Winter Olympic Games begin – news and events
Today, the 6th of February, the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games open, with Italy set to host the world’s largest sports event, writes the…
Category: World
Norway sees increased Russian intelligence activity in Arctic
Norway’s Internal Security Service (PST) has warned of a risk of sabotage and said it expects Russia to expand its intelligence operations in…
Estonia to close border checkpoints with Russia at night; Russians behaving irrationally
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal announced that border checkpoints with Russia will be temporarily closed at night, writes ERR News. The decision was…
Czech Prime Minister’s conflict of interest resolution draws criticism
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has once again faced accusations that he has not severed ties with his agricultural company; he promised to…
US Vice President: Europe won’t admit what it gave up in Greenland
US Vice President JD Vance has said that European allies have given Americans more rights in Greenland than they are willing to publicly…
Shots fired at trolleybuses in Kaunas on two evenings; culprit detained
Police in Lithuania’s second largest city have detained a suspect after shots were fired at public transport on two consecutive evenings. The shots…
Latvia and Estonia fight cross-border crime
Latvia and Estonia are expanding their efforts to curb cross-border crime, with a focus on joint drug busts, ERR News reports. Law enforcement…
EU criticizes FIFA’s call to lift ban on Russian athletes
European Union’s sports commissioner, Glenn Micallef, criticized the statements of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and indicated that Russia poses a real security threat,…
Russia’s budget deficit could triple by year-end
A slump in oil exports to India and the need to sell it at ever-lower prices means Russia’s budget deficit could exceed its…
