The Latest Breaking News from Belarus

Roman Pratasevich tood trial on charges of organising unrest and plotting to seize power.

A Belarusian court has convicted a dissident journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a commercial flight that was diverted to the country

The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to international competition as neutrals is "excessive and discriminatory", the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) athletes' commission said. The IOC sanctioned Russia and its ally Belarus after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022 but last month recommended…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a rally-around-the-flag effect in Lithuania as the tiny Baltic state offered refuge to dissidents fleeing violence and oppression in neighbouring Belarus and Russia. But new restrictions on migrants threaten Lithuania’s liberal values.

The International Olympic Committee has not yet made a decision on the 2024 Olympic Games. So what’s the controversy all about?

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to his country, allowed the Kremlin to use it to launch the invasion of Ukraine last year, and offered to station some of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons there

Wimbledon has announced a number of measures to support Ukrainian players this summer after courting controversy for allowing Russian and Belarusian players to return

The AELTC will also donate more than £500,000 to Ukraine’s crisis response, shortly after it was revealed that Russian and Belarusian players would compete at this year’s tournament

The All England Club will pay for two rooms for Ukrainian tennis players and their teams during the grass-court season and will donate what could top more than $600,000 after deciding to allow players from Russia and Belarus back into the tournament despite the ongoing war