Sources: DW
The Wagner Group withdraws after Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin, and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko negotiate a deal to end the rebellion. 2023-06-24
The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom surpasses 200,000, with 294 deaths reported in the last week. 2022-07-13
New Delhi reinstates mandatory face mask wearing due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the Indian capital. 2022-04-20
Around 25 million residents in Shanghai are ordered to undergo COVID-19 testing in an effort to contain the current COVID-19 outbreak. 2022-04-3
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he "would recommend the leadership of Poland, Lithuanians and other empty-headed people to think before speaking," suggesting Belarus would halt natural gas supplies into Europe, if the EU pushes more sanctions. EU member states are to decide some time next week on new sanctions for human trafficking which led to the crisis. 2021-11-11
Belarus ends its short-lived mask mandate that was introduced on October 9 despite a record number of COVID-19 cases as President Alexander Lukashenko dismissed the measures as "unnecessary". 2021-10-22
Rioting youths torched a COVID-19 testing center and threw fireworks at police in the fishing village of Urk overnight into Sunday. 2021-01-24
Two men jailed for protesting against President Alexander Lukashenko say they tested positive for COVID-19, after developing symptoms in jail and not receiving treatment. 2020-12-26
President Alexander Lukashenko bans Belarusian citizens from returning from abroad, with the exception of those in Russia, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 2020-11-5