Ivan Sarancha, 18, who left Luhansk after 11 years of living under occupation, stands in front of a memorial for the fallen ...

Russia and Belarus plan to hold joint exercises on Belarusian territory this year. During this period, the threat to Ukraine ...

Ukraine needs to closely monitor the redeployment of Russian troops to Belarus, analyzing their positioning, composition, and ...

The United States should not be "fooled" by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko into offering concessions following the ...

Photo: Alamy The Trump administration marked the release of the 47th unjustly detained American citizen overseas on Wednesday ...

Russia’s military build-up in Belarus and near NATO borders raises fears of future aggression. As NATO members boost defense spending and posture in response, there is growing tension in the air.

Belarus has released a U.S. citizen who had been jailed on allegations of plotting to assassinate the country’s authoritarian ...

Ksenia Lutskina, a Belarusian journalist who was imprisoned in Belarus for several years and left the country after her release, poses for a photo in Berlin, Germany, on April 15, 2025.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Journalist Ksenia Lutskina served only half of her eight-year prison sentence in Belarus after being convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government. She was pardoned after ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The group Reporters Without Borders says Belarus is Europe’s leading jailer of journalists. At least 40 are serving long prison sentences, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists.