Belarus Take a look at Belarus as it prepares for the European Games On June 21 at Minsk, the opening ceremony will be broadcast to more than a hundred countries. More than 500 artists will be involved, including world-renowned stars such as the opera soprano Anna Netrebko. Dynamo Stadium has been completely renovated for this event. 14/06/2019
Postcards Nesvizh Castle: an architectural landmark of Eastern Europe in Belarus This feature of Postcards brings us to Nesvizh castle near Minsk, in Belarus. The site is on the UNESCO World Heritage list and attracts thousands of visitors every year. 07/06/2019
Belarus Road to Minsk 2019: preparations for the second European Games The city of Minsk is set to host the second ever European Games in late June. The organisers give a glimpse into what one can expect from one of the biggest sporting events in Europe. 31/05/2019
Postcards Belovezhskaya Pushcha: the oldest nature reserve in Europe The once immense primeval forest is home to the European bison, the heaviest surviving wild land animal in Europe. 24/05/2019
Postcards The Minsk street that's gone from industrial centre to cultural hub It took Oktyabrskaya Street five years to go from being an industrial area on the outskirts of Minsk to getting its own tourist map, thanks to its impressive pieces of street art by both Brazilian and Belarusian urban artists. 21/05/2019
Postcards Mir Castle: At the junction of Gothic and Renaissance In the heart of Belarus, there lies a castle of truly unique architectural design. 17/05/2019
focus Minsk gears up for European Games Focus looks at how Belarus capital Minsk is gearing up for the European Games, readying transport and venues which are set to leave a lasting legacy. 09/04/2019
metropolitans Metropolitans | Minsk - a tour of the Belarusian capital 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? 26/03/2019
Belarus Belarus opposition politicians ‘detained’ at independence rallies Zmitser Dashkevich was reportedly held in Minsk after calling President Lukashenko an "impostor". 26/03/2019
Russia 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. 02/03/2019
Belarus Mass grave found in Belarus Building workers in Belarus have uncovered the remains of almost 800 bodies in a mass grave at a site of a former Jewish ghetto 28/02/2019
Belarus Remains of hundreds of Jews unearthed in Nazi-era 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. 26/02/2019
Cult 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. 18/04/2018
insiders 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? 06/04/2018
insiders "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. 06/04/2018
insiders 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. 06/04/2018
world news The world is 'failing' 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 19/02/2018
world news 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 03/02/2018
brussels bureau 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 24/11/2017
brussels bureau 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 23/11/2017
Belarus Belarus charges Ukrainian journalist with espionage Pavlo Sharoyko accused of recruiting network of informants in Belarus for Ukrainian Defence Ministry. 20/11/2017
Belarus 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". 06/11/2017
Russia Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills 20/09/2017
Russia 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 19/09/2017
Russia 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. 18/09/2017
world news 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. 15/09/2017
