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A view shows the Olympic Rings in front of the Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), during the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Russians, Belarusians to participate at Paris Olympics as neutrals – IOC

December 8, 2023

Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the Paris 2024 Olympics can take part as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems at the event next year.

Polish soldiers construct a barbed wire fence on the border with Belarus in Zubrzyca Wielka near Bialystok, eastern Poland on August 26, 2021. - The Polish Ministry of Defence has announced the building of a one hundred kilometer long, two and a half meter high fence along it's border with Belarus after a significant increase in refugee crossings. (Photo by Jaap Arriens / AFP) (Photo by JAAP ARRIENS/AFP via Getty Images)

Poland Deploys Thousands Of Troops To Belarusian Border Amid Ongoing Tensions

August 15, 2023

Poland is deploying thousands of troops at its border with Belarus. The move comes as ongoing tensions between the two sides are continuously increasing.

This picture taken on July 4, 2017 shows Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin prior to a meeting with business leaders held by Russian and Chinese presidents at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Photo by Sergei ILNITSKY / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI ILNITSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Wagner group chief relocates to Belarus

June 27, 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin has relocated to Belarus days after his short-lived rebellion on Saturday in which he led thousands of his men on a march towards Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on April 19, 2023. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

Putin positions nuclear bombs in Belarus as warning to the West

June 17, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that he has placed nuclear weapons in Belarus. He went on to explain that his reasoning for doing so was to send the West a reminder that it could not strategically defeat Russia.

Former tennis player Billie Jean King and partner Ilana Kloss are seen during the final match between Jessica Pegula of the U.S. and Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

King becomes first female athlete to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal

September 27, 2024

Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday.

Simone Biles during a practice session before the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Gymnastics-Biles submits new uneven bars element for Paris Games

July 26, 2024

Simone Biles submitted an original skill on uneven bars that will be the sixth move named after her and first on bars if she can successfully complete it.