The International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, saying as the qualification period of the 2028 Los Angeles Games had started all athletes needed to be offered equal access to the competition.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 31 Ukrainians convicted of crimes in the former Soviet republic as part of agreements reached with US President Donald Trump.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned 31 Ukrainians convicted of crimes in the former Soviet republic as part of agreements reached with US President Donald Trump.