Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday freed 23 political prisoners, state media reported, the latest mass pardoning ahead of next week's presidential election.

A report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) this week states that five of the six journalists held by authorities in Ethiopia face the death penalty if found guilty of the ...

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A woman has received a top award for her charitable work with children from Belarus and Ukrainian families. Alison Shepherd has been recognised by the Rotary Club of Northallerton for her commitment ...

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Standing at the base of a five-meter-high (16-foot) metal fence topped by barbed-wire running along the border with Belarus, armed Polish soldiers are on the lookout for migrants.

The agreement is focused more on trade than military issues, but it will bring two countries with a shared desire to ...

Even to holders of powerful passports, an ever-shrinking number of countries considered safe to visit, means a world that is ...

China, Israel, and Myanmar have emerged as the world's top three jailers of journalists, with at least 43 currently detained ...

The Belarusian economy increased by 4 percent in 2024, the country's Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said on Friday while summing up the economy's results of the year.

Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All ...

OSCE observers not invited to monitor upcoming presidential election in Belarus. Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops ...