VILNIUS, March 24 (Reuters) – A military drone that crashed in Lithuania came from Ukraine and was aimed at attacking Russia’s oil exports before going astray, the Baltic country’s government said on Tuesday. Lithuania’s armed forces said on Monday a suspected drone had entered the country’s airspace and crashed into an ice-covered lake some 20…
MARIJAMPOLE, Lithuania—European governments are preparing for war with Russia. A newly released wargame suggests they aren’t ready. Concrete barriers near Marijampole along Lithuania’s border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. A Russian incursion, or outright invasion, into countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union has become more likely because of Europe’s…
Hong Kong has seen an increase in applications to import pets after the city cut the quarantine period for cats and dogs from mainland China from 120 to 30 days. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) also said that a greater number of quarantine units at its new Kai Tak complex had further reduced…
The European Union has formally terminated a long-running dispute with China at the World Trade Organization, centred on Beijing’s alleged coercion of Lithuania in 2021. In a statement circulated to WTO members, the bloc said it was abandoning the case “considering the key objectives behind this dispute have been met and relevant trade has resumed”….
European countries have been forced to boost defence spending because of the “threat” from Russia, Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said as he wrapped up a visit to China where he called for the country to put more pressure on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. In an interview with the Post on Thursday,…
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s prime minister said Monday that her country has drawn up plans to shut its border crossings with Belarus indefinitely, after flights at the capital’s airport were disrupted repeatedly by suspected sightings of balloons used to smuggle cigarettes across the frontier. Lithuania’s National Security Commission met after balloon sightings prompted the…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday said that the Russian military planes briefly violated the country’s airspace in the evening, condemning what he termed as a blatant breach of the territorial integrity of his European Union and NATO-member country. He also said that the foreign ministry planned to summon the Russian Embassy representative to protest…
Hong Kong has widened its recognition of veterinary health certificates for cats and dogs imported from mainland China, expanding from only Shenzhen to all regions across the border. Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department revealed on Tuesday that it was now accepting animal health certificates issued by official veterinarians from all customs authorities on…
Published on 29/09/2025 – 21:54 GMT+2 •Updated 30/09/2025 – 11:23 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius condemned Russian drone incursions over Poland and Estonia as “dangerous” and “reckless” violations of international law Monday, warning that Moscow represents NATO’s greatest threat whilst opening a permanent logistics centre for German forces in Lithuania. “The Russian Federation…
Last Updated:September 12, 2025, 00:07 IST Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda confirmed the safe arrival of the freed prisoners across the Lithuanian border on Thursday. The timing of the release is significant, coming just a day after Russian drones were spotted over Polish territory (Image: AP) Belarus has released 52 political prisoners on Thursday, following US…