Mar 23 Watch 6:08 Exiled Belarus opposition leader speaks out against country's crackdown on dissent By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The U.S. and its allies initiated an international investigation into human rights abuses in Belarus. For years, the Belarus government has imprisoned anyone seen as a threat. It has also become increasingly reliant on Russia and supports its war in… Continue watching
Mar 09 Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The authoritarian leader of Belarus has signed a bill introducing capital punishment for state officials and military personnel convicted of high treason. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Israeli troops disrupt rally in occupied West Bank In our news wrap Friday, Israeli troops used stun grenades and tear gas to disrupt a rally by Israeli left-wing activists in the occupied West Bank, the besieged city of Bakhmut in Ukraine appears to be on its last legs… Continue watching
Mar 03 Belarusian court sentences Nobel laureate Bialiatski to 10 years in prison By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press A Belarusian court has sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus' top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison. Continue reading
Feb 28 Belarusian president to meet with China's Xi Jinping amid Ukraine tensions By Associated Press Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit. Continue reading
Feb 03 Ukrainian drones keep a close eye on Belarus border By Samya Kullab, Associated Press On the Belarusian border, Ukrainian units are using drones to monitor a long expanse of marsh and woodland for a possible surprise offensive from the north. Continue reading
Dec 19 Putin meets with Belarusian leader, potentially seeking military support By Hanna Arhirova, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare trip to close ally Belarus as his forces pursue their campaign to bombard Ukraine with missiles and drones amid a broad battlefield stalemate almost 10 months into the war. Continue reading
Dec 19 Russian drones explode in nighttime attack on Kyiv By Hanna Arhirova, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Multiple drones have targeted Ukraine's capital in an attack before dawn, as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to visit ally Belarus. Continue reading
Oct 25 Russia, Belarus ambassadors barred from Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden By Associated Press The ambassadors of Russia and Belarus have been barred from this year's Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm because of the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: Hurricane Ian death toll tops 100, Uvalde suspends campus police force In our news wrap Friday, Hurricane Ian is now the second-deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland this century behind Hurricane Katrina, the Uvalde school district suspended its entire campus police force after intense criticism over their response to the… Continue watching