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Ukraine Refuses To Transport Belarusian Potassium
San Remo Music Festival Loses Participants
1974 February 7: Grenada Independence Day
Finland’s China Shift
NATO considers bolstering allies if Russian troops stay in Belarus
EU to hold talks with China ahead of WTO case over Lithuania dispute
Sweden’s PriceRunner sues Google for 2.1 billion euros
Visit to NATO by the President of Poland
Estonia nominates the King’s Pine for the European Tree of the Year title
Top five Danish scientific discoveries of the year
PMs of Lithuania and Latvia advocate pan-European sanctions against Lukashenka’s regime
Linas Kojala: Why Lithuania is standing up to China
This Team From Norway Is Universally Feared. It’s Also Unisex.
German businesses fleeing Russia as threat of sanctions mounts
Electricity major factor in 11.3% Estonian CPI rise to January
Denmark not averse to helping to arm Ukraine
Belarus to send 200 troops to Syria alongside Russians
Lithuania mulls four-day workweek for some parents
Iran, Finland stress joint cooperation
Biggest Blow To Belarus Regime Economy Has Already Been Dealt
Latvia ranks low among EU states in number of researchers
In the South China Sea, even the name is disputed
Lukashenka Has No Authority To Make Political Decisions
Britain joins EU-China WTO challenge over Lithuania
Chinese star Peng announces retirement from tennis, dismisses safety concerns
Germany to return ancestral remains to Hawaii from museums
Opposition Candlelight Party gains steam in Cambodia in shadow of crackdown
In eastern Latvia, NATO gets an icy reception from ethnic Russians as Canada eyes mission extension
Rights group protests China’s repatriation of North Korean escapees
Russian officers shun policy of provoking war against Ukraine, urge Putin to resign
Lithuania sees Singapore as gateway to other Southeast Asian markets – formin
Macao Measures Seen as Attempt to Head Off Hong Kong-Like Crisis
Counter-Sanctions Left Belarus Without Vegetables
Survey: residents think Latvia has large foreign debt
China’s UN Envoy Says Choice of Uyghur Torchbearer Not Meant to Deflect Western Criticism
Ukrainian chefs proclaim Manifesto to promote Ukrainian cuisine, food tourism
Estonia’s Singing Revolution gets a Hollywood musical treatment
Macron visiting Russia in push to deescalate tensions
Belarus: Putin’s New and Loyal Protectorate
119 people turned back on Latvia-Belarus border over weekend
Biden: US, Germany working in ‘lockstep’ to counter Russian aggression
Poland cuts teaching for German minority and allocates funds to Poles in Germany
NATO battlegroup wraps up largest winter exercise in Estonia
US intel reveals fears among Russian officials about cost of Ukraine invasion: report
Security in the Baltics: A Pivotal Moment for Germany?
Latvia fines Russian TV channel €3.1 million over EU sanctions breach
Fearing For His Safety, Chechen Rights Lawyer Yangulbayev Leaves Georgia
Poland’s state audit body says was target of mass spyware attack
Germany to send up to 350 more troops to Lithuania
Russian Teacher ‘Forced To Quit Job’ For Reading Poems By Authors Persecuted Under Stalin
Magazine editor doubles down on anti-Welsh language rhetoric following backlash
German president to visit Latvia for conference dedicated to centenary of Latvian Constitution
Russian Man Gets 12 Years In Prison On High Treason Charge He Denies
Westminster lobby ‘totally baffled’ by Guto Harri’s Welsh language press briefing
Estonia announces EUR 693 million tender for military wheeled vehicles together with Latvia
Switzerland aims for new EU talks on improving troubled ties
Spanish government proposes raising minimum salary to €996 per month
Russia, China agree 30-year gas deal via new pipeline, to settle in euros
Israel would block Baltics’ weapon transfers to Ukraine – media
Exclusive: Senior separatist urges Russia to send 30,000 troops to east Ukraine
The Berlin Wall is yet to fall for Skopje
‘We’re like West Berlin’ – committee chair expects more US troops in Lithuania
NATO mulls longer-term military posture in eastern Europe, Stoltenberg says
Thunberg protests against Sweden iron mine on Sámi land
Lithuanian military put on raised alert due to drills in Belarus
Germany prepared to keep funding Ukraine economic stabilisation – Scholz
Court ruling says US Magnitsky Act cannot be applied in Bulgaria
The Worst Person in the World might be the best film in the world, this week at least
Nicaragua to take over six universities seen as critical of Ortega
Oscars: ’Drive My Car’ Makes History As First Japanese Film Nominated For Best Picture
Von der Leyen: Growing evidence Kremlin is using ‘gas supplies as political leverage’
US, EU raise alarm over alleged torture by Ugandan forces
U.S. approves $100 million sale for Taiwan missile upgrades
Back from the dead: How Hong Kong resurrected ill-fated bills in the absence of opposition
Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge
Nearly 2/3 of UK councils use cctv linked to Tibetan oppression
Daniel Ortega Deserves a Firm Response
Guam : Commission on Decolonization Creates a Self-Determination Study For the CHamoru Self-Determination Movement
Activists demand Indonesia release 8 Papuan students
‘Flee’ Makes Oscars History With Nominations For Best Animated, Documentary & International Feature
In limbo: the refugees left on the Belarusian-Polish border – a photo essay
‘A 1938 moment’: Lithuanian PM warns about Russian troops in Belarus
Japan parliament resolution on Ukraine condemns changing status quo with force
Latvia will continue providing political and practical support for Uzbekistan – Rinkevics
Poland braces for ‘up to a million people’ fleeing war in Ukraine
Cambodia arrests 3 more union leaders in NagaWorld Casino strike
Taking note of Lithuania’s Riflemen, ordinary Ukrainians rally to defend against Russia
Poland launches cybersecurity military unit
Lao authorities rescue women trapped in Chinese-run economic zone
Ceremony commemorates start of 1944 defensive battles in Estonia
Statement By European Belarus Civil Campaign Regarding Threat Of War In Europe
Hong Kong bars consular access to dual-nationality ‘subversion’ suspect
Cesvaine castle to open doors after 20 years of reconstruction
Europe Is on the Brink of War, and Germany Has Gone Missing
Mali: Prime Minister says France sought country’s partition
Alexela completes liquefied biomethane fuel pilot delivery in Estonia
As Russia threatens Ukraine, the U.S. ‘pre-bunks’ Russian propaganda
Masked gunmen attack radio station in Bissau
New official Latvian diaspora Facebook page
Belarus Experiences Shortage Of Truckers
EU restores aid to Burundi despite critics issuing warnings
Cities struggling to absorb soaring public transport costs
Russians Hide Equipment on the Territory of Abandoned Plants in Belarus
Jewish Settler Violence Increasing in West Bank
Lithuanian court turns to Strasbourg over asylum rules
Germany taps Greenpeace chief as climate envoy
US Steps Up Military Support to UAE After Yemen Houthi Attacks
Belarus Regime Accuses Latvia Of Air Border Violation
First US troops arrive in Romania amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
‘Freedom’ protest closes bridge from Detroit to Canada
UK’s Johnson disappointed by China’s treatment of Lithuania
Archbishop Shevchuk asks people to pray, says Russian threat extends beyond Ukraine
NATO chief: Risk of Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘going up’
Four allowed to cross Latvia-Belarus border
What you can do to support Belarus’s independent media
Hong Kong court upholds conviction of US attorney in scuffle with off-duty officer
Macron outcome on Ukraine would mean NATO membership off the table
Foreign Policy and Legal Implications of the Belarus Aircraft Piracy Indictment
Six Russian Warships Sailing From Mediterranean To Black Sea, For Drills
New commander takes over NATO’s eFP in Lithuania as more German troops expected ‘within days’
How Russia’s turn to Belarus changed Nato’s four-decade mindset
Turkmen Authorities Hire Children To Help Cull Stray Dogs, Cats
New landslide threatens Vilnius’ iconic Gediminas Castle Hill
How Iceland’s Herring Girls Helped Bring Equality to the Island Nation
Navalny To Face Another Trial Inside Penal Colony Next Week
Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel can open up rail in Finland and Estonia: ‘we love competition’
Denmark steps up military readiness amid Ukraine crisis
Beheading Of 17-Year-Old Shakes Iran, Renews Debate About Violence Against Women
Lithuania plans to buy multiple launch systems from US
Central Africa PM fired amid tensions over Russia-France tug of war
Estonia, Germany hand Ukraine ‘keys’ to new military field hospital
Iceland Plane Crash Kills 4 People, Including Celebrated Aviator
France and Germany to work on ‘common industrial projects’
Landsbergis: EU-Australia free trade agreement is needed as soon as possible
Arctic Aspects in Denmark’s New Foreign and Security Policy Strategy
Europe is world’s largest host of child pornography, advocacy groups say
Estonia Supermarkets: Food prices up 10 percent on average since autumn
Welsh film secures 2022 Academy Awards nomination
French presidential candidates look to working class for votes
Rīga to host major oncology patients’ conference
New dinosaur species discovered in Catalan Pyrenees
Dutch government names commissioner to tackle #MeToo issues
Achema strike first of this scale in Lithuania, but management will not budge
David McWilliams: Scottish independence ‘nothing to be afraid of’
Prime Ministers of Lithuania and UK discuss security situation and bilateral relations
Plastic pollution in oceans on track to rise for decades
Beyond the Playbook: Duluth’s Vesterstein honoring heritage in Olympics skiing for Estonia
Price of newly built homes rises by 14.4% in Catalonia in 2021, to €4,421 per sq meter
Poland’s central bank raises reference interest rate by 50 bps
Talks to salvage Iran nuclear deal resume quietly in Vienna
Sweden in, China out as women’s hockey tournament moves to knockout round
Slovaks protest defense treaty with US as lawmakers debate
Finns Party’s Foreign Affairs Committee chair Mika Niikko forced to explain Ukraine Nato comments
U.S. State Dept OKs possible missile sale to Jordan
U.S. restricts visa issuance for Somali officials accused of ‘undermining democratic process’
Petition to Oust Putin’s Chechen Ally Ramzan Kadyrov Surges
Russia Holds Military Drills in Occupied Tskhinvali
Indonesian military tries softer approach to Papua, but doubts remain
Indonesian policy switch cuts off funding for Papuan students in NZ
Australian diplomats denied access to citizen detained in Hong Kong
Trailblazing Aboriginal superhero powered by the dreaming in new comic
Blak Lens: emerging Aboriginal photographers join forces – in pictures
French Minister discussing New Caledonia vote with UN
After Oscar nomination, glacial Lunane makes Bhutan newest hot film address
Macron in Kyiv denies discussing “Finlandization” of Ukraine with Putin
Latvia’s Martins Dukurs aims for first gold in five Olympics
Somaliland delegation visits Taiwan
Finland creates an educational package to make cybersecurity a civic skill across the European Union
Lithuania seeks to make U.S. troop deployment permanent
U.S. restricts visa issuance for Somali officials
Fears of Ukraine invasion rise as top Russian commanders fly to Belarus for massive joint military drill
Russia shows interest in ratifying Estonian border agreement
Survivor of human-trafficking, Bilal Fawaz, makes pro boxing debut
Vast drills spotlight Russia’s grip on Belarus during standoff with West
Half a billion euros attracted to Latvia’s capital market in 2021
China Suspected of Cyberattacks Targeting US Organizations
Finns Don’t Wish ‘Finlandization’ on Ukraine (or Anyone)
Estonia saw rapid trade growth in 2021
North Korea says it can ‘shake the world’ with missiles able to hit US
Mila announces partnership with AI Sweden, welcoming the entity to Montreal’s AI ecosystem
Private Belarusian school in Vilnius raises questions over links with Minsk regime and labour practices
European regulator warns banks of possible Russian cyberattack
Belarusian skier flees to Poland after she was barred from Winter Olympics
Defender of commentators removed for comments by Eesti Advokatuur
Musk helping internet restoration efforts in Tonga
Norway to launch 1.5 GW offshore wind tender
Lithuanian growth prospects unfazed by China row – for now
Malala Yousafzai criticizes Indian college’s hijab ban as protests force school closures
UPDATE: Denmark won’t be sending arms to Ukraine
Estonia: Homicides at an all-time low in 2021
Advocates say conditions on Afghan aid only furthers humanitarian crisis
U.S. troops in Poland prepare for Americans potentially fleeing Ukraine
Latvia refutes Belarus airspace violation allegation
EU Voices Support For Belarusian Journalists, Demands Release Of Political Prisoners
Finland women’s hockey also wears masks against Russians
PM Kallas: Belgium is invaluable ally in ensuring Estonia’s security
‘Forgeries’: The Armenian Art That Azerbaijan May ‘Erase’ From Churches
Norwegian grocery delivery challenger arrives in Finland
Foreign Ministries of Uzbekistan, Latvia sign protocol of cooperation
Protester In Tatarstan Demands Chechen Ruler Kadyrov Be Fired Over Public Threats To Kill Opponents
UK PM to visit Poland, NATO chief amid Ukraine crisis
Deterrence, defense, diplomacy key to Alliance’s security – NATO rep in Lithuania
LUKoil Makes Millions In Bulgaria But Pays Almost No Tax
Ukrainian Ambassador: Kyiv received British missiles to counter Russian navy
Few use software to limit online tracking in Latvia
Qatar to host gas exporters summit as Ukraine crisis simmers
Iceland raises key interest rate by 75 bps to 2.75%
Lithuanian PM meets UK’s Johnson, agrees on security assistance, but no details yet
‘Element of détente’ after French president’s Russia visit
Munich to Host NFL’s First Regular-Season Game in Germany
Belarus pushing out Lithuanian businesses in retaliation for sanctions
Big European countries likely to gain the most from EU chip push
Russia Has Taken Over Spanish-Language Airwaves on Ukraine
‘Disco Elysium’ video game made nearly €7 million profit in first 6 months
Cyberattack on Vodafone paralyses Portugal
Finland issues tender for new minehunting vessels
International rail transport at standstill for two years in Latvia
Bulgaria’s veto hurts future of North Macedonia – diaspora leader
Spain raises minimum salary to €1,000 as of Jan 1 after agreement with unions
35 turned back on Latvia-Belarus border
With China playing the long game, Brussels is getting the short stick
Three quarters of residents in favor of Catalan language immersion in schools, says survey
After December heating shock, Vilnius residents are in for even bigger bills
Slovenia to hold April 24 parliamentary vote amid divisions
North Uist youth group in twin film project with Barbados islanders
Latvia’s foreign trade up by more than a quarter in 2021
Kosovo stops renovation of house linked to Nazi collaborator
No money for Wales from UK Government’s energy cost rebate for England
Australia and Lithuania to jointly counter China‘s pressure
Slovakia lawmakers approve defense military treaty with US
Elaine Morgan to become second statue of a real Welsh woman unveiled in Wales
Greek court refuses to extradite Ukrainian January 13 trial convict to Lithuania
Nuclear-fusion reactor smashes energy record
China donates military, construction equipment to Philippine defense department
Lordi front-man to join Eesti Laul grand final jury
New Dutch exhibition examines Indonesia’s independence
Vietnam a ‘country of particular concern,’ US religious freedom agency says
Construction output down by 6.2% in Latvia in 2021
Egypt names first-ever Christian head of country’s top court
Uyghur who studied in Japan confirmed detained by authorities in China’s Xinjiang
Lithuania prepares to take in refugees from Ukraine if needed – officials
Four Crimean Tatars Detained After Their Homes Searched
Jefferson Quran returns to US as Dubai Expo 2020 winds down
Iraq pays last chunk of $52.4 billion Gulf War reparations – UN
Vietnamese man dies after setting himself on fire over order to move
El Salvador frees woman jailed for homicide after miscarriage, says rights group
NATO Deputy Secretary General marks fifth anniversary of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania
From cyber attacks to bomb shelters, boxer-turned-mayor Klitschko readies Kyiv’s defences
French cave tells new story about Neanderthals, early humans
Hungary opposition eyes anti-corruption drive to unlock EU funding
Russian Government Seeks Closure of LGBT Rights Group Sphere Foundation
Lithuania urges like-minded countries to team up and resist China’s ‘economic coercion’
Four Crimean Tatars Detained After Their Homes Searched
Operation Sky Net and China’s Growing Transnational Repression
Food Has Become Inaccessible in Cuba for Many
Atilio Boron’s Shameless Defense of the Authoritarian Left
China: Imprisoned Tibetan Monk’s Health in Peril
Aboriginal corporation launches crowdfunding campaign to buy back traditional land
Survey: Māori continue to experience government agencies’ ‘violence’
Tahiti party asks supporters to abstain from voting in French presidential election
China Eyes Mineral-Rich Siberia as Long-term Grab
Chechnya: Raging Hometown Mob of Thousands Is After These Two Brothers
Ukraine: Rising tensions put Crimean Tatar Muslims at risk again
Exercise Winter Camp 22 ~ opening battles in Estonia
Slovakia: Unhappily Into NATO’s Frontline
SBU busts two Lviv-based bot farms reportedly involved in fake bomb threats
Olympics-Ice hockey-Sweden survive Latvia fightback to secure win
Tanker Owner Settles With Norway Over Collision With Frigate
Russia begins military exercises in Black Sea and Belarus, stoking fears of preparations for an attack on Ukraine
Safety review planned after rise in light aircraft accidents in Estonia
Queralt Castellet becomes first Catalan to ever win a Winter Olympics medal
Explainer: How a German ‘climate’ fund set out to help Russia dodge U.S. sanctions
Baltics ‘prepared for worst’ as Russia flexes muscles
Finland’s police steps up readiness due to undisclosed threat
There can be no “red lines” from a third party − NATO representative in Ukraine
Estonia: 2021 foreign tourism at 1997 level, domestic tourism set record
Ukraine crisis raises doubts about Fennovoima nuclear astravyets
Top German Execs Talk Biggest Challenges Facing Their Business Today
Lithuania pushes ahead with gas interconnection project
Denmark to step up defence co-operation with the US
Poland, as OSCE head, says political will needed to end Ukraine-Russia standoff
Estonia’s goalkeeper gets first Premier League full start with Reading
Rise in Finland’s birth rate not just due to Covid
Russia deploys landing ships to Crimea, closes Black Sea for exercises
Rising inequality in dairy sector in Latvia
Queen’s jubilee sparks fresh debate about the monarchy in Scotland
U.S. F-15 fighter jets land in Poland, says minister
Tallinn takes €100 million loan for infrastructure development
Spain downgraded to a ‘flawed democracy’ by The Economist index
Baltic states demand explanations from Minsk within OSCE
Cold water and 3 square metres of space – what’s life like in Lithuania’s prison-turned-migrant cetre
Students choosing English medium schools because there’s ‘no Welsh language provision’
Western leaders have made Putin into a Superman to avoid facing up to their own mistakes, Inozemtsev says
Global Conference for Media Freedom 2022
Welsh speaking actors revealed as elf and dwarf in Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings series
US senators call on Biden to more actively share intelligence with Ukraine
Saeima approves extension of Latvia-Belarus border area emergency
Nearly 40 civilians killed in 10 days by military in Myanmar’s Sagaing
Belarus Justice Ministry wants to liquidate bird protection society
Farrell records hat trick, U.S. routs China 8-0 at Olympics
Cambodian woman who threw shoe at Hun Sen poster freed but faces hefty fine
“We Do Not Submit Statistics Upward, It’s Just Coming Down”: The Real Coronavirus Situation In Belarus
Collector coin marks centenary of Latvia’s constitution
Six opposition parties mull alliance to challenge Cambodia’s ruling party
How I became the spokesperson for a secretive Belarusian ‘hacktivist’ group
On NATO’s eastern flank, Latvia contends with a migration crisis orchestrated by neighbouring Belarus
A tale of two citizens: China’s Chinese-American Olympians
Putin’s Fellow Student Yuri Shvets Explained The Reasons For Militaries To Claim For The Kremlin’s Head Resignation
‘My Future in Estonia 40 Great Occupations’ best selling book of 2021
China tightens controls in Tibetan areas during Beijing Olympics
Uzbekistan Has An Axe To Grind Against Lukashenka
Latvian Chamber of Commerce pleads for ‘immediate lifting of tough restrictions’
Manila acquires 4 military trainer-planes from US
Lukashenka Received An Extremely Terrible Signal From Putin and Macron
Scania electric bus being tested on Tallinn routes ahead of tender
Libya’s parliament appoints Fathi Bachagha as new Prime Minister
Kosovo Imposed Sanctions Against The Belarusian Regime
Lithuania says it has not exported food to China since December
Central African Republic displaced exit camps for new settlements
How Ukraine’s largest volunteer movement changes rules of the game, unites East & West
Criminal proceedings launched on alleged sexual abuse by doctor
Colombia: Refugee camp with over 1,000 indigenous people
Three Questions with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of Democratic Belarus
Tallinn to take action against companies gritting streets
EU chief unveils 171-bn-dollar investment plan for Africa
Poland ranked as worst country in Europe for contraception
Only principled Alliance can induce Moscow to de-escalate
Rebuilding an AU-EU economic partnership [Business Africa]
European Union Rallies Behind Lithuania in Trade Fight with China
Estonia selects locations for new early-warning radar
UK’s Johnson: Next few days ‘most dangerous’ in Russia, Ukraine standoff
Turkey’s Media Regulator Forces VOA and Others to Obtain Licenses
German traces in Latvia: Rumbula victims’ memorial
Sting Sells Entire Songwriting Catalog to Universal
NATO chief warns of ‘dangerous moment for European security’
German companies won’t leave Lithuanian market despite China’s pressure
US Consumer Prices Surge in January at 7.5% Annual Pace
Armenia Detains 19 People Suspected Of Being In Spy Ring That Used A Dating Service
Aparjods shines as Latvia wins bronze in luge team relay
Commission aims to decarbonise transport by equally taxing fossil and crop-based biofuels
Is Turkmenistan Planning A Leadership Change?
Stinger anti-aircraft missiles from Lithuania to reach Ukraine within days – PM
Former EU Commissioner Dalli charged with bribery in Malta
Chinese Project In Serbia Raises Familiar Concerns About Beijing’s Balkan Investments
Games of Chance in Latvia – Your Options Explained
Russian Teenager Gets Five Years In Prison In Minecraft ‘Terrorism’ Case
EU pushes for COVID vaccinations in Africa as supply ‘no longer’ a problem
Lithuania buys Boomerang gunshot detectors
Bosnian Serbs Move Forward With Bid To Establish Separate Judiciary
France joins Austria in finding Google Analytics illegal
Saeima approves 40 million euro Jewish restitution law
‘Finlandization’ For Ukraine? Macron’s Reported Comment Hits A Nerve In Kyiv, Stirs Up Bad Memories In Helsinki
EU green lights new rules to speed up approval, authorisation of biopesticides
Lithuania receives China’s notification on beef, dairy and beer imports suspension
‘Politics of grandeur’: 2 Olympics and China’s love of big
Nobel winner who co-discovered HIV dies at 89
Latvia denies another Belarus airspace violation claim
European Commission expands the radio spectrum available for 5G
Portugal: Church sex abuse panel unearths over 200 cases
In Moscow, Macron found a different, tougher Putin
Blinken says century will be shaped by Indo-Pacfic region
Watchdog sounds alarm on financial risks of Europe’s property boom
U.S. approves $13.9 billion potential sale of F-15ID aircraft to Indonesia
Rif held death recipe for boy trapped in well
Kabylie : Algeria Taken To Task Over “Anti-Terrorism” Legislation by UN Special Rapporteurs
Families of exiled Tibetans ordered to install cell phone spyware
Hong Kong’s defunct Tiananmen vigil group remains unrepresented in national security case
Midnight Oil hit gets Aboriginal language revamp by outback prisoners
Carbon capture plan a boon for Aboriginal-owned pastoral lands
1929 February 11: Foundation of Vatican City, Lateran Treaty Day
Kremlin: Macron refused to take PCR test before meeting with Putin
Estonian officials welcome UK decision to strengthen eFP deployment
Scottish Sikh groups in 200-plus call for PM to sack Priti Patel
Ukrainian Media: Russia planning to blow up Crimean bridge and blame Ukraine for it
Denmark: Moving towards personalised medicine
Lithuanian PM in Kyiv: you can count on Lithuania’s firm support – now and always
Norwegian Baby Boy Names: Top Male Names in Norway
Will the West Heed Poland’s Warnings on Russian Aggression?
The Country Where Betting on Sports Is Patriotic
Kallas in Berlin: Russia is trying to build another divisive wall in Europe
Sweden needs 2 GW more power imports amid outage at largest reactor
‘Subject To Resignation From His Post’: General Ivashov Explains His Demands To Putin
Barcelona’s Picasso Museum to focus on Blue Period in 2022
Germany’s Scholz assures Baltic states of German support
Study: glass ceiling thick as ever in Denmark
Americans should leave Ukraine within 48 hours, White House warns
500+ Finnish troops headed to Nato-related drills in Norway
Baltics launch OSCE appeal over Russia-Belarus military exercises
North Koreans in China prohibited from traveling to Beijing during Winter Games
Lawyer Who Applied to The Hague Against Lukashenka: He Has No Diplomatic Immunity
Hunger remains a major problem in Laos, despite economic gains
Port takeover reform backed by Latvian Saeima
Uyghur torchbearer for 2008 Beijing Olympics serving 14-year sentence in Xinjiang
Russia cancels scheduled Azov Sea blockade, Black Sea still to be blocked
Vietnam arrests prominent environmentalist on tax evasion charges
Biden taps Metro chair to be US ambassador to Iceland
Cambodian protester takes loan to pay fine following release from jail
Nauseda: we have to make aggression against Ukraine too expensive
Somaliland’s top diplomat reaffirms the country’s sovereignty
Another Belarusian Athlete Forced To Record Repentance Video
Hunger strike: Jailed Ethiopian opposition leaders protest
LATO: low trust in government an internal security issue of Latvia
Biden Keeping Half of Afghanistan’s $7B in Assets for 9/11 Victims
U.S. sending 3,000 more troops to Poland amid fresh Ukraine invasion warnings
Biden Picks Former Sanctions Enforcer as Ambassador to South Korea
Ukraine has the right to determine its own fate – Karins
Myanmar Army Defector Recounts Heavy Losses Inflicted by Chin Rebels
Russia’s joint exercise with Belarus reveals what a Ukraine invasion would look like
Australia lists koalas as endangered species
China-bound products will find new markets, says Lithuanian FM, rejects criticism over Singapore
Nonprofit involved in Afghan evacuations prepares for rescue operations in Ukraine
Belarusians of Cologne, Hamburg, Poznan Hold Bright Solidarity Actions
Russian Court Sentences Two Crimean Tatars To Lengthy Prison Terms
Latvian government promises up to €20,000 aid for switching to green energy
EU cuts growth forecast as energy prices ‘chill’ economy
This is how western media lose credibility in Ukraine
Macron presents France’s long-term ‘nuclear-heavy’ energy plan
Rīga Technical University students show off rocket science
European Parliament resolution following Kazakhstan’s ‘tragic January’ is disappointing
COVID Of Our Hope: virus will take Belarusian dictatorship away with it
New contraception ranking shows differences between East and West
Taiwan, Canada, Japan to join EU’s WTO case over China‘s sanctions on Lithuania
French presidency eyes ‘Grenoble declaration’ as Health Union milestone
Polish Couple Sentenced In Germany For Inhumane Transport Of Migrants Through Belarus
For Georgians, Ukraine tensions revive painful war memories
Lithuanian leaders vow ‘firm support’ for Ukraine in Kyiv and Berlin
European publishers launch competition case against Google
Poland forecast to have EU’s highest inflation this year
EU tells non-essential staff to leave Ukraine, several European states issue warnings
The birth of Estonia’s digital civil servant
A taste of Tibet with Chinese characteristics
Belgium museum returns painting to Jewish family after 71 years
US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassy
Migrants stuck in Lithuania report dismal living conditions: ‘We have no hope’
Putin’s Ukraine strategy mixes threats, diplomacy
Austria resists including Nord Stream 2 in EU package of Russia sanctions
At Olympics and beyond, getting away with it is Russia’s way
Road traffic accidents in Estonia rose to record levels in 2021
Diplomatic flurry as crunch time on Western military role in Mali nears
In Switzerland, sledding is a national pastime
Bahrain confirms Israeli officer will be stationed in the country -state agency
Celebrity chef Mārtiņš Rītiņš passes away
North Korea comes to Russia’s defense over Ukraine conflict
Artsakh’s Foreign Minister pays working visit to Belgium
Options to improve Black Sea region’s security on the agenda for Austin, NATO counterparts
Latvia passes law for restitution of Jewish property taken in Holocaust
Romania’s ForMin summons Russian ambassador over inaccurate statements
Migrant women charged for hospital birth in Lithuania
An 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome was being bullied. So her country’s President walked her to school
Israel denies having forbidden Baltics to send weapons to Ukraine – official
Greece Vows to Counter Threat Posed by Turkey’s Drones
Estonia donates €350,000 for frontline residents in eastern Ukraine
Islamism in Serbia Fading, Far-Right Extremism Growing, NGOs Warn
No medals for Dukurs brothers in Beijing
Towards a new Bulgaria or a new deception?
India to open embassies in Estonia, Paraguay and Dominican Republic
Estonia’s Single.Earth Picks Solana Blockchain To Tokenize World’s Nature
USS Truman docks in Croatia for port visit
Ice Hockey: Finland wears down resolute Latvia
New in Portugal: You Can Now Order a Doctor on Uber Eats
The 20 Best Things to do in Wroclaw, Poland
‘Not This Tense Since World War II’: Hungarians On Ukrainian Border Fear War
Missile-Laden F-16s Head To Romania Amid Fears Of Imminent War In Ukraine
Peace of the action: The Kremlin’s plans in Bosnia and Ukraine
Building a Stronger Economy in Albania
Rocky Road: Kyrgyz Highway Clears Path To Ancient Stone Art
China’s Metaverse plans: Decentralization not required
Past 12 months signal a turbulent road ahead for Iran’s regime
Press freedom ‘end game’: Int’l media watchdog says Hong Kong becoming a ‘city of fear’
Tibetan political prisoner and former CTA staff Thinley Phuntsok passes away at 88
‘Where can I go?’: Hong Kong journalism students face a difficult choice amid crackdown
Beijing, Britain, pan-democrats or localists: Who is to blame for the death of Hong Kong’s democracy movement?
Europe can’t pass the buck on Ukraine
US, Japan, Australia, India meet to deepen bulwark against China’s expanding power
Radio Free Asia to suspend some Cantonese programming over ‘dire situation in Hong Kong’
Chile’s Constitutional Convention Picks Up Speed
DUP and unionism in crisis following Stormont collapse
Solomon Islands: A weak nation ravaged by a health crisis
Chechen Abduction Exposes Putin’s Problems at Home
1818 February 12: Chile Independence Day
Two Welsh independence marches announced for 2022
Calçot onions, the quintessential Catalan delicacy
In a Ukrainian border town, children practise drills and stockpile supplies in case of Russian attack
Lithuania to Kerala: A cross-country love story
Germany Recognizes Driver’s Licenses from Albania and Kosovo
Belarus’ Mikalai Statkevich Could Have Been Infected With Coronavirus
Which African country is providing the world with a blueprint for ocean protection?
Along Donbass steppes, troops await Putin’s next move
Woman’s ‘mummified’ body found sitting in a chair 2 years after death prompts Italy to reckon with its loneliness crisis
NATO Reinforces Eastern Flank as Russian Troops Surround Ukraine
North Korean Cyberwarfare Officer Arrested in Vladivostok While Seeking Asylum
Latvijas kods follows life on and around the Baltic Sea
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