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Belarus

Belinda Bencic and Elina Svitolina make history as mothers inside tennis’ top 10

Belinda Bencic (left) is now ninth, with Elina Svitolina in 10th.
Belinda Bencic (left) is now ninth, with Elina Svitolina in 10th.

Raccoon stows away from US to Belarus in shipped car

Belarus custom officials discovered the furry stowaway napping on the dashboard while the brand-new vehicle was being unloaded.
Belarus custom officials discovered the furry stowaway napping on the dashboard while the brand-new vehicle was being unloaded.

Tennis-List of Australian Open women's singles champions

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 31, 2026 Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina reacts during the women's singles final against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 31, 2026 Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina reacts during the women's singles final against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Curling-Junior curlers from Russia and Belarus to return to international competitions

Vilnius Airport halts flights again after suspected Belarus balloon incursion

Passengers walk past the arrival terminal in Vilnius Ciurlionis International Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Janis Laizans
Passengers walk past the arrival terminal in Vilnius Ciurlionis International Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 21, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron attending the 56th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 20.
French President Emmanuel Macron attending the 56th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 20.

Belarus’ Lukashenko joins Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ as US eases his isolation

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends the summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 21, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends the summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 21, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Aryna Sabalenka sees off Rakotomanga Rajaonah to reach Australian Open second round

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 18, 2026 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her first round match against France's Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah REUTERS/Hollie Adams
Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 18, 2026 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her first round match against France's Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Iga Swiatek insists ‘everything is fine’ after back-to-back defeats at United Cup

Iga Swiatek of Poland reacting during her 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 loss to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during the 2026 United Cup final between Poland and Switzerland at Ken Rosewall Arena in in Sydney on Jan 11, 2026.
Iga Swiatek of Poland reacting during her 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 loss to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during the 2026 United Cup final between Poland and Switzerland at Ken Rosewall Arena in in Sydney on Jan 11, 2026.

Russia shows off deployment of nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles in Belarus

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.