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Broken headstones serve as memorial to identify desecrated Jewish cemetery in Belarus
In Belarus, a long time ago, a big Jewish cemetery was turned into a sports ground. The stones from the cemetery were used to...
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Belarusian Jewish cemetery marked by memorial made of broken headstones
In the past, a big Jewish cemetery in Belarus was covered with pavement to build a sports ground. The tombstones from the cemetery were...
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Two Belarus border crossings shut down by Lithuania
Two of Lithuania's six border crossings with Belarus will be closed.Starting on Friday, there won't be any commercial vehicle traffic at the two remote...
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I prevented Putin from ‘destroying’ Wagner group – Lukashenko
Speaking of his participation in quelling the mercenaries' military uprising that sparked crisis in Russia over the weekend, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko asserts that...
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Opposition leader warns against Russian nuclear weapons ‘in hands of Belarus dictator’
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the exiled leader of the Belarusian opposition, has expressed concerns about the potential transfer of nuclear weapons from Russia to Belarus, warning...
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Russia to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus
Belarus has consented to let Russia station tactical nuclear missiles there.The action formalises an agreement that Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir...
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Belarus to join Russia in war if attacked
President Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has announced Belarus’ readiness to join the Russia-Ukraine war.It is however on the condition that Ukraine attacks Belarus.President Lukashenko made...
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Poland to close its border crossing with Belarus after the latter jailed Polish journalist
The announcement follows a Belarusian court's eight-year prison sentence for a journalist with Polish ancestry.The Polish interior minister announced that Poland will close a...
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Ukraine warns to shun 2024 Olympics if Russia participates
The International Olympic Committee says it will "explore a pathway" for athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in the Paris Games.However, Ukraine has...
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Russia dispatches additional troops to Belarus as fears of a new attack grow
Ukraine says that Moscow may use Belarus as a staging area for a northern offensive, thereby opening up a new front.A train carrying Russian troops...
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