The Latest Breaking News from Belarus

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its eighth day, we take a look at the major developments.

Russia and Ukraine are expected to hold a second round of talks Thursday in Belarus

Decision taken by International Paralympic Committee following criticism and threat of boycott

Athletes from Russia and Belarus have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing after a dramatic U-turn by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

The World Bank on Wednesday announced it was halting all of its ongoing projects in Russia and Belarus in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Citing the "hostilities against the people of Ukraine," the development lender said it "has stopped all its programs in Russia and Belarus with immediate effect."…

COMMENT: International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons revealed that Russian and Belarusian athletes would now be banned from competing at the Beijing Games, starting on Friday

There will be no Russian or Belarusian athletes at the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics after the IPC reversed its initial decision to allow their athletes to compete as neutrals

The IPC has been strongly criticised for its decision to let athletes from Russia and Belarus take part as neutrals.

Kyiv (AFP) - The United States raised the alarm Wednesday over the "staggering" human cost of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, as the apparent deployment of cluster bombs and other treaty-violating weapons raised fears of a brutal escalation in the week-old conflict.