Seimas ketvirtadienį iš įstatymo išbraukė valstybės įsipareigojimą konkrečiu dydžiu skatinti aukštąsias mokyklas už studijų veiklos pasiekimus.

Padėtis dėl „Starlink“ veikimo apribojimų Ukrainoje pagerėjo – „Starlink“ karinio paketo „Starshield“ veikimas buvo atnaujintas, skelbia Laisvės radijas, remdamasis šaltiniais Gynybos ministerijoje.

Ukraine says Starlink access has improved but it is still facing speed limits which are disrupting its battlefield "missions".

Eight of 12 crew members are missing after a ship reported a fire and explosion in the Black Sea off Romania.

The economy grew by 0.1% in August, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction.

It comes as some investors have become concerned about the amount of money being spent on AI infrastructure.

BRUSSELS — Montenegro as the EU’s 28th member by 2028? Not so fast, says Croatia, the bloc’s most recent member. Ahead of a debate on enlargement among EU leaders at Thursday’s summit, Croatia — which joined the bloc in 2013 — is among the countries raising concerns about Montenegro’s accession bid. Speaking to POLITICO at a pre-summit meeting of the European People’s Party, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said Zagreb had been “extremely constructive” but pointed to unresolved issues under negotiating Chapter 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and Chapter 31 (Foreign, Security and Defence Policy), some of which date back decades. “Some have been on the agenda for the last two years [with] no progress whatsoever,” he said, urging Montenegro to make headway. “We will ask our colleagues to help them to make progress, if there’s an objective to conclude the negotiations.” Croatia’s concerns are laid out in an orientation paper, obtained by POLITICO, in which Zagreb insists it supports Montenegro’s EU membership ambitions while identifying several outstanding disputes that need to be resolved. “Croatia seeks to facilitate Montenegro’s accession, not obstruct it,” the paper reads. Several of the unresolved issues stem from Montenegro’s involvement in the military aggression against Croatia in the 1990s, including attacks on Dubrovnik and the occupation of parts of Croatian territory, according to the document. Among Zagreb’s demands is compensation for Croatian nationals detained at the Morinj camp, where more than 300 Croatians were held between October 1991 and August 1992, following the occupation of part of the Dubrovnik region by Serbian and Montenegrin forces. Croatia is also calling for the preservation and permanent display of a memorial plaque at the former detention camp, as well as the renaming of a municipal swimming pool in Kotor dedicated to Zoran Gopčević, a former international water polo player who, according to the document, served as a guard at Morinj in 1991 and 1992. Other outstanding demands include the prosecution of war crimes committed during Croatia’s War of Independence and further talks on the delimitation of the border between the two countries. Despite those disputes, Croatia has so far consented to Montenegro’s progress in accession negotiations. The country has provisionally closed 21 of its 33 negotiating chapters, making it the frontrunner in the EU’s enlargement process.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News Is Reform facing another growing crisis over alleged racist, sexist and violent language within its ranks? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy assess what the latest claims within an ITV News undercover investigation mean for Nigel Farage and whether more damaging revelations are still to come. Reform says there is “no room for racism” within the party. Elsewhere, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Donald Trump is putting lives at risk by cutting Ukraine’s access to Starlink, a vital satellite technology. If the US can switch off critical military technology, how safe is Britain’s growing reliance on Elon Musk’s satellite networks? Plus, is the cabinet office heading for a historic rebrand, and who will hold the power at the heart of government?

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A company that owes its existence and enormous valuation to stealing others' work is now up in arms about theft.

Zelenskyy said he felt ‘betrayed’ by the US after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia and the Starlink restrictionsEU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas acknowledged that the EU and the US had “definitely different approach to this war,” as she said Europeans believe “we should squeeze Russia, not Ukraine, to surrender and end this war.”Responding to the US diesel deal with Russia, she said:“The majority of Russia’s funding for the war comes from oil revenues. Clearly, Ukraine wants this war to stop, and that’s why … cutting off the funding for the war is the way to do it. We see that we should squeeze … Russia, not Ukraine, to surrender to end this war.” Continue reading...

In the final part of our series on the country, Poles tell how wages have soared – along with the cost of livingWill military spending help or hinder Poland’s growth story?Poland’s push for EU energy resilience amid Russian aggressionAbove the rain-soaked streets of Warsaw, the observation deck of the Varso tower overlooks Joseph Stalin’s gift to Poland that has divided opinion for decades.For some, the Soviet-era Palace of Culture and Science is a drunk confectioner’s nightmare; standing as a relic of oppression that should have been demolished. For others, it is an icon on the skyline and a monumental warning from history. Continue reading...

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A teacher and twenty-seven pupils were killed when a school roof collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, a hospital official said. More than thirty people were injured, with six of them believed to be in a critical condition.

Far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday that France could no longer afford to fund Ukraine, citing the country's high deficit and weak economic growth.

The liquefied natural gas project — led by Equinor and Shell is expected to unlock 47.13 trillion cubic feet of natural gas ⁠reserves, Reuters reported, enough to place Tanzania among Africa's top six holders of gas reserves

United States President Donald Trump on Monday called Somaliland "a totally different country" from Somalia, prompting celebrations in Hargeisa.