The first high-profile exchange took place on February 10, 1962, when Soviet intelligence officer William Fischer (better known as Rudolf Abel), arrested in New York on June 21, 1957, was exchanged ...

Belarusian authorities have released an imprisoned U.S. citizen, a Belarusian journalist for a U.S.-funded media outlet and ...

A journalist was among at least three people jailed in Belarus who the White House said Wednesday were released following a ...

Andrey Kuznechyk, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was one of those released from a Belarusian prison after ...

The White House said Wednesday that it had secured the release of three prisoners from Belarus, including one U.S. citizen.

An American was among three people released from prison by the government of Belarus, the Trump administration announced ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...

Trump, announcing the aid freeze on his first day in office, said all foreign assistance would be evaluated as to whether it ...

Five reportedly have children, and one woman is pregnant ... The alleged release follows ten rounds of prisoner “pardons” by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, which started in July 2024 in the ...

Five reportedly have children, and one woman is pregnant ... ten rounds of prisoner “pardons” by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, which started in July 2024 in the run up to the ...

Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot during Belarus’ presidential election at a polling station in the capital Minsk on January 26, 2025. Natalia ...