metropolitans 26/03/2019 A tour of Minsk as it gears up for European games In the latest episode of Metropolitans, Euronews reporter Damon Embling visits Minsk – the capital of Belarus – as it gears up to host this summer’s European Games. Thousands are expected to visit the city. But what awaits them?
Belarus 26/03/2019 Belarus opposition politicians ‘detained’ at independence rallies Zmitser Dashkevich was reportedly held in Minsk after calling President Lukashenko an "impostor".
Russia 02/03/2019 Russian physicist and Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov dies at 88 Alferov was a Russian scientist who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics. He won the 2000 Nobel Prize in physics.
Belarus 28/02/2019 Mass World War Two graves found at Belarus building site Building workers in Belarus have uncovered the remains of almost 800 bodies in a mass grave at a site of a former Jewish ghetto
Belarus 26/02/2019 Remains of hundreds of Jews unearthed in Nazi-era mass grave in Belarus Soldiers in Belarus have unearthed the bones of hundreds of people shot during World War Two from a mass grave discovered at the site of a ghetto where Jews lived under the Nazis.
Cult 18/04/2018 The underground theatre breaking down barriers A unique underground production company, 'Belarus Free Theatre', in the Belarusian capital city, Minsk, is trying to change people's perceptions of modern society with its performances.
insiders 06/04/2018 Is Belarus looking east or west? Is Belarus slowly transitioning towards more democracy or keeping with its autocratic ways under the iron-fist, 24-year long rule of president Lukashenko?
insiders 06/04/2018 "Belarussians are craving for expression" Our Insiders reporter Valerie Gauriat had rare access to political opponents, rights activists and official voices in Belarus. She is in euronews' studio to share her insights.
insiders 06/04/2018 Belarus: stifled freedoms and glimmers of hope Insiders reporter Valérie Gauriat went to Belarus, where the thirst for democracy is trying to crack the wall of the country's autocratic regime.
world news 19/02/2018 The world is 'failing' its newborn babies — UNICEF Infants from the best places to be born are up to 50 times more likely to die in the first month of life
world news 03/02/2018 Rocket fuel inventor dies aged 107 The developer of a space fuel based on liquid hydrogen which made moon flights possible, Barys Kit, has died at the age of 107. The Belarusian-American rocket scientist was one of the world’s oldest men
brussels bureau 24/11/2017 EU seeks closer eastern ties EU leaders say they want closer ties with their eastern neighbours. The Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels hosted a number of former Soviet
brussels bureau 23/11/2017 EU seeks to closer ties with eastern neighbours Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has long sought EU membership for his country. But offiicials in Kiev are angry that a new meeting in Brussels
Belarus 20/11/2017 Belarus charges Ukrainian journalist with espionage Pavlo Sharoyko accused of recruiting network of informants in Belarus for Ukrainian Defence Ministry.
Belarus 06/11/2017 Belarus: Opposition commemorate victims of Stalin's Great Terror Belarussian protesters march through Minsk to commemorate the thousands of who were executed and buried during Stalin's "Great Terror".
Russia 20/09/2017 Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills
Russia 19/09/2017 Helicopter 'fires on bystanders' at Russia's Zapad military exercise Footage of the incident shows a helicopter firing a salvo of rockets at a military truck, with one man appearing to fall to the ground
Russia 18/09/2017 Vladimir Putin looks on as Russia flexes its military muscles The Zapad-2017 drills are a joint exercise between Russia and Belarus, but the Russian Defence Ministry says the West has no cause for alarm.
world news 15/09/2017 Zapad 2017: what you need to know about Belarus and Russia's military exercises This week Russia and Belarus are conducting drills that have worried Nato members.
Poland 01/09/2017 Protests at Polish logging of ancient forest It's the new front in the bitter conflict pitting Warsaw against Brussels: Europe's oldest forest, at Poland's border with Belarus.
