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Estonia, Latvia plan joint purchase of German medium-range IRIS-T air defense systems
HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia and Latvia plan jointly to acquire German air defense systems for the protection of the two NATO nations' airspace in what would be the biggest defense cooperation deal between the Baltic neighbors that border Russia, the Estonian and Latvian defense ministries said...
Today in History: May 8, Truman announces Nazi surrender
Today in History Today is Monday, May 8, the 128th day of 2023. There are 237 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 8, 1996, South Africa took another step from apartheid to democracy by adopting a constitution that guaranteed...
Sweden's king, queen visit Baltic neighbor Estonia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia began a three-day state visit to Estonia Tuesday — their first official visit to the Baltic country in more than 30 years. Estonian President Alar Karis and his wife welcomed the Swedish king and queen at...
China affirms ex-Soviet nations' sovereignty after uproar
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government said Monday it respected the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing’s ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they weren’t sovereign nations. Ambassador Lu Shaye was being called on the carpet by the...
Estonia's Parliament approves PM Kaja Kallas' 3rd Cabinet
HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s Parliament on Wednesday gave the green light to a new coalition to form a government, led by the center-right Reform Party of Kaja Kallas. Her pro-business party overwhelmingly won the parliamentary election in the Baltic country on March 5 with 31.2%...
Estonia PM's party clinches new coalition government deal
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Saturday that her center-right Reform Party has clinched a deal with two other parties to form a coalition government, five weeks after a general election in the Baltic country. The party councils of Kallas’...
Estonian diplomat expelled from Moscow in tit for tat move
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Russia is expelling an Estonian diplomat from Moscow in a tit for tat move following a similar action by Tallinn, Estonia's foreign ministry said Friday. Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry had summoned Estonia’s charge d’affaires, who heads the...
UK, German fighter jets intercept Russian plane near Estonia
LONDON (AP) — British and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace, the U.K. Defense Ministry said Wednesday, amid mounting concerns about confrontation in the skies near Russia and Ukraine. The U.K. and Germany...
