Multiple countries took part in the exchange of prisoners, including a well-known journalist released to Poland, as the Trump administration’s outreach to Belarus continued to pay dividends.

Sakharov prize winner was given eight-year sentence after process widely condemned as politically motivatedThe Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, has been freed after five years in a Belarusian penal colony as part of a US-brokered multi-country swap deal.His release has been confirmed by Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, who posted a picture of him on social media, saying: “Andrzej Poczobut is free! Welcome to your Polish home, my friend.” Continu

A 23-year-old Polish social media influencer has raised more than 250m Polish zloty (€59m) for children's cancer treatment costs during a nine-day non-stop livestream. Coldplay's Chris Martin and footballer Robert Lewandowski were among those who joined the record-breaking fundraising event.