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Plywood drone from Belarus causes alarm in Lithuania
Dawn
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July 11, 2025
VILNIUS: An unmanned aircraft built from plywood and foam flew into Nato member Lithuania from Belarus and crashed, causing alarm before authorities determined it was not dangerous, Lithuanian officials said on Thursday. Prime Minister Gintautas...
'Prison Didn't Break Me:' Syarhey Tsikhanouski On How He Plans To Continue To Fight For Belarus
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 10, 2025
When Syarhey Tsikhanouski emerged from his five-year imprisonment, he stepped into a world that was both familiar and alien, he says. The blogger-turned-political-prisoner, a would-be Belarusian presidential candidate once a target of Alyaksandr...
34th int'l arts festival "Slavianski Bazaar" opens in Belarus
Xinhua News Agency
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VITEBSK, Belarus, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The 34th International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar" kicked off in Vitebsk of Belarus on Thursday, bring together prominent performers, artists and creative groups from all over the world. In a speech...
Europe boosting its military presence near Russia’s borders — Belarusian defense official
TASS
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July 10, 2025
MINSK, July 10. /TASS/. Europe has been boosting its military presence near the borders of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, with at least ten battalion tactical groups currently deployed in the area, Chief of the Belarusian General Staff and...
Assessing Belarusian Opposition, Tsikhanouski Says Energy Of 2020 Movement Is Gone
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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July 10, 2025
Syarhey Tsikhanouski was jailed in May 2020 while attempting to run for president against authoritarian Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko. During his imprisonment, Tsikhanouski's wife, Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, took on his former role as...
An Aircraft Flew Into Lithuania From The Territory Of Belarus
Charter 97
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4 Photo: Reuters It's probably a homemade airplane. On Thursday, it was reported that a Shahed drone allegedly flew into Lithuania from Belarus, but border guards clarified that it was something "resembling a homemade airplane-like flying...
Belarusian MTZ launches tractor assembly plant in Uzbekistan.
Kun.uz
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July 8, 2025
The Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ) has launched a large-scale project in Uzbekistan and plans to supply the country with over 3,000 tractors and tractor kits by the end of 2025, according to Belarusian news agency Belta, citing the press service of MTZ...
Belarus after the war: at a crossroads
New Eastern Europe
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July 8, 2025
A possible truce in Russia’s war against Ukraine, resulting in what could be a frozen conflict, looks to be the best scenario for Alyaksandr Lukashenka. On the one hand, Russia would not completely shift away from its military focus, keeping a...
NATO fighters scrambled as suspicious aircraft from Belarus crashes in Lithuania
AeroTime News
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July 10, 2025
Lithuanian authorities have reported that a suspicious homemade aircraft, resembling a Shahed drone, entered Lithuania from Belarus on July 10, 2025. At around 11:30 local time, the Lithuanian Air Force reported detecting an object moving towards...
Belarusian Foreign Minister Addresses BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro
Times News Global
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July 8, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov is in Brazil for the 17th BRICS Summit, representing his country on behalf of the Head of State. Ryzhenkov’s speech focused on the crucial topics of environment, COP-30, and...
Kazakhstan’s SCAT Launches New Almaty–Minsk Route
The Astana Times
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July 10, 2025
ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s airline SCAT will launch direct passenger flights on the Almaty–Minsk route twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays, starting from Aug. 10. Photo credit: Kazakh Transport Ministry. Currently, flights to Minsk are operated by...
Ukraine Joins EU Demand To Release Belarusian Political Prisoners
Charter 97
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6 A total of 12 European countries have already supported the statement. The EU delegation to the Council of Europe (CoE) called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of political prisoners in Belarus, their rehabilitation and an end to...
American Amanda Anisimova stuns No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam final
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. celebrates winning the women's singles semifinal match against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 10, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON — Amanda...
Belarusian literature: wandering through a swamp
New Eastern Europe
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July 8, 2025
It cannot be said that today’s Belarusian literature has inherited the tradition of its perished predecessors naturally, through the continuation of stylistic choices or rediscovered forms. Rather, this tradition is now displayed through...
Lithuanian politicians taken to shelters after Belarus airspace violation alarm
Yahoo News - Canada
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July 10, 2025
Political leaders in Lithuania were briefly directed to air raid shelters on Thursday after the alarm was raised over an airspace violation from Belarus, Lithuanian media reported. Media reports stated that Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas and...
Lithuanian Prime Minister And Seimas Speaker Taken To Asylum Because Of A "drone" From Belarus
Charter 97
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3 NATO fighter jets were ready to take to the air. On Thursday, July 10, the Lithuanian leadership was evacuated to emergency shelters because of a "drone" flown in from Belarus. Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas and Seimas Speaker Saulius...
Belarus launches production of new combat vehicle
Defence Blog
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July 8, 2025
The Belarus defense industry is moving forward with the production of its new Volat V2 armored personnel carrier, following a series of successful state trials. According to the media, the initial production phase will deliver two vehicles, with...
Plywood drone from Belarus crashes in Lithuania, causing alarm
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
VILNIUS (Reuters) -An unmanned aircraft built from plywood and foam flew into NATO member Lithuania from Belarus and crashed, causing alarm before authorities determined it was not dangerous, Lithuanian officials said on Thursday. Prime Minister...
Telephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus M.Ryzhenkov and the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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10 July 2025 On July 10, 2025, at the initiative of the Turkmen side, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, and the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers –...
Homemade Drone Crosses Belarus-Lithuania Border Triggering Security Alert
Mezha
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July 10, 2025
As the Baltic States news agency BNS writes On July 10, around 11:30 AM, an incident involving an unmanned aerial vehicle occurred on Lithuanian territory when it crossed the border from Belarus and crashed nearby. In connection with this,...