Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus prepares to serve to Clara Tauson of Denmark during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake) Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus serves to Clara Tauson of Denmark during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne,

Alexander Lukashenko wins Belarus' election by a landslide, garnering nearly 87 per cent of the vote Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office on Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition.

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office yesterday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition.

Lukasheno's win in Belarus' presidential election over the weekend has been decried by the EU and opposition activists, calling it a 'farce'.

Should the EU set up migrant return centres outside the bloc -- and if so, where and for whom? European home affairs ministers began thrashing out the explosive question during talks Thursday in Warsaw.

On 28 January the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel District, which has not functioned for two years, was unusually crowded. It hosted about 60 journalists from nine countries. Belarus provided an unique opportunity to the journalists wishing to see with their own eyes the real situation on the border between Belarus and Ukraine and learn about the service of the Belarusian border guards.

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition.

Researchers found that, in the most recent decade evaluated, the incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer increased in 27 countries and territories.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko for winning a seventh term in office, saying Sunday's election showed he had the undoubted backing of the people.

Artists from China Hangzhou Opera and Dance Drama Theater perform during an event in celebration of the Spring F

Denmark said on Monday (January 28) it would spend $2.05 billion to boost its military presence in the Arctic after U.S. President Donald Trump showed renewed interest in controlling Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. Sean Hogan has more.

Near a border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine, anti-tank spikes and concrete pyramids block what was once a bustling road between two peaceful neighbours.