NATO member closes border with key Russian ally

Lithuania will halt crossings with Belarus indefinitely and shoot down any alleged contraband balloons Lithuania will indefinitely suspend border crossings with Belarus and has authorized its border guards to shoot down any balloons it alleges are used for cross-border smuggling, Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene announced on Monday. The move comes…

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The US president has said he has a “great relationship” with the North Korean leader US President Donald Trump has said he would love to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his ongoing Asia trip, adding that he has a “great relationship” with him. During his first term,…

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Brussels is dragging Europe back to the 1930s, the prime minister has said The EU’s “nonsense” policies will force people in Slovakia to burn wood for heating and take the country “back to the 1930s,” Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has warned. At a press conference on Sunday, Fico criticized…

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The suspects had allegedly been gathering intelligence on military logistics supporting Kiev, Warsaw’s security agency has said Two Ukrainian citizens have been arrested in Poland on suspicion of conducting espionage for a foreign intelligence agency, Warsaw’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) announced on Monday. The arrests took place on October 14…

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Moscow and Washington are not “playing games” with nuclear deterrence, the US president has said Washington and Moscow “are not playing games” with nuclear deterrence, US President Donald Trump has said, responding to Russia’s announcement of a successful test of its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile. Speaking to reporters aboard Air…

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The display was reportedly part of a symbolic protest in support of Gaza civilians amid a fragile ceasefire An effigy resembling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was seen hanging from a construction crane in northeastern Türkiye, sparking outrage in Israel. According to Turkish media, the incident occurred at a construction…

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Air defenses have shot down more than three dozen UAVs, Sergey Sobyanin has said Russian air defenses have neutralized more than 30 Ukrainian drones attacking Moscow overnight, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has said. In a series of posts late Sunday to early Monday, the official said the large-scale raid involved at…

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