On June 21, Belarus MPs passed amendments to the Law on Defense, approving among other things a new type of military service – mobilization service (or a temporary draft for training). read more

The two neighbors are to sign an agreement on mutual recognition of visas by the end of the year. read more

The Investigative Committee of Belarus has taken over the investigation of the criminal case against more than a dozen people who were originally apprehended on a charge of preparing for a riot following Alyaksandr Lukashenka's remarks about the arrest of foreign-trained militants. read more

NATO has held its first war games focused on defending a land corridor along the Polish-Lithuanian border sandwiched between Russia's Kaliningrad exclave and Kremlin's close ally, Belarus. read more

For over 20 years Syarhei Vasilyeu, a computer scientist and former resident of the Belarusian city of Homiel, has led a double life. read more

The joint Belarusian-Russian war game West-2017 is not aimed at invading other countries’ territories, president Alyaksandr Lukashenka said at Thursday’s meeting with the secretaries of the security councils of the CSTO member states. read more

U.S. President Donald Trump has prolonged sanctions against Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and members of his ruling apparatus for another year. read more

The Belarusian KGB has stopped criminal cases for ‘the preparation for mass riots’ (part3, article 293 of the Criminal Code) started against six members of the Young Front. read more

No Belarus-Russia visa regime will be introduced during the World Football Cup, state secretary of the Union State Ryhor Rapota said. read more

The State Control Committee has sent the criminal case for ‘the creation of an illegal armed unit’ to the Investigation Committee, head of the public relations department of the main office of the Investigation Committee Syarhei Kabakovich told Euroradio. read more