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Estonia convicts a university professor from Russia of spying for Moscow

Jun. 18, 2024 11:26 AM EDT

A university professor was jailed Tuesday in Estonia after being found guilty of spying for Russian military intelligence, part of a campaign of sabotage, electronic warfare and information gathering that Estonian officials blame on Moscow. Viacheslav Morozov, a Russian citizen who...

Divers find remains of Finnish WWII plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard

Jun. 15, 2024 18:44 PM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down over the Baltic Sea by Soviet bombers appears to finally be solved more than eight decades later. The plane was carrying American and French diplomatic couriers in June...

Russia puts former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list

Jun. 08, 2024 09:19 AM EDT

Russia has put former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list, Russian state media reported, citing the Interior Ministry’s database. Russian state news agency Tass said Tymoshenko was listed as wanted on unspecified criminal charges. She...

Estonia ratifies CERN accession to become 24th member in one of Europe's key scientific bodies

Jun. 01, 2024 09:56 AM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s government has ratified the country’s full membership in the European Organization for Nuclear Research, a move that will give companies, scientists and teachers in the Baltic nation complete access to one of Europe’s main research and scientific organizations. ...

Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says

May. 22, 2024 08:15 AM EDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind. ...

Finnish carrier will resume Estonia flights in June after GPS interference prevented landings

May. 16, 2024 04:57 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s national carrier Finnair said Thursday that it will resume flights to Estonia’s second largest city in June after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Tartu last month because of GPS disruptions. The cause of the GPS interference...

Today in History: May 8, South Africa adopts constitution guaranteeing equal rights

May. 08, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 8, the 129th day of 2024. 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...

Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list

May. 04, 2024 16:47 PM EDT

Russia has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the interior ministry’s database. As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the ministry's list of people...

Finnish carrier suspends Estonia flights after GPS interference prevents 2 landings

Apr. 29, 2024 11:02 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s national carrier Finnair said Monday it is temporarily suspending flights to Estonia’s second largest city for a month after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Tartu because of GPS disruptions. The cause of the GPS interference...

A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year

Apr. 25, 2024 11:47 AM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — A Chinese container ship remains the focus of an investigation into what caused the damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members Finland and Estonia, Finnish authorities said Thursday. It has been more than six months since substantial,...