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- Belarusian leader accuses Lithuania of dumping dead migrants
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has accused Lithuanian authorities of dumping the bodies of migrants on the border between the two countries
Via Ap News Wire. The Independent. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:02:25 GMT. - NATO Chief Touts Alliance's Forces In Baltics Ahead Of Foreign Ministers Meeting In Riga
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is scheduled to visit a combat-ready battle group in Latvia on November 29 ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Riga later this week.
Radio Liberty. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:28:35 +0000. - Taiwan, Europe Must Defend Democracy Together, President Says
Taiwan and Europe must work together to defend against authoritarianism and disinformation, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting lawmakers from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Monday. ...
Voice of America. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 01:02:25 -0500. - Taiwan, Europe must defend democracy together, says Tsai Ing-wen
President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan and the Baltic nations share similar experiences.
Straits Times. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:14:37 +0800. - Lithuania orders navigation radars for OPVs
Lithuania has ordered GEM Elettronica Columbus Mk2 3D navigation radars from Leonardo for its offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), the Ministry of National Defence ...
Janes 360. Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:50:14 Z. - Lithuania Welcomes Belarusians as It Rebuffs Middle Easterners
People fleeing repression in Belarus are processed quickly and given visas. Middle Eastern migrants passing through Belarus to the E.U. face a harsher fate.
Anton Troianovski. New York Times. Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:23:56 +0000. - Bright to captain England in Women's World Cup qualifiers
Chelsea defender Millie Bright is named Lionesses captain for the World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Latvia.
BBC News. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:31:14 GMT. - Anti-Semitism, Russophobia running rampant in Ukraine, Baltic states, warns Lavrov
The Russian Foreign Minister drew attention to the fact that such challenges require a response from the world community
Tass. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:02:42 +0300. - China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan row
Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in its country, a move which has angered China.
BBC News. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:52:29 GMT. - China downgrades ties with Lithuania over Taiwan
China reduces ties with Lithuania after Taiwan establishes a de facto embassy in Vilnius.
Al Jazeera. Sun, 21 Nov 2021 06:52:02 +0000. - Back in the USSR: Eerie photos show abandoned fairground reclaimed by nature, an empty swimming pool
The haunting images, from Ukraine, Russia, Latvia and Armenia, show abandoned relics of the former Communist regime abandoned in the years since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
Daily Mail. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:10:57 +0000. - An Extraordinary 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Is Rewriting the History of the Age of Discovery
In the frigid Baltic Sea, archaeologists probing the surprisingly well-preserved remains of a revolutionary warship are seeing the era in a new way
Smithsonian. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:39:37 +0000.
Facts About the Baltic States
The Republic of Estonia is governed by an elected unicameral Parliament, which elects a President. Estonia's capital city is Talinn, and its national currency is the Kroon. The primary language used by Estonians is Estonian and in 2020, the estimated population of Estonia was 1,326,535.
The Republic of Latvia is governed by an elected Parliament, which elects a President who, in turn, appoints a Prime Minister. Latvia's capital city is Riga, and its national currency is the Lat. The country's national language is Latvian and in 2020, the Latvia's population was estimated at 1,886,198.
The Republic of Lithuania is governed by a unicameral Parliament and an elected President who appoints a Prime Minister. Lithuania's capital city is Vilnius, and its national currency is the Litas. The national language of Lithuania is Lithuanian, and in 2020, the nation's estimated population was 2,722,289.