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The results of the first ArtMasters Open international competition at the 2026 International Festival of Youth in Ekaterinburg have been announced. The winners in the «Film» and «Music» categories were selected by a jury following the pitching of creative projects by the finalist teams.

Prime Minister of Belarus Aleksandr Turchin has hosted a session of the Supervisory Board of the Hi-Tech Park, BelTA has learned.

Russia and Ukraine have carried out another exchange of fallen soldiers’ bodies on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border on 17 September, BelTA has learned.

Imagine the sky above you suddenly starts to «breathe»: it contracts into a dense black ball, stretches into a ribbon, then dissolves into a translucent veil against the sunset. This isn’t computer graphics—it’s murmuration, one of the most mesmerizing natural phenomena on the planet. Here’s what lies behind this magical dance, why birds gather into a «living cloud,» and how to catch this spectacular show in Belarus.

Zoya Tarasevich, a Bereza resident, shared her thoughts on the ethnocide of Belarusians with BelTA.

The Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus conducted a comprehensive nationwide sociological survey in July-August 2026 at the request of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR). Two parts of the survey have been presented, focusing on current issues of Belarus’ social and economic development and social and political topics. Among other things, Belarusians were asked about their attitudes toward attracting labor migrants to Belarus. The majority of respondents said they viewed them neutrally as long as they complied with the law. A BelTA correspondent asked residents of Vitebsk Oblast for their views. 

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended People’s Unity Day greetings to his compatriots, noting that the holiday symbolizes national dignity and historical justice, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova arrived in the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on a visit on 16 September. 

Myanmar is interested in cooperation with Belarus on a wide range of issues, State Secretary of the Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told the media following a meeting with National Security Adviser and Minister in the Office of the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Tin Aung San, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian machinery is very popular in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe said in an interview with ONT TV Channel, BelTA has learned.