Emigration and war hit once-booming Belarus tech sector
Tech has been one of the few relatively liberalised sectors in ex-Soviet Belarus's state-dominated economy. It experienced a ...
Russia's oil transit via Ukraine down 15% in 2024, Vedomosti says
Russia's oil transit through Ukraine's pipeline system declined by 15% in 2024 to 11.5 million metric tons (230,300 barrels ...
Belarus election: how ‘Europe’s last dictator’ held onto power as his opponents were jailed or exiled
The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...
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Moscow Blast Kills Mercenary Leader Fighting Ukraine -- Who's Behind It?
After an explosion in Moscow that killed the founder of a unit fighting on Russia’s side in the war against Ukraine, ...
War, famine and destruction: Why west remains silent on global conflict
According to estimates global conflict has doubled over the past five years and incidents of political violence in 2024 were ...
Old water tower near Pacific, Osage in Independence to come down
The old water tower near Pacific and Osage in Independence is set to come down. President Trump and Elon Musk, two powerful ...
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EU, UK, Australia, Canada, NZ condemn Belarus election
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions targeting Belarusian officials and defence companies after joining the European ...
Judge sentences 'depraved' Glasgow child sex abuse gang
The seven members of one of Scotland's biggest child sex abuse rings have been given life-long sentences and warned that they ...
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Belarus opposition and Western leaders reject election result that extends strongman's rule
Opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who fled Belarus under government pressure after challenging Lukashenko in 2020, had denounced the election in advance and had urged voters to ...