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IOC lifts ban on Belarus, but Russia still suspended

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) -- The IOC on Thursday lifted its ban on Belarusian athletes competing in the Olympics, although restrictions on Russian athletes remain...

North Korea, Belarus sign ‘friendship’ treaty

SEOUL – North Korea and Belarus’s strongmen leaders signed a “friendship and cooperation” treaty on Thursday after Kim Jong Un gave a lavish welcome...

Russia, Belarus to stage military drills as West watches warily

MOSCOW – Russia and its key ally Belarus are to start major joint military drills on Friday, putting NATO on edge days after Poland...

Lukashenko extends three-decade Belarus rule, West denounces vote

Minsk, Belarus - Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the...

Pushed to the limit

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka hits a return against Denmark’s Clara Tauson during their women’s singles match on Day 6 of the Australian Open tennis tournament...

Poles watch warily as China joins Belarus military drills

Poland on Wednesday said it was paying close attention to military drills in neighbouring Belarus involving Chinese troops. The "Falcon Assault" drills started on Monday...

Russia, Belarus Olympic volunteers shown the door over ‘security’ fears

PARIS—When Diana, a Russian national living in France, received notification late last year that she had been selected as a volunteer for the Paris...

Nobel cancels Russia, Belarus invite

Stockholm, Sweden —The Nobel Foundation said it was reversing its decision to invite ambassadors from Russia and Belarus to this year’s Nobel award ceremony...

China’s defense minister to visit Russia, Belarus

BEIJING—Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu will visit Russia and Belarus this week, his ministry said in an online statement on Monday. Ties between Beijing and...

Still in Russia

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia and none of the mercenary group’s fighters have set up in Belarus, its president Alexander Lukashenko...

‘Wagner head cannot trust Lukashenko in Belarus’

BRUSSELS—Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko could betray Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, despite offering him refuge after his aborted mutiny, exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana...

Wagner chief heads into Belarus exile, NATO vows to protect allies

Belarus welcomed the head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin into exile on Tuesday following an aborted rebellion, as NATO warned it was...

Ukraine: Russia ‘took Belarus nuke hostage’

As Putin deploys arms to ally KYIV – Kyiv on Sunday said Russia was holding Minsk as a "nuclear hostage" after Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Courtesy calls

PhilHealth acting president Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. pays a courtesy call on Speaker Martin Romualdez at the House of Representatives Monday afternoon. Republic of Belarus...
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