With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” is all but certain to add a seventh term.

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020 ... It was overrun by Nazi Germany in World War II. It's been closely allied with Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin — himself in ...

Voting started following a period of almost non-existent election fever. In the capital Minsk, there’s an almost total absence of billboards promoting the candidates and there has been little in the ...

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election ... It was overrun by Nazi Germany in World War II. It's been closely allied with Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin — himself ...

Belarus concludes its presidential election ... Lithuania and Poland — with the latter three all being NATO members. During World War II, it was occupied by Nazi Germany. Lukashenko, a former ...

Within a year of assuming office, Lukashenko held a referendum that changed Belarus’s white-and-red flag to one closely resembling the old Soviet design. He told World War II veterans ...

Near a border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine, anti-tank spikes and concrete pyramids block what was once a bustling ...

Near a border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine ... a large blue and yellow sign in the colours of the Ukrainian flag can be seen. The road leads to Chernigiv, a major city in northern ...

There is one staple missing from world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka’s introduction to the court at the Australian Open – and it is the same reason she has a “blue flag”. It is the third year ...