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POLITICS6d agoEU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressureThe Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.Politico Europe
POLITICS6d agoEU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressureThe Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.Politico Tech
POLITICS6d agoRussian man who swam from Kaliningrad to Lithuania in asylum attempt sentenced to six years hard labourA 68-year-old Russian man who swam across the Nemunas River from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave into neighbouring Lithuania in an attempt to seek asylum has been sentenced to six years in a strict-regime penal colony in Russia for "publicly justifying terrorism."EuroNews [en]
CONFLICT6d agoLatvian court sentences woman to six years in prison over €43 transfer investigators say was intended for drone-jamming equipment for Russian troopsMeduza [en]
MILITARY6d ago‘We will certainly look at it’: Trump says he will consider permanent US military base in LithuaniaUS President Donald Trump said he would consider Lithuania’s proposal to permanently host US troops after the Baltic country said it was ready to accommodate a permanent American military presence.EuroNews [en]
WORLD6d agoTallinn selects 21 world premieres across Official Competition, First Feature sectionsWorld premieres include Ray Panthaki’s UK-US title ‘In Starland’.screendaily · united kingdom
MILITARY6d agoThe deterrence gap: How can NATO protect its front line from Russia?The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series assesses Russia’s threats to NATO’s eastern flank and evaluates the responses of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania. The post The deterrence gap: How can NATO protect its front line from Russia? appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
SCI & TECH6d agoWhy Google has to halt data center construction in FinlandGoogle has been ordered to halt construction work on two data centers in Finland due to environmental concerns.newsbytesapp · india
POLITICS6d agoA Russian man swam to Lithuania to seek asylum. He was sent back to Russia, where he was sentenced to six years in prison.The Baltic Fleet Military Court sentenced Igor Odintsov, a 68-year-old Russian national, to six years in prison. In September, Odintsov swam from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Lithuania along the Neman River and requested political asylum, but Lithuanian border guards sent him back to Russia.Meduza [en]
SCI & TECH6d agoFinland orders pause on Google AI data centres over environmental concernsGoogle had called the data centres its biggest investment in Europe.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYBREAKING6d agoHuge blaze in Black Sea after naval drone hits oil tankerIrish Times World
POLITICS6d agoLatvia’s Foreign Ministry reportedly moves to declare Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin persona non grataLatvia’s Foreign Ministry has begun the process of declaring “another Russian citizen” persona non grata, Foreign Ministry head Baiba Braže said. She said the decision followed consultations with the Internal Affairs Minister and the prime minister and was based on information “from the competent authorities.”Meduza [en]
BUSINESS6d agoCRH to buy aggregate operations in Denmark, FinlandCRH is set to acquire aggregate operations in Denmark and Finland. This move signifies a business expansion or consolidation within the construction materials sector.Seeking Alpha Tech
BUSINESS6d agoFinland orders halt to work on Google data centre sitesFinnish opposition has called for measures to prevent power shortages, soaring energy prices caused by data centres.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Latvia moves to expel Russian journalist who used to work for BBCLeonid Ragozin made remarks widely interpreted as making excuses for the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and hybrid attacks in Europe.Politico Europe
WORLDOct 6Armed Man shot outside Sweden's Royal Palace in StockholmSwedish police have shot and wounded an armed man outside the royal palace in central Stockholm. The man has been taken to a hospital.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTOct 6Latvian officials say armed masked men threatened troops while trying to push 20 migrants across from Belarus, then crossed into Latvia themselves and stole surveillance camerasMeduza [en]
MILITARYOct 6Swedish Patriot missiles to be sent to Poland to bolster NATO's eastern flankSweden will send Patriot air-defences and around 100 troops to protect the Rzeszów-Jasionka logistics hub used to route aid to Ukraine. The mission starts on 1 December and will last seven months.EuroNews [en]
DISASTEROct 6Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centresThe order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.BBC World
BUSINESSOct 6Finland orders halt to work on Google data centers over environmental concernsRegulators have ordered the company representing the US web giant in Finland to stop building data centers until it can demonstrate compliance with environmental laws. Officials are investigating whether trees and soil were cleared before the company carried out an impact study.Le Monde [en]
MILITARYOct 6Lithuania takes further step towards lifting nuclear weapons banKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Lithuania’s move, alongside broader plans to expand US and NATO military infrastructure in the region, risked further escalating tensions.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 6Defense minister: Poland to deploy Patriot systems near Ukrainian borderUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 6Black Sea drone attack that sunk ship off Bulgaria condemned as crew still missingThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 6Russia’s neighbor backs push to lift ban on nuclear weapons, prompting outcry from MoscowCNBC