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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 10, 2025
Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast. Click here to...

Building a stronger community: How Estonia continues to help rebuild Ukraine
Estonia has been actively contributing to Ukraine's recovery since 2022 and is helping to rebuild the Zhytomyr region, in the north of the country, bordering Belarus. Several projects have already been completed, including reconstructing a...

Wimbledon 2025, Day 11: Anisimova Stuns Sabalenka; Świątek Storms Past Benicic
Writer-editor Harsh Pareek brings you all the courtside drama, flair and finesse from Wimbledon 2025, in #ServeAndVolley. IT WAS A SWELTERING DAY AT SW19 as temperatures soared on Centre Court with the two women's semi-final matches scheduled for...

The Long Campaign to Free Belarus’s Political Prisoners
Tatsiana Khomich is one of Belarus’s most prominent human rights advocates, a co-founder of the Free Belarus Prisoners organization, and the designated representative for political prisoners on the Belarus Coordination Council. She is also the...

Belarus Ambassador Celebrates Independence Day with Words of Friendship and Future Cooperation
H.E. Mr. Andrew Chernetsky, Belarus’s ambassador to Korea / Courtesy of Korea IT Tiimes Today’s event featured an inspiring welcoming address by H.E. Mr. Andrew Chernetsky, Belarus’s ambassador to Korea, celebrating Belarus’s Independence Day and...

Belarus Independence Day: new horizons in strategic partnership with Việt Nam
On the article written on the occasion of Belarus’ Independence Day (July 3), Ambassador Uladzimir Baravikou reflects on his country’s resilience and economic progress amid challenges, praises Việt Nam as a trusted and strategic partner, and looks...

Anisimova upsets No. 1 Sabalenka at Wimbledon and now faces Swiatek
Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. celebrates winning a point against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during a women's singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Thursday. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan) LONDON (AP) — A little more...

Johnny Depp’s new film about Modigliani is in danger of downplaying his importance as an artist – an art expert’s verdict
In 2018 an oil painting of a nude by the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani broke a world record when it sold at Sotheby’s for US$157.2 million (£115.2m). It was created in 1917, at a time when Modigliani was unable to sell his pictures for more...

Belarus Frees More Political Prisoners
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed another group of political prisoners in the Moscow-allied country, his office said Wednesday, following the surprise release of a key opposition figure last month. Hundreds of regime opponents remain...

Belarus to begin joint production of medicines in Cuba
The Belarusian side also plans to transfer technologies and raw materials to organize the production of dairy products in the Latin American nation, all as a result of a series of negotiations aimed at strengthening economic ties between the two...

150,000 Pak skilled workers to get work visas for Belarus
ISLAMABAD - As many as 150,000 Pakistani skilled workers will get employment in Belarus through work visa which will expand the international job market for Pakistanis. In April this year, PM Shehbaz Sharif had visited Belarus where a bilateral...

Belarusian leader Lukashenko frees 16 people in new batch of pardons
(Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 16 people convicted of various crimes, including "extremism", ahead of the country's independence day, state media reported on Wednesday. Human rights groups and the exiled...

Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 16 people, including some convicted of extremism, Belta reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 16 people convicted of various crimes, including extremism, ahead of the country’s independence day, the state-run outlet Belta reported on Wednesday. Those pardoned include...

Defence or deficit?
The recent NATO summit decision to invest 5 per cent of GDP annually in defence by 2035 was warmly welcomed by the countries on the alliance’s eastern flank, which feel most vulnerable to the Russian threat. The Baltic states were the first to...

Illegal attempts to cross Belarus-Poland border: Pakistanis among top eight nationalities involved
ISLAMABAD: Amid ongoing confusion surrounding the Pakistan-Belarus jobs agreement, new data from Eastern Europe paints a worrying picture. Between January 1 and June 22 this year, nearly 14,000 illegal border-crossing attempts were recorded at the...

Belarusian PM to Hammad: Minsk eyes cooperation with Libya in agriculture, industry, and healthcare
Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to enhancing cooperation with Libya in the fields of agriculture, industry, and healthcare. During his meeting on Tuesday with the Prime Minister of the parallel...
Aggrieved students file FR case, parents write to HR commission over non-acceptance for KDU Medical Degree
University-qualified G.C.E. Advanced Level (G.C.E. A/L) students, who have been deprived of applying for the Medical Degree at the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) by a sudden decision taken by the State, have filed a fundamental rights case in...

Medics Revealed The Truth About The Belarusian Vaccine Against COVID-19
18 It is not even a means of basic prevention. The official register of the Center for Expertise and Testing in Public Health states that the Belarusian vaccine against COVID-19 can be used only in case of critical deterioration of the...

Zverev revelations spark discussion about mental health
LONDON: Mental health is not often spoken about in tennis but the three-time Grand Slam finalist Alexander Zverev’s candid revelations at Wimbledon have made it a talking point at this year’s tournament. The German third seed told reporters after...

Aryna Sabalenka Vs Amanda Anisimova, Wimbledon 2025 SF: American Reaches Maiden SW19 Final
Tennis Amanda Anisimova stunned world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Centre Court at All England Club on Thursday, 10 July, ousting the top seed 6‑4, 4‑6, 6‑4 to reach the Wimbledon 2025 final. Anisimova, fighting the sweltering 30°C heat and medical...