Lithuania has declared a state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus that have disrupted aviation. Vilnius airport has been closed because of the balloons, which Lithuania says have been ...

Lithuania on Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency over a surge in contraband-carrying balloons flying over the border from Belarus. “It’s clear that this emergency is being declared not ...

Thousands of cigarettes smuggled from Belarus have been intercepted in recent months and Lithuania calls it a "hybrid attack" The Lithuanian government has declared a "nationwide emergency situation" ...

Lithuania was forced to close its main airport once again after suspected balloons appeared in its airspace. Vilnius airport said earlier on Saturday it had halted operations due to the sightings, ...

The European Union has formally terminated a long-running dispute with China at the World Trade Organization, centred on Beijing’s alleged coercion of Lithuania in 2021. In a statement circulated to ...

Lithuania will cover all the costs associated with hosting U.S. troops in the country, where a new barracks is among the improvements made for American forces deployed along NATO’s eastern edge. The ...

PABRADĖ, Lithuania — U.S. Army and Lithuanian Armed Forces further enhanced their partnership at the Pabradė Training Area with new infrastructure and sustainment commitments. The structural upgrades ...

Lithuania closed the two border crossings with Belarus on 29 October after meteorological balloons flying from Belarus caused repeated disruption to air traffic. Belarus' President Aliaksandr ...

Lithuania is tightening its border with Belarus for a month after waves of balloons carrying contraband cigarettes entered its airspace. Lithuania’s cabinet decided Wednesday to continue halting ...

Lithuania accused Russian ally Belarus on Monday of hitting it with a "hybrid attack" after dozens of balloons loaded with contraband forced it to temporarily close airports last week. Lithuania, a ...

Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene has said Lithuania will start to shoot down smuggler balloons crossing from Belarus and also shut its border crossings with the neighbouring country following repeated ...

Riga (EFE).- Lithuania has closed its border with Belarus indefinitely after balloons believed to be carrying contraband entered its airspace, prompting multiple suspensions of operations at Vilnius ...