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Poland, Lithuania fear new migrant crisis due to Belarus' offer of visa-free travel
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus is introducing a visa-free travel arrangement with dozens of countries for a month, raising fears that neighboring Poland and Lithuania might see a sudden increase in unauthorized migration. The authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander...
Felling of historic oak tree sparks outrage in Lithuania as mayor says developer should be fined
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The felling of a healthy century-old oak without permission in downtown Vilnius has caused outrage in Lithuania, with the city's mayor seeking to impose a fine of 141,000 euros on the development company responsible. The tree was cut down Saturday on an...
Baltics condemn China envoy's stance on ex-Soviet nations
HELSINKI (AP) — The three Baltic states have strongly condemned comments by China’s envoy to France, who appeared to suggest in a recent French television interview that former Soviet republics aren't sovereign nations. The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in...
10-year sentence asked for journalist forced down in Belarus
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Prosecutors requested a 10-year prison sentence Friday for a dissident Belarusian journalist who was arrested after a warplane forced down a commercial airliner he was taking to Lithuania. Raman Pratasevich is on trial in Belarus on charges of organizing...
Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102
NEW YORK (AP) — Al Jaffee, Mad magazine's award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions," has died. He was 102. Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ...
Lithuania seeks compensation from Belarus for migrant crisis
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania is seeking up to 120 million euros in compensation from Belarus, accusing its eastern neighbor of orchestrating the immigration of thousands of people, mainly from Africa and the Middle East. Since 2021, when the European Union imposed sanctions...
