Belarus releases Nobel winner, Japanese man among 123 prisoners: reports

Belarus has freed 123 prisoners including a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a Japanese man who had been sentenced for espionage, in exc

US Lifts Sanctions on Belarus Potash as Relations Warm Up

The US will remove sanctions on Belarusian potash fertilizers, the key source of foreign-currency revenue for the Russia-aligned nation before Western restrictions stifled their flow.

Belarus Frees Prominent Political Prisoners as U.S. Lifts Some Trade Sanctions

The release of the prisoners, including a Nobel laureate and an opposition leader, was part of a monthslong rapprochement between Washington and Minsk.

Scores of migrants cross into Poland through hidden Belarus border tunnel

More than 180 migrants crossed into Poland through a tunnel hidden in a forest on the border with Belarus, frontier guards said on Friday.

US Says Belarus Agreed to Stop Balloon Flyovers Into Lithuania

VILNIUS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. ​President Donald Trump's envoy ‌John Coale said on Saturday that Belarus ​President Alexander Lukashenko had promised to stop weather balloons flying from ‍his country into Lithuania.

Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country’s ties with the West

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.
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Belarus Accused Of Sabotaging Lithuanian Airspace As EU Moves Toward New Sanctions

The EU is preparing new sanctions on Belarus after hundreds of weather balloons crossed into Lithuania, disrupting airports and prompting temporary border closures. Vilnius says the balloons are used for smuggling and sabotage,
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