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. In Warsaw, home to many exiled Belarusians,

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the country's exiled opposition. With all his opponents in prison or living in exile abroad,

2023 [Sputnik/Alexander Demyanchuk/Pool via Reuters] Early in his presidency, Lukashenko’s foreign policy echoed the old Soviet Union’s position during the Cold War. He railed against Western ...

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments rejected as a sham.

Reclusive Moscow-allied Belarus will hold a presidential election Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko set to cruise through to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said Sunday that his jailed opponents had "opened their mouths too widely" as he voted in an election set to extend his three-decade rule in the

Many Western leaders are decrying Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election victory Sunday, calling it a sham along with the country's opposition.

As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory.

Belarusians voted on Sunday in an election set to hand President Alexander Lukashenko ... nickname he embraces -- Lukashenko's Belarus has retained much of the Soviet Union's traditions and ...

President Alexander Lukashenko prides himself for having ... national election after Belarus gained independence from the Soviet Union. Criticism of the strongman is banned. Most people AFP ...

Robin Bjalon in Minsk, with Vassily Koloskov in Warsaw Jan 26, 2025 Jan 26, 2025 Updated 3 mins ago Belarus autocrat Alexander ... Lukashenko's Belarus has retained much of the Soviet Union's ...

Belarusians began voting on Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko expected to cruise ... since it gained independence from the Soviet Union. Criticism of the strongman is banned in Belarus.