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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 29.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2026
Ukraine¡¯s Zelenskyy calls Russia¡¯s bluff in Belarus
An ultimatum on drone relay stations exposed the limits of Moscow¡¯s power šC and the reach of Beijing¡¯s.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a session of the All-Belarusian People's Assembly in Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 18.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2026
Putin¡¯s closest ally tested as Minsk resists deeper war role
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has publicly warned Russian officials against efforts to pull his country into the conflict with Ukraine.
People visit the graves of Russian service members killed during Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine at a cemetery on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city in eastern Ukraine, on April 19.
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2026
Putin¡¯s ¡®special military operation¡¯ is a catastrophic failure
Russia¡¯s murderous assault on Ukraine is Europe¡¯s longest and bloodiest war of the 21st century.
The Olympic rings are displayed in front of the the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
May 8, 2026
International Olympic Committee lifts all restrictions on Belarusian athletes
The IOC had recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials be banned from events since 2022 following Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2026
North Korea and Belarus sign ¡®friendship¡¯ treaty during Lukashenko visit
Both nations are under Western sanctions and are accused of human rights violations.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a welcome ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
Kim welcomes fellow Putin ally Lukashenko with fanfare
Lukashenko allowed Belarus to be ?used as a launchpad for Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend a meeting on the sidelines of the summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 21, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2026
Ukraine slaps sanctions on Belarus¡¯ Lukashenko for aiding Russia¡¯s war
One of Russia¡¯s closest allies, Belarus served as a staging ground for Moscow to launch its 2022 invasion, allowing Russian forces to ?get close to Kyiv before being pushed back.
An image shows a former airbase in eastern Belarus where Russia is believed to be stationing its new nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise missiles.
WORLD
Dec 27, 2025
Russia likely placing new hypersonic missiles at former airbase in Belarus, researchers find
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made clear his intention to place the missiles, but the exact location has not been previously reported.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski speaks to reporters on Saturday after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's administration released 123 prisoners, including Bialiatski and former Japanese language teacher Masatoshi Nakanishi.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2025
Belarus releases prisoners, including Japanese
Those released were transferred to neighboring countries, with nine individuals including Nakanishi and Bialiatski being placed under protection in Lithuania.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks during an IOC executive commission meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Dec 12, 2025
IOC calls for reintegration of Russian and Belarusian athletes to youth events
The proposal, which comes three years before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, was welcomed by Russia
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (second from right) visits the site of a blast on the railway of the Warsaw-Lublin line in Mika, Poland, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
Polish PM says two responsible for railway blast worked for Russian intelligence
Russia has repeatedly denied being responsible for acts of sabotage, and the Kremlin dismissed accusations of involvement in the explosion.
The Olympia delle Tofane track, which will host the women alpine skiing competition during the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, in Cortina, Italy, on Jan. 24
OLYMPICS
Oct 22, 2025
Russians and Belarusians not allowed to ski as neutrals at Winter Games
Russian and Belarusian skiers will also be unable to compete in next year¡¯s Paralympics.
The International Paralympic Committee lifted a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus, meaning athletes may be able to compete under their own flags at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics.
PARALYMPICS
Sep 28, 2025
International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus
Ukrainian?sports minister said those who voted for the decision had betrayed ¡°their conscience and the Olympic values.¡±
Russian President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition of military equipment while inspecting the joint Russian-Belarusian military drills at a training ground in Russia's Nizhny Novogorod region on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 17, 2025
Moscow and Minsk rehearse launch of nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus
Russia and Belarus are rehearsing the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons as part of joint war games, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday.
International observers are briefed during the Zapad 2025 joint exercises between Russia and Belarus near Borisov, Belarus, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
Belarus hosts drills with Russia, spooking Poland and Baltics
The drills designed to simulate a possible invasion of their territory came just days after Russian drones were downed over Poland.
Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski and his wife, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, speak with released prisoners Sergei Sheleg, Ihar Karnei, Natalia Dulina and Kirill Balakhanov, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday in this screen shot taken from social media video.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2025
Belarus opposition leader freed from jail in U.S.-brokered deal
Lukashenko issued pardons for all those released in response to a U.S. request, the president¡¯s spokeswoman, Natalya Eismont, said in a statement.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow in March. If U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy meets Lukashenko, he would be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the authoritarian state in years.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2025
Trump¡¯s Ukraine envoy to meet Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko
Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg in private has portrayed the trip as a step that could help jump-start peace talks aimed at ending Russia¡¯s war against Ukraine.
The Peace Statue at the Peace Park in the city of Nagasaki
JAPAN
May 9, 2025
Nagasaki to invite envoys from Russia, Belarus and Israel to peace ceremony
The city had not invited the top Russian and Belarusian envoys since 2022, while the Israeli ambassador was not invited last year.
A MI-8 helicopter from the Belarus army carries the Belarusian national flag in Minsk in 2017.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2025
Belarus sentences Japanese man to seven years for spying
The man allegedly took photos of military facilities as well as railway infrastructure, and had traveled to the Ukrainian border.
Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko speaks at a press conference after casting his vote in the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2025
Putin ally Lukashenko called as winner of disputed Belarus election
European politicians said the vote was neither free nor fair because independent media is banned in Belarus and opposition figures have either been jailed or forced to flee abroad.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ¡®different¡¯ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan¡¯s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to ¡°spend a long time together¡± with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Okinawa¡¯s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex¡¯s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex. ?
Japan¡¯s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to ¡°spend a long time together¡± with her parents.

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