Last Tuesday the Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut was released by Belarus as part of a prisoner exchange with Poland. A fierce critic of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's regime, Mr Poczobut was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in 2023. So why was he released now?
Last Tuesday the Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut was released by Belarus as part of a prisoner exchange with Poland. A fierce critic of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's regime, Mr Poczobut was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in 2023. So why was he released now?
Wildfires that scorched forests in northern Japan, reportedly the second biggest in over 30 years, have been brought under control after 11 days, officials have said.
Wildfires that scorched forests in northern Japan, reportedly the second biggest in over 30 years, have been brought under control after 11 days, officials have said.
The European Union is looking to upend some of its rules to try to encourage companies to make more products in Europe, but China isn't happy about the plan, writes Adam Maguire.
The European Union is looking to upend some of its rules to try to encourage companies to make more products in Europe, but China isn't happy about the plan, writes Adam Maguire.
Police in Australia's Northern Territory have said they had charged a man with murdering an Indigenous girl, days after the five-year-old's death sparked violent clashes in an outback town.
Police in Australia's Northern Territory have said they had charged a man with murdering an Indigenous girl, days after the five-year-old's death sparked violent clashes in an outback town.
US President Donald Trump doubled down on the United States decision to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany, as a rift in transatlantic ties deepens over the Middle East war.
US President Donald Trump doubled down on the United States decision to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany, as a rift in transatlantic ties deepens over the Middle East war.
Mark Allen missed a simple black to book his place in his first World Snooker Championship final before falling 17-16 to Wu Yize in one of the most dramatic last-four finishes in Crucible history.
Mark Allen missed a simple black to book his place in his first World Snooker Championship final before falling 17-16 to Wu Yize in one of the most dramatic last-four finishes in Crucible history.
The premier Munster hurling rivalry of the early 2020s resumes - after an effective year's hiatus - with Limerick shorn of two of their X-factor players
The premier Munster hurling rivalry of the early 2020s resumes - after an effective year's hiatus - with Limerick shorn of two of their X-factor players
In a time when too many traditional Ulster rivalries are running cold, neighbours Armagh and Down can inject some much-needed spice when they meet on Sunday.
In a time when too many traditional Ulster rivalries are running cold, neighbours Armagh and Down can inject some much-needed spice when they meet on Sunday.
Israel's military has issued new evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon for villages beyond the area it occupies, despite a truce with Lebanon intended to halt fighting with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Israel's military has issued new evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon for villages beyond the area it occupies, despite a truce with Lebanon intended to halt fighting with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Three people who were arrested, as part of an investigation into the deaths of a four-year-old boy and his grand-aunt in Co Offaly last year, have been released without charge.
Three people who were arrested, as part of an investigation into the deaths of a four-year-old boy and his grand-aunt in Co Offaly last year, have been released without charge.
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