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Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), and has a population of 2.9 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities include Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians are the titular nation, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of Balts, and speak Lithuanian.
- Population: 2,800,000+
- Area: 65,300 km²
- Coordinates: Latitude: 54.683334350586, Longitude: 25.316667556763
- Timezone: Timezone info not available
- Current Local Time: ailab
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Iranas teigia, kad JAV dar neišdavė vizų pasaulio futbolo čempionate turinčiai dalyvauti rinktinei
Irano futbolo federacijos vadovas ketvirtadienį pareiškė, kad dar neišduotos vizos iraniečių nacionalinei rinktinei, turinčiai dalyvauti šių metų pasaulio futbolo čempionate Jungtinėse Valstijose, pranešė valstybinė žiniasklaida.
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Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones
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British Gas pays £20m over prepayment meter force-fitting scandal
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Finland faces no ‘direct military threat’ despite drone scare, president insists
President Alexander Stubb said Friday that Finland was “not facing any direct military threat” after a drone entered the country’s airspace near Helsinki. Kari Nisula, chief of operations for the Finnish Defence Forces, later said Finland had received advanced warning through military intelligence channels about approaching drones, but declined to say where the information came from. Finnish Air Force Hornets were deployed over the capital and the Gulf of Finland after authorities detected a suspected drone in their skies. Residents in the wider Uusimaa region were briefly told to stay indoors. “I thank the authorities for their swift response to this morning’s drone alert,” Stubb wrote on X. They “demonstrated that they were well-prepared. Readiness was swiftly enhanced. Finland is not facing any direct military threat,” he added. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo also urged calm, reassuring citizens that Finland’s armed forces “have intensified their surveillance and counter-capabilities” and “official measures” were “underway.” “The danger has passed. People can go to work and school safely,” Interior Minister Mari Rantanen wrote on X early Friday morning. The incident came amid a large-scale overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russian territory. The Russian Ministry of Defense said it had shot down 355 drones, including in the Pskov region bordering Estonia and Latvia. The Finnish alert was lifted shortly after 7 a.m. local time. No casualties or damage were reported. Flights at Helsinki-Vantaa airport were disrupted for three hours but have since resumed. Friday’s incident is not the first drone-related spillover from Russia’s war in Ukraine to hit Finland. In March, two drones crossed into Finnish territory and crashed after flying low over the sea and southeastern Finland. In nearby Latvia, the coalition government collapsed Thursday after Prime Minister Evika Siliņa fired Defense Minister Andris Sprūds over the handling of stray Ukrainian drone strikes.
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UK leadership crisis: Burnham plots his path to the top — latest updates
Keir Starmer woke up in No.10 Downing Street this morning, but for how much longer? After a week of turmoil, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has finally made his move, and the roadmap to a British leadership change is suddenly visible. Here’s what you need to know: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is seeking a return to Parliament via a by-election in Makerfield triggered by MP Josh Simons’ resignation. If he wins, the path to challenge Starmer becomes clear. Labour’s ruling NEC officers are expected to meet today to decide if they will allow Burnham to run. But this is no victory lap. Nigel Farage has vowed to throw “absolutely everything” at Makerfield. With Reform UK polling at strongly locally, Burnham is heading into one hell of a fight. Watch for market tremors too: after a wild week, the City of London is spooked. Sterling dropped as traders price in the end of the Starmer era and the arrival of a more interventionist Burnham. Follow along for the latest updates and analysis from the POLITICO team.
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Deschamps unveils France’s star-studded World Cup squad
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Ex-South African president to appeal order to proceed with graft trial
A judge on Thursday ruled that the decades-long case against Jacob Zuma and French defence company, Thales, should go ahead.
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Ebola crisis deepens in DR Congo as death toll rises
Health officials are racing to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where at least 65 people have died and hundreds more are suspected to be infected.
