Tik per vieną dieną pasieniečiai sulaikė 26 neteisėtus migrantus ir šešis jų gabentojus, pradėjo du ikiteisminius tyrimus. Iš Baltarusijos per Latviją įsibrovę ir Vakarų Europą tikėjęsi pasiekti užsieniečiai perduoti Latvijos valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnybos pareigūnams.

Penktadienio dieną šalies orus jau pilnai lems anticiklonas, būsime jo rytinėje dalyje. Debesų danguje nebus daug, ypač šiaurės vakarinėje šalies pusėje. Šiek tiek daugiau kamuolinių debesų popietę susiformuos tik pietrytinėje pusėje, tačiau lietau jie atnešti neturėtų. Pūs nestiprus šiaurinių krypčių vėjas. Pamažu prie Lietuvos artės labai šilta oro masė, tad temperatūra jau kils aukščiau iki 25–30 laipsnių.

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The International Maritime Organization on Thursday paused an effort to evacuate ships stuck in the Persian Gulf after a vessel was attacked crossing the Strait of Hormuz. The new attack threatens the fragile ceasefire signed by Iran and the U.S. last week, which requires Iran to restore normal shipping operations through the Strait of Hormuz. Ship traffic through the waterway has steadily increased since the agreement was signed, though it remains well below pre-war levels. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said in a statement that he had paused the evacuation effort after the attack on the vessel, which was not transiting under the United Nations-chartered organization’s framework. “I have decided to temporarily pause its implementation in order to reconfirm that the necessary safety guarantees continue to be in place for the ships on our evacuation list and all those in the region,” Dominguez said. The UK Maritime Trade Operations Center said Thursday it had received a report from a vessel traveling close to the Omani coast that it was struck by an “unknown projectile.” The attack caused damage to the bridge, but there were no casualties. The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran was behind the attack. Tehran had warned earlier Thursday that ships must use its designated corridors through the strait, rather than the more southerly route backed by the U.S. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the attack or IMO’s decision to suspend the evacuation. The U.S. benchmark crude price, which has been steadily falling since the agreement, jumped more than 2 percent Thursday afternoon. Nearly 50 vessels transited the waterway Wednesday, the highest single day since the conflict began, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward. It reported, however, that at least five vessels traversing the southern corridor had turned back as of Thursday morning after Iran issued the new threat. Dominguez had announced the IMO campaign Tuesday, aiming to end “months of hardship and distress” for more than 11,000 seafarers who have been stuck in the strait since the war began. It said the effort was backed by the U.S., Iran, Oman and other Gulf countries.

ANTIBES, France — Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday accused NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte of giving a muddled account when he described her country as offering “massive” support to U.S.-Israeli attacks against Iran. Responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s frustrations over whether NATO’s European members are pulling their weight, Rutte told Fox News on Wednesday that Rome played a key role in the Iran war by allowing 500 U.S. military aircraft to use Italian air bases. The interview triggered an immediate political storm for Meloni, with her opponents accusing her of having misled the public when she insisted Italy was staying out of the war and that Rome was allowing only logistical and technical operations at the U.S. bases in Italy. Meloni pushed back on Thursday, saying Rutte was incorrectly implying that flights from Italy were used in direct attacks on Iran in his eagerness to convince Washington that NATO was playing a significant role. “In his — let’s call it enthusiastic — account, the secretary-general has lumped together things that are actually quite different from one another, confusing the types of authorized flights,” Meloni told reporters during a Franco-Italian summit in southern France. “We did not participate in the conflict with Iran. By the way, if we had participated in the Iran conflict, there would be no explanation for this disappointment that the U.S. president keeps reiterating very often,” Meloni added. The Italian prime minister has clashed with Trump over recent days, with the American president pointedly slamming her for refusing access to Italian bases for U.S. bombers. She reiterated that Italy only allowed bases to be used for logistical and technical operations. Meloni said she had no clue why Rutte gave this “oversimplified account.” “Probably it was an attempt to prepare in the best way the next NATO summit, but, in any case, I think one needs to be cautious when talking about these matters.” NATO spokesperson Allison Hart confirmed Rutte’s comments were in fact about “logistics or technical support” and that he had “highlighted how allies, including Italy, carried out their existing bilateral agreements in the context of basing and overflights.” On Thursday, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani discussed the matter with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Meloni said the Iranian authorities “understood that there has been a misunderstanding.” Victor Jack contributed to this report from Brussels.

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Japan and Sweden fought out a dramatic 1-1 draw in Dallas in the final Group F match, leaving the top spot in the hands of the Netherlands. Daichi Maeda gave Japan the lead with a sublime team move, before Alexander Elanga's stunning finish equalised for the Swedes. Japan is set to face Brazil in their Round of 32 while Sweden will await their knockout opponent - either France or Senegal - depending on Group I's final standings.

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