Aleksandr Lukashenko has awarded himself a seventh term as president of Belarus, with the West calling the so-called vote a ...

The White House said Wednesday that President Trump secured the release of at least three people jailed in Belarus, including ...

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko has invited his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun to pay a visit to Belarus – as stated in a ...

Human rights groups and Belarusians say they see no signs that Alexander Lukashenko is preparing to loosen his iron grip on ...

The White House said Wednesday that it had secured the release of three prisoners from Belarus, including one U.S. citizen.

Exit polls have Alexander Lukashenko on track to extend his 31 year rule with nearly 88% of the vote. Western governments have slammed the vote as a sham, with Lukashenko's rivals broadly seen as ...

At least one U.S. citizen who was being detained in Belarus was released Wednesday, the United States' top hostage negotiator said. Adam Boehler, the U.S. envoy for hostages, told CNN that the ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

Officially, there are five candidates, but 70-year-old Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the country for more than three decades, will almost certainly retain his seat.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule with a massive win in a presidential election that Western ...

FILE - In this photo released by Belarus’ Presidential Press Service, President Alexander Lukashenko, center, visits the Minsk Automobile Plant in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 21, 2025.