Medininkų pasienio kontrolės punkte (PKP) VSAT pareigūnai iš maršrutinio autobuso „Setra“, važiuojančio į Rygą (Latvija), išsodino baltarusį, kurio paiešką paskelbė ir Europos arešto orderiu pasirūpino lenkų policija.

Rusijos ambasada Stokholme ketvirtadienį pareiškė, kad naktį tapo dronų atakos auka, per kurią į jos teritoriją buvo numestas savadarbio sprogstamojo užtaiso maketas ir raudonų dažų.

The young migrants heading to Europe say they were stripped and had their hands tied in freezing temperatures.

Kyiv's mayor declares a day of mourning after the major drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital.

The 1am kick-off time for England's World Cup match on Sunday falls outside changes to licensing laws.

Holidaymakers face long waits under the EU's new Entry-Exit System, the head of Berlin's airport says.

The European Union will sanction Russian military producers involved in the deadly attack on Kyiv Thursday morning, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced on X. “Today, I will propose to sanction more entities supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex in response to the strikes,” Kallas wrote. “We keep raising the cost until Russia understands it cannot win”. The EU’s top diplomat’s announcement comes after Russia attacked Ukraine with a massive wave of missiles and drones, concentrated on the capital Kyiv and killing at least 18 people and wounding more than 80. Kyiv’s Air Force said Moscow launched 74 missiles and more than 490 attack drones, some of which also targeted Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv. Earlier in June, the EU unveiled a new package of proposed sanctions against Moscow, targeting the country’s banking, energy and trade sectors in an effort to weaken its economy. Any new measures need to be approved unanimously by EU countries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut short his visit to Dublin on Wednesday, warning that his intelligence indicated the Kremlin would soon launch a new large-scale attack on Ukraine. “We know that Putin has been preparing this massive strike against Ukraine for some time,” he said.

BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday announced a coalition agreement to cut taxes for low- and middle-income earners and advance a broader package of economic reforms aimed at reviving his country’s stagnant economy. The announcement comes as the chancellor is under intensifying pressure to demonstrate that his ideologically divided coalition can enact the far-reaching reforms — from taxes to pensions — that it has long promised in an effort to stem voters drifting toward the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. “I expect that as soon as it becomes clear that we are staying on the right track with these measures, public approval of the federal government will rise, as will approval of individual members of the federal government,” said Merz. “That is why we are doing this now — so that we can do what is right for the country, and so that citizens can see that the government is on the right track.” The chancellor’s approval ratings have fallen to new lows recently, mirroring the declining popularity of his governing coalition. Only 12 percent of Germans said they were satisfied with the government’s performance in last month’s benchmark ARD Deutschlandtrend survey. At the same time, the AfD is leading national opinion surveys and maintaining an even bigger lead in the polls in two eastern German states that will hold elections in September — something that would put the far-right party in a position to potentially assume real governing power for the first time since its founding in 2013. Merz framed the blueprint tax reform deal between his conservatives and their center-left coalition partners in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) as providing much-needed tax relief for families, though it’s unclear whether the level of relief provided will satisfy disgruntled voters. A household of two adults and two children with a taxable income of €60,000 is expected to save around €600 a year, according to a coalition document detailing the plan. The reform is to be financed primarily by increasing taxes on high earners: raising the tax rate to 45 percent on incomes of €250,000 and above, and to 47 percent on incomes of €280,000 and above. The coalition leaders also agreed on other measures announced Thursday to boost Germany’s export-oriented economy, including a new trade strategy intended to protect the bloc’s biggest economy against unfair competition from China by committing to EU preferential rules in strategic areas with public funding programs. “In strategically important areas such as infrastructure or defense, we will focus on European production — that is, local content,” said SPD Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil. “Our position is clear: We want open trade. But we will not accept others who do not play by the rules and use unfair means to destroy jobs and business models here.” The leaders also set out to boost domestic competitiveness by incentivizing work on Sundays and making it harder for German workers to take sick leave. Merz had repeatedly criticized German workers for taking too many sick days and hampering economic growth. The announcement comes after the coalition’s agreement in June to reform the country’s pension system — and follows another reform agreement intended to bring the cost of health insurance premiums under control. Merz had announced his intention to strike these sweeping coalition deals before the parliamentary summer recess, which begins at the end of next week, in order to prove the political mainstream can deliver ahead of the eastern German elections in September. “We all agree that the political center must step up here and now,” said Merz. “Never before have we all had to get used to new things so quickly and so often. That’s also why I understand the longing for the old ways, for what’s gone, for the past. But we can’t hide in the past. In these new times, we must now take bold action and drive things forward.”   The agreed reforms still require approval by the full cabinet and passage through parliament.

In 1,000 days since October 7, 2023, Gaza lies in ruins, Board of Peace falters and Israel expands control of enclave.

Trade ambassador says US will not approve trilateral agreement with Canada and Mexico 'in its current form'.

More than twice the expected number of unauthorised immigrants applied for legal status, mostly from Latin America

Starmer’s presumptive heir is locked in a battle over Britain’s past — and future — with Nigel Farage

An explosion in a cafe in central Damascus killed five people on Thursday and injured 10, Syrian authorities said. Syrian state television said the blast was caused by an explosive device.

Rescue teams in Venezuela are working frantically to free a man that's been trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building for eight days. For the past seventy-two hours - emergency workers from seven countries have worked nonstop trying to free 43-year-old Hernan Gil. He's a security guard buried inside his booth in the coastal city of Catia La Mer. Rescuers say it's a miracle he's still alive. Meanwhile the Venezuelan government has updated the death toll from that deadly quake - at least 2,295 people have been killed and more than 11,000 injured. The United Nations says its procuring 10,000 body bags for the country.

The UN health body says another 1,102 suspected cases have been reported since May in isolated war zones across the country.

Nigerian authorities have arrested at least 16 people following the introduction of harsh new penalties for same-sex sexual relations, marking a significant escalation in the country's stance on LGBTQ rights.