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Baltic nations seek more NATO defence as drone hits Latvian oil tanks

Damage to an oil tank after drones crashed at a storage facility in Rezekne, Latvia, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans
Damage to an oil tank after drones crashed at a storage facility in Rezekne, Latvia, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

Lithuania should join US coalition in Strait of Hormuz, president says

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda gives doorstep comments at the Joint Expeditionary Force JEF Leaders' Summit in Helsinki, Finland March 26, 2026. The topics on the agenda include support from the JEF countries to Ukraine and the overall security situation in Europe. Lehtikuva/Emmi Korhonen via REUTERS      ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. FINLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN FINLAND.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda gives doorstep comments at the Joint Expeditionary Force JEF Leaders' Summit in Helsinki, Finland March 26, 2026. The topics on the agenda include support from the JEF countries to Ukraine and the overall security situation in Europe. Lehtikuva/Emmi Korhonen via REUTERS      ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. FINLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN FINLAND.

Lithuania charges 13 people with two attempted murders linked to Russia's GRU, police say

Stray drones put Baltic states in crossfire of Ukraine conflict

A part of a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle, which according to the Latvian National Armed Forces, flew into Latvian airspace and crashed in Kraslavas region.
A part of a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle, which according to the Latvian National Armed Forces, flew into Latvian airspace and crashed in Kraslavas region.

Lithuania warned in 2019 that Hungary posed NATO and EU leak risk, Poland says

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto reportedly briefed his Russian counterpart  during breaks at EU meetings.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto reportedly briefed his Russian counterpart  during breaks at EU meetings.

Drone that crashed in Lithuania came from Ukraine, PM says

Debris lies across an ice-covered lake where Lithuania's army says that a suspected drone crashed into after entering the country's airspace, in Lavysas, Lithuania, March 23, 2026. Vytautas Lebednykas and Karolis Lebednykas/Handout via REUTERS
Debris lies across an ice-covered lake where Lithuania's army says that a suspected drone crashed into after entering the country's airspace, in Lavysas, Lithuania, March 23, 2026. Vytautas Lebednykas and Karolis Lebednykas/Handout via REUTERS

Lithuania says a suspected drone enters its airspace, crashes into lake near Belarus

Debris lies across an ice-covered lake where Lithuania's army says that a suspected drone crashed into after entering the country's airspace, in Lavysas, Lithuania, March 23, 2026. Vytautas Lebednykas and Karolis Lebednykas/Handout via REUTERS
Debris lies across an ice-covered lake where Lithuania's army says that a suspected drone crashed into after entering the country's airspace, in Lavysas, Lithuania, March 23, 2026. Vytautas Lebednykas and Karolis Lebednykas/Handout via REUTERS

Trump's envoy says 'great progress' in reconciling Belarus with Lithuania

John Coale, an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during an interview as 250 prisoners released from Belarus arrive in Vilnius, Lithuania, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans
John Coale, an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during an interview as 250 prisoners released from Belarus arrive in Vilnius, Lithuania, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics end as a ‘beacon of unity’

Performers extinguishing the Paralympic flame during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo on March 15, 2026.
Performers extinguishing the Paralympic flame during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo on March 15, 2026.

ICC opens probe into alleged crimes against humanity by Belarus

An exterior of The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
An exterior of The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.