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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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Maskva ėmė valyti savo šnipų tinklą: kas užima GRU karininkų vietas
Oficialiai jie siunčiami megzti verslo ryšių ir plėsti Rusijos prekybos. Tačiau daugiau kaip 50-yje pasaulio valstybių veikiančios Maskvos prekybos atstovybės, kaip atskleidžia „The Insider“, turi ir gerokai mažiau viešą funkciją. Maždaug trečdalis jų darbuotojų esą yra kadriniai Rusijos karinės žvalgybos GRU karininkai, kuriems prekyba – tik priedanga. Dabar Maskva dalį jų traukia lauk, tačiau į atsilaisvinusias vietas ateina ne vien profesionalūs prekybos diplomatai.
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Makabriški audros vaizdai Panevėžio kapinėse: medžiai griuvo ant kapaviečių, išdraskė antkapius
Šeštadienį Panevėžį talžiusi audra nepagailėjo ir Šilaičių kapinių. Stiprus vėjas išvertė medžius, laužė stambias šakas, o dalis jų užgriuvo kapavietes ir užtvėrė praėjimus tarp kapų.
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Four people are still missing after Friday's attack which killed 16 and left 130 injured, including a number of children.
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The struggling firm said it had improved its performance but missed regulator-set delivery targets.
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France to ramp up Ukraine support, says Macron
BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that Paris will strengthen its support for Ukraine after Russia’s deadly attacks on a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih on Friday. Macron wrote on X that he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday following the strikes, which killed 16 and left 130 injured. “I informed President Zelensky that we are stepping up our support with the delivery of interceptors and are continuing our cooperation,” he said. Confirming the phone call during which the pair discussed “first and foremost, the need for air defense,” Zelenskyy also shared on social media that the two leaders had “agreed to accelerate the delivery of the latest French equipment and missiles.” “Thank you for confirming your readiness to provide licenses for the production of missiles,” wrote the Ukrainian leader. Regarding relations with Washington, Zelenskyy said he and Macron “also discussed the state of diplomatic work with our partners and communication with the team of the President of the United States. We agreed on steps that could open up additional diplomatic opportunities.” Macron, along with his counterparts from Germany and the U.K., are expected to co-host a Coalition of the Willing meeting on Monday to discuss continued support for Ukraine against Russia’s aggression. The meeting will be held in Kyiv, with some leaders — including the French president — dialing in remotely. Around 10 leaders, including European Council President António Costa, are expected to attend in person, reported Le Monde.
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Former EU Commissioner Siim Kallas dies at 77
BRUSSELS — Former Estonian Prime Minister and European Commissioner Siim Kallas has died at the age of 77. “It is with sadness that I must announce that my dear father, Siim Kallas, passed away last night,” posted EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Instagram. The Estonian politician was the country’s first ever European commissioner, starting from 2004. He took up the economic and monetary affairs post under then-European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, and later served as vice-president and transport commissioner from 2010 to 2014. An economist by training, Kallas started his career as president of the Bank of Estonia in 1991, where he was one of the principal architects of the country’s monetary reform. In 1994, he founded the liberal-democratic Reform Party and was elected to the Estonian parliament the following year, when he became foreign affairs minister. Kallas was also an important figure in the Baltic country’s European trajectory: After his appointment as foreign minister, he oversaw Estonia’s bid to join the EU. He was prime minister in 2002, when the country concluded negotiations to become a member and was invited to join NATO.“I think of courage required to rebuild a state and introduce its own currency in the early 1990s, as well as the quiet conviction he brought with him to Brussels,” wrote European Parliament Roberta Metsola on social media in response to the news. “Estonia and Europe are better because of his life’s work.”“Through his public career, [Kallas] helped shape Estonia’s EU path and key European policies,” stated the Commission. His daughter, Kaja Kallas, was Estonia’s youngest-ever serving prime minister, holding office from 2021 to 2024. She is now the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s second term. This story has been updated.
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Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz
Iraqi President Nizar Amidi says his country's territory will not be used to launch attacks against any other state.
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Why is Israel building new illegal settlements?
Israel opens construction bids for new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank.
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Russian ‘double-tap’ attack on Ukrainian shopping mall kills at least 16
Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on allies to pile ‘real pressure’ on Moscow to end the war
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Togo says it has 'serious' evidence against detained French filmmakers
Togo’s government said Saturday it had “serious and corroborative evidence” against two French documentary filmmakers arrested last month alongside their Togolese fixer. The three men deny charges of making “false declarations”.
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Fontainebleau forest near Paris reopens after devastating wildfire
Fontainebleau forest reopened to the public Saturday, with 80 percent of the popular Paris-area nature reserve accessible again after a wildfire scorched around 2,000 hectares last month. A fifth of the forest remains closed because of safety risks.
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Ebola gathering ban stalls cultural revival in eastern Congo’s Goma
When Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the city in 2025, leaving hundreds dead in fighting, Goma's cultural scene took a hit. Festivals slowly returned, but now an Ebola outbreak has forced another shutdown
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Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry
Across the country, farmland that could feed the world's largest hunger crisis many times over lies fallow, as weary farmers once again find themselves in the crosshairs of faraway destruction
