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Belarus opposition leader freed from jail
Belarus opposition leader Syarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 other prisoners have been released from jail and are now free in Lithuania, the neighbouring country's government said. The release was brokered by US special envoy Keith Kellogg, a...

Israel sets two conditions for Hamas to end the war tomorrow
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar confirmed that Hamas was still holding around fifty people, stressing that the war “could end tomorrow” if the movement released prisoners and surrendered its weapons. During...
Slovenia joins EU initiative to bolster trade with Ukraine by offering export guarantees
Slovenia becomes one of ten EU countries participating in European push to support trade with Ukraine. Slovenian export credit agency SID Banka joins the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility. It is projected to benefit more than 550...

Four arrested in UK over M&S, Co-op and Harrods cyberattacks
Four arrests have been made in the UK as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into major cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods. The arrests come after a torrid few months for retailers in the UK as M&S was hit by a major cyberattack in...

4 Arrested in U.K. for Cyberattacks on Retail Tied to Scattered Spider
British authorities have arrested four individuals in connection with a series of cyberattacks that disrupted operations at major U.K. retailers—Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods—earlier this year. The National Crime Agency (NCA) announced the...
ECB policymakers set pain threshold for euro rise in weak economy
Two European Central Bank policymakers warned on Tuesday about the hit from a further appreciation of the euro on a weak euro zone economy that is bracing for painful U.S. tariffs. The euro has risen some 9% against the dollar since April as...

What to expect in the fuel market: experts warn of risks
In the near future, fuel prices in Latvia are expected to remain at current levels with possible moderate fluctuations — either upward or downward, according to Ieva Ligere, Chair of the Board of the Latvian Fuel Traders Association, in a...

For Stability! MPs will get pay cut for leaving Saeima session
On 5 June, a few days before the local elections, For Stability! leader Aleksejs Rosļikovs, who was still a member of the Saeima at the time, was expelled from the parliament chamber for offensive and aggressive behaviour. Rosļikovs' colleagues...

NATO state to conscript women
A new law in Denmark subjects 18-year-old females to the draft starting July 1 Women in Denmark are now subject to conscription, following a change to the relevant law made by the country's parliament a few weeks ago. The move comes as NATO, of...

Belarus opposition leader released from jail in US-brokered deal
Audio By Carbonatix By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Belarus opposition leader Syarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 other prisoners have been released from jail and are now free in Lithuania, the neighbouring country’s government said. The release was...

US Open PIX: Djokovic, Pliskova advance; Gauff out
Images from Day 1 of the 2020 US Open in New York, on Monday. Zverev downs Anderson in battle of big servers IMAGE: Germany's Alexander Zverev hits a forehand against South Africa's Kevin Anderson. Photograph: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports...

Your guide to all the new direct flight routes launched across UAE airlines
Airlines across the United Arab Emirates are doing the most this season – new flight routes launching left, right and centre, hot off the press for all your future travel plans. With all these announcements happening at varied times, at varied...

Moldova Marks 35 Years Since the Adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty
Moldova established Sovereignty Day in 1990 by adopting the Declaration of Sovereignty. This fundamental act marked the beginning of the country’s journey toward independence, democracy, and the consolidation of the rule of law. On June 23, 1990,...

EU fires interpreter for note-taking breach during summit with Zelenskyy
EU flags. Stock photo: Getty Images The European Commission has dismissed an interpreter hired by the European Union to attend major summits alongside world leaders over concerns about a possible breach of security rules. The interpreter was a...

Staffordshire woman, 20, among 4 arrests over M&S, Co-op and Harrods cyber attacks
A Staffordshire woman is among four young people arrested over the cyber-attacks that have caused havoc at M&S and the Co-op. The National Crime Agency (NCA) says a 20-year-old woman was arrested in Staffordshire, and three males - aged between 17...

Estonia entered the TOP-3 importers of Kazakh rapeseed and caught up with Uzbekistan in purchases of rapeseed meal from Kazakhstan
EU countries are increasing imports of Kazakh rapeseed and its processed products. For the first time in recent seasons, Estonia entered the TOP-3 buyers of Kazakh rapeseed, second only to Latvia and Poland. According to APK-Inform, citing...

Lithuania says Moscow behind defacing of anti-Soviet monument
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuanian prosecutors said on Wednesday Russia's GRU military intelligence service had ordered the defacement of a monument to an anti-Soviet resistance leader in January 2024. Three residents of Estonia have...

Finland notifies UN of withdrawal from landmine ban treaty
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland has notified the United Nations it is leaving the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines, its foreign ministry said late on Thursday. The withdrawal will take effect six months after the...

IPN | Cultural agenda | June 23
Sovereignty Day was established in 1990 with the adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty. It was a fundamental act that marked the beginning of the road towards independence, democracy and the consolidation of the rule of law. The document was...

How the Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East Are Weakening America’s Enemies
As the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East rage on, the military strength of the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to decline. Isolationists bang the drums that Israel’s campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear program risks the spread of a nuclear...