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Labor pensions will be increased by an average of 5% starting 1 September 2026. The measure is stipulated in Decree No. 288 signed by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 24 August, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Visitors and participants of the Voranauski Dranik potato festival shared their impressions with BelTA.

Specialists from the Minsk Scientific and Practical Center of Surgery, Transplantology and Hematology have successfully performed a highly complex multi-component hybrid reconstruction of the arteries of a lower limb, BelTA learned from the Healthcare Committee of the Minsk City Executive Committee.

Official confirmation of the high standards observed by the worker collective of OAO Slutsk Cheese-Making Plant came in the form of the government’s quality excellence award for the year 2025. The assessment came from experts whose professionalism we trust. But it is even more interesting to see with one’s own eyes how dairy product quality is ensured at the enterprise, BelTA’s

Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has discussed the progress and prospects of cooperation in the gas sector with Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom Alexey Miller, BelTA learned from the government press service.

The inspection of the Armed Forces ordered by the president is continuing at one of the artillery brigades, with particular attention being paid to the assimilation of modern experience in fire engagement and its management, State Secretary of Belarus’ Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told journalists after delivering the directive to the defense minister, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and the DPRK are preparing to sign a bilateral agreement on visa-free travel for citizens, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.

Since 1 January 2026, Belarus has welcomed 159,906 travelers from 38 countries included in the visa-waiver program. The majority of travelers came from Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. 

Belarusian sportswomen secured a victory on the opening day of the UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Championships, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian farmers have threshed 8.6 million tonnes of grain, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.