Belarus-EU Media Crackdown: Belarus has labeled Euronews “extremist,” restricting access to its site and raising the risk of penalties for readers—an escalation opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls Lukashenka’s revenge. Cybercrime Sentencing: A Belarusian national, Maksim Silnikau, was sentenced to 16 years in the US for creating and running the Ransom Cartel ransomware-as-a-service operation. Power Restoration After Storms: Thunderstorms left 438 Belarusian settlements without electricity; the Minsk Region and Vileyka district were hit hardest, with emergency crews working to restore 10 kV networks. Białowieża Forest Science: Belarusian scientists reported the first find of an ultra-rare fungus, Cyphelloporia bialoviesensis, found only on dead Norway spruce in damp spruce-alder forests. Education & Tech Cooperation: Tanzania and Belarus agreed to expand academic cooperation, with talks including engineering, data science, and AI. EAEU Digital Integration: EAEU leaders signed deals on e-commerce, a unified financial market, and mutual recognition of academic titles—aimed at boosting cross-border digital trade and research mobility. Belarus Border Tech/Defense Context: Lithuania’s foreign minister warned of hybrid threats from Belarus, while Germany plans a permanent brigade deployment in Lithuania near the Belarus border.