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23 Sep 2021

Throw away your Chinese phones, urges Defence Ministry

More than 200 public authorities have purchased such phones, and over 4,500 phones are in use, "which, in our opinion, increases the risks," Deputy Defence Minister Margiris Abukevicius said The minister also said people should also know what's inside these phone

12 Aug 2021

China expels Lithuania's envoy from Beijing in row over Taiwan office

Chinese pressure has reduced Taiwan's formal diplomatic allies to just 15. Taiwan, meanwhile, protested Tuesday to the administration of the Venice Film Festival after its entries were credited as coming from 'Chinese Taipei'. Taiwan and Lithuania agreed last month that the office in the capital Vilnius set to open this fall will bear the name Taiwan rather than Chinese Taipei.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu

14 Aug 2019

VP M Venkaiah Naidu to visit three Baltic nations from August 17-21

India and Baltic countries have historical connect and common linguistic roots.

UEFA Nations League

18 Nov 2018

Romania outclass Lithuania to keep alive promotion hopes

Second-half strikes by Claudiu Keseru and Nicolae Stanciu wrapped up a comfortable victory that left the unbeaten Romanians second on nine points from five games.

02 Oct 2018

Ferry with 335 people on board on fire in Baltic Sea

The ferry was heading to the Lithuanian port town of Klaipeda from Kiel, Germany.

UK Royal Air Force

04 Oct 2017

UK Air Force jets escort passenger plane from Lithuania after 'hoax' alert

Two Royal Air Force (RAF) jets were scrambled to escort a passenger plane en route from Lithuania to the UK today after a "hoax" security alert.

US anti-aircraft missiles

10 Jul 2017

US deploys advanced anti-aircraft missiles in Baltics for first time

The Patriot battery was brought to the Siauliai military airbase on Monday, ahead of the Tobruk Legacy exercise, and will be withdrawn when the exercise ends on July 22, a Lithuanian defence ministry spokeswoman told Reuters.

22 Apr 2017

US House Speaker Paul Ryan: Russia probe will help US allies

US House Speaker Paul Ryan says one of the reasons the US Congress has launched a thorough investigation into Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 US election is to "prevent the same kind of thing happening" to its NATO and other allies.

12 Apr 2016

Lithuania blacklists Russian officials over Ukraine pilot case

Lithuania on Tuesday said it had blacklisted dozens of Russian officials responsible for jailing a hunger-striking Ukrainian military pilot in a case that drew sharp condemnation from the West.

least happy countries

19 Mar 2016

Top 10 least happy countries

Here is a list of top 10 least happy nations in the world

13 Oct 2015

England players celebrate perfect 10th Euro qualifying victory

England achieved a new feather under manager Roy Hodgson after winning their 10th match in a row at the 2016 Euro qualifying campaign.

13 Oct 2015

Euro 2016 qualifiers: Ruthless England complete perfect 10

08 Oct 2015

UK to send troops to Baltic region to deter Russian aggression

Around 100 British military personnel will be sent to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the Baltic region, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.

United States of America

18 Sep 2015

US report proves Lithuania hosted CIA `black site`: Lawyer

A US Senate report proves that Lithuania hosted a secret CIA jail for terror suspects a decade ago, a lawyer for a Saudi-born Guantanamo detainee claimed Friday.

02 Jan 2015

Lithuanian `aviator` bill gains wings in gay circles

Lithuania abandoned the litas on Thursday when it became the 19th country to adopt the euro but at least one of the old bills is still in vogue, a gay activist said on Friday.

29 Dec 2014

Lithuania adopts euro to cement ties with the West

Lithuania hopes joining the eurozone on January 1 will boost its security at a time of heightened anxiety over Russia, but many in the Baltic state fear the currency switch will also bring price hikes.

10 Jun 2014

Lithuania fines Gazprom in antitrust case

Lithuania slapped a USD 48.4 million fine on Russian fuels giant Gazprom today over its moves to block competition in this ex-Soviet Baltic EU state.

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