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Topping-out ceremony held in Lithuania at future Bundeswehr site
Lithuania celebrated the topping-out ceremony on Wednesday for the staff building at the future site that will house a German brigade…
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Lithuania arrests 21 in alleged cigarette smuggling ring using weather balloons from Belarus
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian authorities said Tuesday they had arrested 21 people allegedly connected to a criminal network that…
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Lithuania to reopen border crossings with Russia-allied Belarus after tensions over balloons
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian government decided Wednesday to reopen the country's two border crossings with Belarus, weeks…
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Balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes over Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport for hours
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Up to 25 small hot-air balloons, some of them confirmed to be carrying smuggled cigarettes, entered Lithuanian…
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Lithuanian prosecutors allege Russia-linked network planned arson attacks in Europe
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian prosecutors said they uncovered a Russia-linked network of suspects who are alleged to have planned…
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Lithuania charges 15 over alleged Russian-backed parcel bombs
Fifteen people have been charged with terrorism offences in Lithuania over the alleged Russian-backed detonation of parcels in Germany,…
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Russia’s ‘Zapad’ drill has Europe on edge about low-key attacks
WARSAW, Poland — As Russia and Belarus launch the “Zapad 2025” joint military drill this month, eyeing buildups of military forces along…
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The EU urges China to lift 'unjustified' sanctions on Lithuanian banks
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The European Union on Thursday called on China to revoke sanctions imposed on two Lithuanian banks, arguing…
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Germany's Klingbeil stresses solidarity with Baltic states in Vilnius
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil on Tuesday assured fellow NATO members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia of continued German assistance…
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Baltic states close their air space to Putin's 'Victory Day' guests
Foreign state guests travelling to Russia for Thursday's World War II commemorations will not be able to fly over the Baltic states of…
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Trump Has Gross Plan for Ceremony for Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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Lithuania's Budrys hails Black Sea truce, wants Ukraine security guarantees
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys applauded the Trump administration in an interview with Newsweek, lauding the White…
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Four US soldiers missing during NATO training confirmed dead
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily…
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Putin will launch "invasion" of NATO countries, Zelensky predicts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky predicted in a Sunday interview with NBC News that Russian President Vladimir Putin will launch an…
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Baltic States decouple from Russian power grid in historic move
More than 30 years after regaining their independence from the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have disconnected themselves…
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3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia was officially…
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GPS interference causes Ryanair flight diversion after Russia tampering claims
A Ryanair flight descending into Vilnius airport on Thursday was diverted to Warsaw due to GPS interference, Lithuania’s air navigation…
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All wreckage removed one week after cargo plane crashes in Lithuania
Recovery work has been completed after a cargo plane travelling from Germany to Lithuania crashed in Vilnius last week, police said on…
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Germany hands over NATO mission monitoring Baltic states' airspace
Germany's armed forces have handed over the leadership of the NATO air surveillance mission over the Baltic states to the Netherlands…
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No evidence of sabotage so far after plane crash in Lithuania
Lithuanian investigators have so far found no evidence that the crash of a cargo plane from Germany in Vilnius could have been caused…
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Two Baltic Sea communications cables have been knocked offline
Two undersea communications cables in the Baltic Sea have been knocked offline, and at least one appears to have been physically cut. CNN…
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German general says special mission on NATO's eastern flank on track
The commander of the German Army brigade that is to be stationed in Lithuania said plans for the large-scale troop deployment are…
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Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and Belarus…
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Lithuanian ministers won't attend EU meetings over Orbán's Putin trip
Lithuania will temporarily not send ministers to Hungary for EU meetings after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's recently visited…