Alexander Lukashenko’s stubborn grip on the Belarusian economy plunged the potato-happy country into a spud shortage this spring. Critics of the authoritarian ruler, who in January grabbed a seventh ...

President Donald Trump heads to a two-day NATO summit in Europe laden with uncertainty over Iran’s response to U.S. air strikes, the fate of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ...

President Donald Trump heads to a two-day NATO summit in Europe laden with uncertainty over Iran’s response to U.S. air ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has freed jailed opposition leader Sergei Tsikhanouski and more ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg is planning to travel to Belarus in the coming days to meet President Alexander Lukashenko, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko addressed the presidential contenders 20205 at the inauguration ceremony.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko wrote and edited the inaugural address himself, press secretary of the Belarusian head of state Natalya Eismont told the First News Channel.

Belarus held an orchestrated election over the weekend that the opposition and the EU rejected as a farce, extending President Lukashenko's more than 30 years in power.

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year ...

The Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has won a seventh term in office in a farcical election condemned by the European Union and opposition figures. Lukashenko has ruled the former Soviet ...

Belarus's authoritarian ruler, Alyaksandr Lukashenko, faces no credible opposition candidates as the country votes in a presidential election on January 26.

Belarus: Strongman Lukashenko set for 7th term in power Published 01/26/2025 last updated 01/26/2025 Exit polls have Alexander Lukashenko on track to extend his 31 year rule with nearly 88% of the ...