Europe Belarus Current Time, a Russian-language network operated by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA, has been added to the register of extremist organisationsa in a frame of ongoing repression of independent media and civil society by Belarusian authorities
Europe Belarus There has been a significant influx of European visitors following the expansion of the visa-free travel programme, according to data from the State Border Committee
Europe Belarus Aryna Sabalenka won prestigious US Open tennis tournament: statistic shows that she had an average forehand speed of 129 km/h at the tournament, even surpassing that of the 'big three' Alcaraz (127 km/h), Sinner (126 km/h) and Djokovic (122 km/h)
Europe Belarus To refinance 75% of external public debt obligations, the Ministry of Finance plans to attract external resources in 2025
Europe Belarus President Lukashenko pardoned 30 people convicted of 'protest crimes', 14 women and 16 men, all of retirement age or suffering from serious illnesses