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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.

Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has departed for St. Petersburg on a working visit, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian government.

It is important to restore the level of trade with Arkhangelsk Oblast, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Governor of Russia’s Arkhangelsk Oblast Alexander Tsybulsky in Minsk on 24 August, BelTA has learned.

The Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi (EAD) has recorded the first-ever nesting of an Olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the emirate, marking a significant milestone for marine biodiversity in Abu Dhabi. Discovered on Saadiyat Island, the nest represents a rare and exceptional occurrence.

Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has signed a government resolution on minor citizens traveling outside the Republic of Belarus, the government press service told BelTA.

How the tourism infrastructure in the city of Grodno develops was sketched out by Chairman of the Grodno City Executive Committee Andrei Khmel at a meeting of Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko and members of the House of Representatives elected from Grodno and the oblast with the city’s leadership and activists, BelTA has learned.

At an exhibition hall, about 10 humanoid robots worked in a coordinated workflow, with some lifting and stacking boxes and others sorting goods along an assembly line. Together, they demonstrated a complete smart logistics process — from material handling to sorting and replenishment.