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Ukrainian evacuees reach Belarus as Melania Trump-brokered Oleshky ceasefire takes effect

The local ceasefire in Oleshky was reached thanks to mediation efforts by US First Lady Melania Trump with the pope's involvement.

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People disembark a plane carrying residents evacuated from the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky, in Gomel, Belarus October 31, 2026.
CELEBRATING HIS VICTORY over Daniel Santos in Las Vegas on Nov. 14, 2009, alongside legendary promoter Bob Arum, after becoming Israel’s first major professional boxing world champion. Arum had told Foreman that promoting a Jewish world champion was one of his ambitions.

Fighting for belonging: A Jewish boxer's extraordinary journey through poverty, faith, and tragedy

Within a decade, Yuri Foreman became a world champion, representing a country where he had once struggled to feel accepted and carving out a place in the long history of Jewish boxing.

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FILE PHOTO: Released political prisoners arrive in Vilnius after a prisoner release from Belarus on March 19, 2026. Belarus freed 250 political prisoners on March 19, 2026 following negotiations with the United States.

Belarus frees 25 more prisoners in return for easing of US sanctions

Coale told Reuters on Wednesday he expects to visit the country again around one month from now, hoping to secure the release of hundreds more prisoners.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, in Moscow, Russia February 26, 2026.

Russia pumps up pressure on Belarus to open new front in Ukraine war, eyes anti-NATO ops. - WSJ

Sources told the WSJ that if Belarus were used for a Russian attack, it could be aimed at testing NATO defenses or more attempts at undermining support for Ukraine.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS

Lithuania's Vilnius airport reopens following balloon incursions

European aviation has been repeatedly thrown into chaos by drone sightings since early October, with the Vilnius closure the ninth such shutdown.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
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Iran reaches out to key Russia ally Belarus amid rising global sanctions - analysis

Iran’s state media said on Thursday that Iran and Belatus “expressed readiness to formulate a roadmap for future cooperation and to accelerate the implementation of joint projects.”

OCTOBER 23, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shake hands during a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, August 20, 2025.

Belarus frees 52 prisoners after Trump appeal, US eases some sanctions on Minsk

Trump had previously urged Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to release detainees whom the US leader has described as "hostages."

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich in Minsk, Belarus November 30, 2020.

Belarusian diplomat expelled from Czech Republic after accusations of espionage

The Czech Foreign Affairs Ministry announced "We declared a Belarusian diplomat working for the intelligence services persona non grata."

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Belarus arrests Polish national on suspicion of espionage, media says

Belarus and Poland have long had strained relations over a number of issues related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025ByREUTERS
A fighter from Russian Wagner mercenary group and a Belarusian service member take part in a joint training at the Brest military range outside Brest, Belarus, in this still image released July 20, 2023.

Belarus and Iran, both friends of Putin, plan to strengthen military and broader ties

Pezeshkian said the two countries needed to build their economic and other ties to a level that matched the high level of trust between them.

AUGUST 20, 2025ByREUTERS
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian take part in a welcoming ceremony as they meet in Minsk, Belarus, August 20, 2025.

Belarus opposition leader freed from jail in US-brokered deal

Former Belarusian opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski was freed to Lithuania in a US-brokered deal.

JUNE 21, 2025ByREUTERS
Belarus opposition leader Syarhei Tsikhanouski hugs wife Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya after, she said that, he was released from prison in this screengrab taken from a social media video released on June 21, 2025.

Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan at defense expo in Belarus

These countries' participation illustrates how they want a new world order.

MAY 22, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a meeting with members of the Iranian Navy in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2025.

Grapevine April 25, 2025: Days of Rememberance

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

APRIL 25, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Belarus Ambassador Yuri Yaroshevich with President Isaac Herzog.

New ambassadors present credentials to Herzog in personal ceremony

If there is one particular thing for which Herzog is well known, it’s the introduction of members of his family into many of his conversations with both local and foreign dignitaries.

APRIL 22, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, meets with President Isaac Herzog.