Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself as a plain-spoken strongman and "president of the ordinary people". Described in the ...

When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate ...

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 ... gained independence from the Soviet Union. Criticism of the strongman is banned. Most people AFP spoke to in Minsk and other towns ...

The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign ... statement by the Central Election Commission, the strongman leader won by a landslide, garnering nearly 87% percent ...

The acclamation of Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president for a seventh straight term was confirmed on January 26. The ...

This file photo shows Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (C) casting his ballot at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 26, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Belarusian Central Election Commission ...

Belarusian Central Election Commission on Monday officially declared Alexander Lukashenko's victory in the latest presidential elections with 86.82 percent of the votes. For other candidates ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a rare public message congratulating Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on securing his seventh term, demonstrating closer ties between two staunch ...