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Plane crashes into two-storey home in Lithuania after making a wrong turn

A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital

Lithuanian law enforcement officers work at the crash site of a cargo plane near the Vilnius International Airport in Vilnius.(AFP)
Published on Nov 25, 2024 12:31 PM IST
AP |

A traveller’s account and a Lithuanian Parsi connection in Mumbai

A Lithuanian student, Antanas Poska, honored Parsi priest Jivanji Modi after his death in 1933, celebrating their cultural ties and Poska's journey in India

A traveller’s account and a Lithuanian Parsi connection in Bombay
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 09:40 AM IST

Lithuanian Art in Delhi: Artist weaves link between brain waves and colours

Artist-art therapist Audronė Brazauskaitė will be exhibiting her paper works in Delhi. Her art bears cultural influences from both Lithuania and India.

This self-portrait of Audronė Brazauskaitė shows the time when she was just 12. The artist says that the Mughal traditions that she viewed at the National Museum in Delhi, inspired her to add gold ornamentation to it.
Published on Aug 19, 2024 03:15 PM IST

1 person dies as Latvia and Lithuania are hit by a powerful storm

1 person dies as Latvia and Lithuania are hit by a powerful storm

1 person dies as Latvia and Lithuania are hit by a powerful storm
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 03:48 PM IST
AP |

Poland, Baltics call for EU defence line on border with Russia, Belarus

EU-SUMMIT/EASTERN-DEFENCE:Poland, Baltics call for EU defence line on border with Russia, Belarus

Poland, Baltics call for EU defence line on border with Russia, Belarus
Published on Jun 27, 2024 03:55 AM IST
Reuters |

Alexei Navalny aide Volkov attacked with hammer; Lithuania police launches probe

Alexei Navalny's aide Volkov was attacked with tear gas and a hammer, suffering among other things a broken arm, a bruise to his forehead and a leg wound.

Leonid Volkov, top aide of Alexei Navalny.(REUTERS)
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 02:54 PM IST
Reuters |

Late Russian leader Navalny's aide Volkov attacked with hammer in Lithuania

Lithuanian police said they had been informed a man was beaten outside his home, and were investigating.

Volkov with a bruise on his forehead, blood coming from a leg wound, and a vehicle with damage to the driver's door and window.(X/ @Kira_Yarmysh)
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 05:08 AM IST
Reuters |

Chris Eubanks and Sebastian Korda give the US a 2-0 lead over Ukraine in the Davis Cup

Chris Eubanks and Sebastian Korda give the US a 2-0 lead over Ukraine in the Davis Cup

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Updated on Feb 02, 2024 10:14 AM IST
AP |

No timetable set for Ukraine's membership: NATO chief

NATO membership would afford Ukraine protection against a giant neighbor that annexed its Crimean Peninsula almost a decade ago.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. (Reuters)
Published on Jul 12, 2023 12:38 AM IST
AP |

‘Ukraine will make NATO stronger’: Zelensky in Lithuania

Zelensky said earlier in the day it would be "absurd" if NATO leaders did not offer his country a timeframe for membership.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (AFP)
Published on Jul 12, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Reuters |

NATO can help Delhi anchor Indo-Pacific

India is wary about any engagement with NATO. However, the growing strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific opens the door for deeper dialogue with India.

The NATO and Lithuanian flags fly in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 9, 2023, a few days ahead of a July 11-12 NATO Summit. (Photo by PETRAS MALUKAS / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Jul 09, 2023 10:04 PM IST

NATO summit host Lithuania: Small country with loud voice, especially on Russia

The two-day summit starting Tuesday will be the most high-profile international event that Lithuania has hosted since it joined the alliance in 2004.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.(via REUTERS)
Published on Jul 09, 2023 04:22 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Nisha Anand

Taiwan donates $5 million towards rebuilding Ukraine with Lithuania

Lithuanian government has spent 9.8 million euros towards the rebuilding, and the Taiwanese contribution will be used to purchase educational equipment.

An office building damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (via REUTERS)
Published on Jun 01, 2023 07:45 PM IST
Reuters |

Lithuania bans Russians from purchasing real estate

Lithuania's parliament also halted the issuing of new visas to nationals of Russia and its ally Belarus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)
Published on Apr 04, 2023 03:03 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

Pakistan in ‘critically water insecure’ category: UN report

The UN University on Thursday released the Global Water Security 2023 Assessment, which stated that 33 countries from three different geographic regions have high levels of water security.

Pakistan in ‘critically water insecure’ category: UN report. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 06:27 AM IST
ANI |

Russia has resources for 2 more years to fight Ukraine: Lithuania

Russia-Ukraine war: Lithuania has been one of the harshest critics of Russia in the European Union, and faced the ire of China after it allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in 2021.

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow says it launched its
Published on Mar 09, 2023 11:05 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta

Czech Republic imposes tough restrictions on travel and work visas for Russians

The Czech Republic has joined Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in imposing tough restrictions on travel and work visas for Russian nationals. Travel bans so far have focused on top-level Russian officials in Putin’s inner circle or oligarchs who control industry.

Czech Republic imposes tough restrictions on travel and work visas for Russians (Anthony Beck)
Updated on Aug 13, 2022 08:24 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz

Ukraine war: Baltic nations cut Russian oil imports, but concerns remain

The head of Latvia's natural gas storage operator said none of the three Baltic countries were importing Russian gas as of April 2.

Activists of the environmental organisation Greenpeace paint the words 'Oil fuels war' on the hull of a ship carrying Russian oil near the German island Fehmarn, Germany. (Frank Molter/dpa via AP)
Published on Apr 03, 2022 09:24 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi

Lithuania gears up for China-led biz boycott

China downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania last month, after the opening of a representative office by Taiwan in Vilnius.

A reporter films logos of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at an exhibition room(REUTERS)
Published on Dec 10, 2021 05:49 AM IST
Agencies | , Hindustan Times, New Delhi

China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan office opening

China views Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, as its territory and opposes any kind diplomatic ties with a third country.

The building with the Taiwanese Representative Office in Vilnius, Lithuania. China has downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the Baltic state after Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a breakaway region, opened a de facto embassy in capital Vilnius. (AFP)
Updated on Nov 22, 2021 03:21 AM IST
BySutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, Beijing

‘Get rid of Chinese phones as fast as possible’: Lithuania on censorship concern

Flagship phones sold in Europe by China's smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp have a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as "Free Tibet", "Long live Taiwan independence" or "democracy movement", Lithuania's state-run cybersecurity body said.

The National Cyber Centre's report also said the Xiaomi phone was sending encrypted phone usage data to a server in Singapore. (File Photo / REUTERS)
Published on Sep 22, 2021 08:18 AM IST
Reuters |

Tiny Lithuania stands up to China as Europe freezes investment pact with Beijing

The announcement had been in the works for some time. Lithuania, like some other countries in the region, has been increasingly suspicious of China for some time.

It was in 2019 that the Baltic state first identified Chinese espionage as a threat to its national security.(AFP)
Published on May 23, 2021 07:58 AM IST
By, New Delhi
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