Despite being from a middle-class family with humble beginnings, Queen Letizia is a fully fledged royal, basking in all the ...

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments rejected as ...

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Alexander Lukashenko on his reelection as the president of Belarus. Noting that he has maintained close contact ...

Belarus held an orchestrated election over the weekend that the opposition and the EU rejected as a farce, extending authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko's more than three decades in power.

Lukashenko, who faced no serious challenge from the four other candidates on the bal Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West calls a charade - CNA Skip to main content ...

Belarusian President and presidential candidate Alexander Lukashenko visits a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk, Belarus Jan 26, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] MINSK - Incumbent ...

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, won a seventh consecutive term in office Sunday in an election denounced by the European Union and the exiled opposition. With his ...

Lukashenko -- a 70-year-old former collective farm boss -- has been in power in reclusive, Moscow-allied Belarus since 1994. Polls opened at 08:00 am (0500 GMT) in Minsk's first presidential vote ...

Lukashenko has orchestrated a ruthless crackdown on opponents since huge protests against him in 2020. This time around, the candidates picked to run against him actually campaigned in his favour.