Amid the chaos in Eastern Europe in the wake of World War I, Poland and Soviet Russia fought an undeclared war that ended with the signing of the Treaty of Riga on March 18, 1921. The settlement ...

UEFA has changed the hosting plan for its 2026 European Championship for indoor soccer because Russia’s military ally Belarus qualified for the tournament.

One group will be played in each of Riga, Latvia’s capital, ... Belarus will start qualifying for the men's 2026 World Cup in September in a group with Denmark, Scotland and Greece.

Provides an overview of Belarus, including key events and facts about this east European country. ... 1921 - The Treaty of Riga divides Belarus between Poland and Soviet Russia.

RIGA, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Latvia's government decided on Tuesday to close one of its two border crossing points with Belarus as the prime minister accused Minsk of again using illegal migrants as ...

Today, Riga's mayor Martins Stakis said the Belarus national flag at the championship was replaced with a white-red-white flag of the opposition which angered Minsk.

Latvia plans to extend its enhanced security measures along the border to Belarus up to the middle of next year, the Interion Ministry announced in Riga on Wednesday. The move comes in response to ...

Belarus expelled all Latvian diplomats from the country on Monday, prompting a tit-for-tat response from Riga, as an international crisis deepened over the forced landing of a commercial flight in ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has decided that the Latvian capital, Riga, will be the sole host for the 2021 World Championship, after Minsk was stripped of the right to co-host ...

The former flag of Belarus, center, flies in Riga, Latvia on Monday. The use of the historic flag, a symbol of the opposition party, led to the expulsion of Latvian diplomats from Belarus.

1921 - The Treaty of Riga divides Belarus between Poland and Soviet Russia. Stalin's purges 1930s - Belarus suffers heavily from the purges of intellectuals and political opponents ordered by ...