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The Winter Olympics 2026 Opening Ceremony is set for this evening, 6 February, BelTA has learned.

Women play a key role in addressing global problems, Wang Hui, Associate Professor at Shanghai Sipo Polytechnic, said at the final plenary session of the International Forum of Women Scientists in Minsk. The key theme of the forum was «The role of women in advancing science and education,» BelTA has learned.

Sixteen developments of the Belarusian State Authority for Military Industry were accepted into service with the Belarusian Armed Forces in 2025, Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry Dmitry Pantus told reporters ahead of the organization’s board meeting in Minsk, BelTA has learned.

The story of Aleksei Kozhukhovsky, a resident of the agro-town of Khatezhino in Minsk District, is an inspiring testament that true calling can be found at any age, and that a drastic career change can become a great achievement. In the Belarusians in Focus project we asked Aleksei why people go to the banya, who and how it heals, and what is the secret of beneficial steam.

Belarusian observers have arrived in Thailand to monitor major electoral events scheduled for 8 February 2026, BelTA reports citing the Central Election Commission (CEC).

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has convened a meeting with the Council of Ministers, BelTA has learned.

The multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) Polonez-M will be upgraded, Chairman of the State Authority for Military Industry Dmitry Pantus told reporters ahead of the organization’s board meeting in Minsk, BelTA reports.

Belarusian scientists have reconstructed the face of a miner who lived 4,500 years ago as part of the new study titled «The Population of Belarus. An Album in Faces, A Look into the Past» which was presented in Minsk on 4 February, BelTA has learned.

Another stage of the Armed Forces’ readiness inspection has been launched in accordance with the plan of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff, the ministry’s press service quoted Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin as saying.

A session of the commission for foreign policy support of historical policy of the Republican Council on Historical Policy under the Belarus President Administration took place at premises of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 28 January, BelTA has learned.