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Belarusian opposition leader calls for Trump to ‘punish’ dictator Lukashenko
Peace talks have been anything but smooth. Trump, who during his campaign promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours, has seen progress stymied in part due to the reluctance of Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop fighting. In April he...

Belarus Has Banned Cars From Entering Forests Almost All Over The Country
2 What about on foot? The Ministry of Forestry of Belarus (Minleskhoz) reported that the district executive committees had introduced restrictions on visiting forests in 117 districts of Belarus. According to July 6, only one district in one of...

Minsk Women Have Started Having Children Less Often And Later
9 Women are increasingly becoming pregnant in their 30s and 40s. Over the past five years, the number of births in Minsk has decreased by a third. At the same time, women are increasingly getting pregnant at the age of 30-40, reports "Euroradio"....

Emma Raducanu brings in record TV audience in Sabalenka Wimbledon loss as BBC viewing figures revealed
MORE than five million people tuned in to watch Emma Raducanu's incredible Wimbledon battle with Aryna Sabalenka on Friday night. Located in a prime time slot on BBC One, the match received the Beeb's third-highest ratings for any non-final...

Illegals Storm The Belarusian-Latvian Border With Increasing Frequency
Photo: Reuters The flow of migrants has doubled in six months. The number of migrants, trying to get from Belarus to Latvia bypassing the regular procedures, has increased 2.5 times in half a year, reported the State Border Guard Service of the...

Belarusians Will Be Temporarily Disconnected From Payment Cards
It is better to stock up on cash in advance and make important payments. Belarusbank customers will have short-term problems with transactions on accounts and cards. The largest bank of the country, Belarusbank, informs about technical works -...

Belarusian Actor Andrei Bordukhayev Died In Exile
5 Andrei Bordukhaev He was 49 years old. Today, July 5, Belarusian actor Andrei Bordukhaev (Andrei Bordukhaev-Orel) died after a long illness. This was reported on his page in facebook by actor Igor Sigov. "Today we had a great misfortune - our...

MOVIES: Jurassic dinosaurs in a summer stomp, for a 7th time and counting
The box office charts show exactly what people want in the summer. High in the top ten list right now you see these: F1 The Movie, How to Train Your Dragon and Elio. Further down there’s Lilo & Stitch and Mission Impossible –The Final Reckoning....

Belarus Opposition Leader Calls for Continued Pressure on Lukashenko
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Belarusian opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski, recently released from prison, urged the West on July 1 to intensify pressure on Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to promote democratic change. Tsikhanouski, who spent...

Wilbderries Launches Its Cab In Minsk
2 The service will be launched on July 5 in test mode. Wildberries launches beta testing of WB Taxi in Minsk on July 5. The company told Tochka.by about it. The goal is to test the new service among potential users, evaluate the work of the...

Medics Revealed The Truth About The Belarusian Vaccine Against COVID-19
18 It is not even a means of basic prevention. The official register of the Center for Expertise and Testing in Public Health states that the Belarusian vaccine against COVID-19 can be used only in case of critical deterioration of the...

The President Of Poland Arrived At The Border With Belarus
2 Andrzej Duda thanked the border guards for protecting the country's borders. Polish President Andrzej Duda, who will soon leave office, visited Poland's border with Belarus in Podlasie province and talked to border guards. According to RMF24....

Thunderbolts*, Ballerina, Bring Her Back, and every movie new to streaming this weekend
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, there’s a packed lineup of VOD options for viewers looking to enjoy their...

Belarus Started To Collect Monthly Data On The Number Of "deadbeats"
9 The unemployed are summoned to the ROVD for meetings. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has started to require government agencies to provide information on "able-bodied citizens not employed in the economy" on a monthly basis. For this purpose,...

Belarus Ambassador Celebrates Independence Day with Words of Friendship and Future Cooperation
H.E. Mr. Andrew Chernetsky, Belarus’s ambassador to Korea / Courtesy of Korea IT Tiimes Today’s event featured an inspiring welcoming address by H.E. Mr. Andrew Chernetsky, Belarus’s ambassador to Korea, celebrating Belarus’s Independence Day and...

Putin congratulates Belarusian President Lukashenko on Independence Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Belarus’s Independence Day on July 3, highlighting their long standing cultural ties and emphasising their common fight against the Nazis in WWII....

When Is The Next Long Weekend In Belarus?
2 Well, here's the good news. Thanks to the fact that "Independence Day" this year fell on Thursday, Belarusians have four days off instead of one. This good news has another equally pleasant one - it's not the last big weekend in 2025, writes...

Belarus Independence Day 2025 Date: Know History and Significance of the Day That Marks the Liberation of Minsk in 1944
Belarus Independence Day, also known as Republic Day or Liberation Day is the Independence Day of Belarus and is celebrated each year on July 3. This day is a public holiday and is marked by various events and programs. The day marks the...

CHINA-CHONGQING-SCO-MOVIE FESTIVAL (CN)
(250704) -- CHONGQING, July 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A guest interacts with an exhibit at the Yongchuan International Convention and Exhibition Center in southwest China's Chongqing, July 4, 2025. The 2025 SCO (the Shanghai Cooperation Organization)...

‘Heads of State’ movie review: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Idris Elba, and John Cena go all out to save the world (and partly succeed)
A still from ‘Heads of State’. | Photo Credit: Prime Video In Heads of State, Priyanka Chopra, Idris Elba, and John Cena do everything but provide an escape from the current geopolitical headwinds. So, if you are looking for respite, look...