domestic dispute.
16 Oct 2025 - 6:34PM
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Ukraine war
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid intensify as winter approaches
Trump said on Sunday he may tell Putin that he could supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles if the war is not settled.
13 Oct 2025 - 6:12AM
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European Union
Lithuania’s Vilnius airport reopens after suspension over balloons in airspace
European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and air incursions.
5 Oct 2025 - 5:57PM
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Nato
Estonia says Russian fighter jets breached its airspace in ‘brazen’ incursion
The incident involving three MiG-31s comes soon after Russian drones entered fellow Nato member Poland’s airspace and were shot down.
20 Sep 2025 - 8:19AM
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Belt and Road Initiative
Poland border closure sets up speed bumps on China-Europe railway: analysts
Insiders say closing of Belarus border spells trouble for users of the China-Europe Railway Express, and could put Poland’s transit hub status at risk.
18 Sep 2025 - 4:55AM
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Russia
UK summons Russian ambassador over violation of Nato airspace
The Foreign Office called recent incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace ‘unacceptable’, urging Russia to end its ‘illegal war’.
16 Sep 2025 - 9:15AM
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Nato
Nato boosts defence of Europe’s eastern flank to ward off Russia
Operation Eastern Sentry involves both air and ground forces and is a response to Moscow’s unprecedented incursion into Polish airspace.
13 Sep 2025 - 7:39AM
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Nato
Nato on high alert as Russia and Belarus launch major war games
Military drills heighten tensions, while France plans to send fighter jets to Poland - which says drone incursions were no mistake.
12 Sep 2025 - 7:21PM
SCO
Foreign leaders ride the rapid rails of China’s tech prowess after SCO summit
Blazing from Tianjin to Beijing on China’s signature high-speed railway, several state leaders are given a glimpse of rapid and lucrative modernisation efforts.
5 Sep 2025 - 11:35AM
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SCO
SCO summit 2025: showcase of how far bloc has come in nearly a quarter century
Starting with six, group now unites 26 nations across Asia, Europe and Africa on not just security challenges but trade, diplomacy and more.
2 Sep 2025 - 3:40PM
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SCO
6 takeaways from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit opening
Xi Jinping urges members’ cooperation and setting up a development bank as Vladimir Putin blames Nato for Ukraine crisis.
1 Sep 2025 - 8:31PM
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Ukraine war
Europe drawing up ‘precise plans’ to send troops to Ukraine: EU chief
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the plan for post-conflict security guarantees has the backing of the US president.
1 Sep 2025 - 3:56PM
SCO
Opinion
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Beijing expands its influence in Eurasia as Trump triggers geopolitical shifts
While US policies are pushing China, Russia and India closer to each other, Eurasia is still marked by differences and contradictions.
26 Aug 2025 - 6:30AM
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