Lithuania shuts Vilnius airport; suspends flights due to drone warningLithuania issued an 'air danger' warning and suspended airport traffic Wednesday, urging citizens to seek shelter due to fears of airspace ...
20 May, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Lithuania's Vilnius airport closes again due to balloonsVilnius Airport in Lithuania temporarily stopped flights Sunday. Balloons were detected approaching the airspace. Incoming flights were div...
24 Nov, 2025, 04.21 PM IST
Lithuania reopens airport after balloon incident, will shut Belarus border if it recursLithuania has warned Belarus of a border closure if smuggler balloons cross again. The country reopened its airport and crossings after a t...
22 Oct, 2025, 06.40 PM IST
Vilnius Airport reopens after being closed due to smuggler balloonsLithuania reopened Vilnius Airport early Wednesday after a temporary shutdown the previous day. The National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC...
22 Oct, 2025, 10.54 AM IST
Lithuania's Vilnius Airport suspends traffic over possible balloons in airspaceVilnius Airport in Lithuania suspended air traffic and diverted flights to neighboring countries due to possible balloons in its airspace. ...
05 Oct, 2025, 07.32 AM IST
Ukraine invited to NATO summit in The Hague: ZelenskyUkraine has been invited to a NATO summit later in June, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, after earlier warning it would be a "victor...
03 Jun, 2025, 05.57 PM IST
Terrifying video shows cargo plane skids into house, bursts into 'ball of fire' in Lithuania. Officials point to Russian terror plotA terrifying new video has emerged which shows a cargo flight crash landing and sparking a massive inferno as it skidded into a house in Li...
27 Nov, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
DHL cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airportA DHL cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport, causing smoke to pour from a building north of the runway. Firefighters and police were pre...
25 Nov, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Zelensky says G7 pledges can't replace NATO membershipUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed security commitments from the G7 countries but stated that these cannot be a replacement fo...
12 Jul, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
After NATO frustration, West offers Ukraine security commitmentsPresident Zelensky's hopes to join NATO have been dashed at the alliance's summit. However, Western powers will issue a declaration of long...
12 Jul, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
Russia calls on NATO to discuss Ukraine nuclear plant at summitRussia has called on NATO leaders to discuss the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at their summit this week. According to Russia's Foreign Minist...
09 Jul, 2023, 12.50 PM IST
Give Ukraine quick path to NATO after war, Lithuania leader tells alliesUkraine has been pressing NATO to declare at the July 11 and 12 summit that Kyiv would join the alliance soon after the end of the war, and...
04 Jul, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
Joe Biden to travel to UK, NATO summit, Finland: White HouseJoe Biden is set to depart July 9 for "engagements" with the UK's King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the White House said in ...
02 Jul, 2023, 08.18 PM IST
Russia demands that Baltic countries protect its embassies"We are warning Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn that they are responsible for the consequences of the anti-Russian psychosis they have unleashed,...
06 Mar, 2022, 12.42 AM IST
China threatens Lithuania over Taiwan representative office openingIt wasn't clear what actions China plans to take in response to the opening of the office. Beijing has already recalled its ambassador from...
19 Nov, 2021, 04.21 PM IST
EU mulls response to Belarus diverting plane to nab reporterRaman Pratasevich, who ran a popular messaging app that played a key role in helping organise massive protests against Belarus' authoritari...
24 May, 2021, 03.04 PM IST
- Vilnius, the city of churches
It’s history is as rich as the ozone laden air that wafts through the umpteen lakes and forests.
24 Jul, 2008, 12.00 AM IST