Co Tyrone multicultural dance group bringing together kids from all over the world Dancers at the group come from Portugal, East Timor, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary and France Belfast Live · Jan 20, 2023
Several countries to announce sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine - Lithuania Several countries will announce sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine on Friday at a meeting at the German Ramstein Air Base, the Lithuanian defence minister said on Thursday. Reuters · Jan 19, 2023
European states in Estonia pledge weapons for Ukraine (This Jan.19 story has been officially corrected to say that 9 countries were involved, not 11, in the first paragraph; removes Germany and Spain from paragraph 3, after Estonia revised its statement) Reuters · Jan 19, 2023
Holocaust Documentary Asks Why Lithuania Honors Villains As Heroes Grant Gochin had seen documentation of Jonas Noreika’s signature ordering the construction of a ghetto to confine Lithuanian Jews. Zenger · Jan 18, 2023
Davos 2023: Lithuania sees tank deliveries to Ukraine, pushes for more support Lithuania's foreign minister said on Wednesday he was confident that main battle tanks would be delivered to Ukraine but the West still needed to do more to ensure Kyiv won the war against Russia. Reuters · Jan 18, 2023
Lithuanian pipeline blast blamed on rupture not attack A rupture in an old natural gas pipe has emerged as the most likely cause of Friday's blast in the Lithuania-Latvia pipeline, the head of its operator said on Saturday. Reuters · Jan 14, 2023
Lithuania gas explosion blamed on technical malfunction The head of Lithuania's national gas transmission system says a powerful gas pipeline explosion that prompted the evacuation of a village in the Baltic country was most likely caused by a technical malfunction The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2023
Explosion in gas pipeline in Lithuania, no injuries reported Officials say an explosion has occurred in a pipeline in central Lithuania carrying natural gas to the north of the country and neighboring Latvia but no supply disruptions or injuries were reported The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Kyiv says battles ongoing in Soledar and denies Russians have taken town – as it happened Spokesperson for Ukraine army says statements from Russia that it has captured Soledar ‘are not true’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2023
Lithuania-Latvia gas pipeline blows up, but no sign of attack A gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia was hit by an explosion on Friday but there was no immediate evidence of an attack, Lithuania gas transmission operator Amber Grid said. Reuters · Jan 13, 2023
Poland, Lithuania want lower Russian oil cap, nuclear curbs in new EU sanctions Poland and Lithuania want to lower the price cap on Russian oil, and target Russia's nuclear sector under new European Union sanctions against Moscow and Minsk for the war in Ukraine, senior diplomats from the two EU countries said on Friday. Reuters · Jan 13, 2023
Other countries may follow Poland's example on tanks, says Ukraine's Zelenskiy The support offered to Ukraine by Poland and Lithuania may mean that other countries will follow their example, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, after Poland's president said Warsaw would give Kyiv Leopard tanks. Reuters · Jan 12, 2023
U.S. military tanks at Dutch port en route to NATO frontier A large number of U.S. army tanks and military vehicles began arriving at the Dutch port of Vlissingen on Wednesday, before heading to Poland and Lithuania as part of efforts to strengthen NATO's eastern flank. Reuters · Jan 11, 2023
Four ways winter heatwaves affect humans and nature An extreme winter heatwave meant countries across Europe experienced a record-breaking New Year’s Day. New daily temperature records for the month of January were set in at least eight countries: Belarus, Czechia, Denmark, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands and Poland. The Conversation · Jan 11, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023 German, Lithuanian lawmakers show support in Taiwan visit Lithuanian lawmakers on a visit to Taiwan have taken aim at China, saying the world’s second largest economy tried to use all sorts of measures to change Lithuania’s decision to break diplomatic norms in warming up relations with the self-ruled island
Dublin Live · Jan 5, 2023 Kinahan hitman booted out of Ireland to stand trial for murder in Lithuania He had previously been jailed by Ireland's Special Criminal Court for the plot to take out James “Mago” Gately
Reuters · Dec 29, 2022 Lithuania signs contract with Nexter to buy 18 French Caesar artillery guns Lithuania's Defence Ministry signed a contract with French group Nexter for the purchase of 18 Caesar artillery guns, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Twitter.
Reuters · Dec 21, 2022 Eastern Europe holds the key to keeping Ukraine's power on In Lithuania, a giant, disused electrical transformer built in 1980 in present-day Ukraine has been dusted off and prepared for shipment. It will travel by sea to Romania and then back to Ukraine, possibly in the coming weeks.
Daily Record · Dec 16, 2022 Solway Sharks flying the flag for Great Britain in Under-20 World Championships Players Kell Beattie and Jonathan McBean will be joined by head coach Martin Grubb and equipment manager James Stenton in Lithuania
The Conversation · Dec 14, 2022 Could Lithuania hold the key to Europe's energy security? On 19 October, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU had replaced two-thirds of its Russian gas imports since February by switching to other suppliers. Such a turnaround seemed unattainable last spring, when the invasion of Ukraine turned Moscow from an EU business partner into a…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 The best new European train journeys for 2023 Overnight trains between Stuttgart and Venice and between Munich and Genoa are among several new services that have launched in recent days
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022 Neo-Nazi Russian militia appeals for intelligence on Nato member states Move by Task Force Rusich raises fears of rogue paramilitary attacks on Baltic nations of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022 Russian defence minister's lover kicked out country over threat to national security Yelena Kaminskas has been denied entry to Lithuania for five years and had her residence permit revoked - she has also been banned from the EU for three years
Dublin Live · Dec 7, 2022 Almost half a million euro in cash seized from 'foot passenger' at Dublin Port The passenger, a man in his 40s from Lithuania, was arrested and brought to Store Street garda station
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 EU takes China to WTO over Lithuania trade dispute The European Union has announced that it's begun legal action at the World Trade Organization against China over what it says are import restrictions Beijing has imposed on Lithuania