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Latvian Defense Minister Quits After Ukrainian Drones Hit Oil Depots

The fallout signals tougher expectations on Kyiv to keep drones out of NATO skies.

Italian Jets Intercept Russian Su-30 After Brief Estonian Airspace Violation

Estonia Reports Brief Russian Su-30 Incursion Near Vaindloo

Latvia Deports North Korea Scholar Andrei Lankov After Riga Detention

Finland Questions Crew of Suspected Ship After Estonia Reports Five Damaged Undersea Cables

Vatican Envoy Says Russia Rebuffed Pope Leo XIV's Peace Offer as a 'Slap'

EU Prepares Sanctions as Lithuania Blames Belarus for Balloon Incursions Disrupting Vilnius Airport

Mattarella Visits Italian NATO Detachment in Estonia, Salutes Troops at Amari

Lithuania’s Culture Minister Resigns After Evasive Crimea Answer

Baltic Lawmakers Urge U.S. Congress to Preserve Security Aid as Pentagon Seeks Cuts

Italian F-35s Scramble From Estonia to Respond to Russian Aircraft Under NATO Air Policing

Italian F-35s Scramble From Ämari to Escort Russian Aircraft

Lithuania to Open Nationwide Drone Training for Civilians and Schoolchildren

Steinmeier Pledges Permanent German Brigade in Lithuania as Critics Demand Russia Policy Review

Germany Activates First Permanent Overseas Brigade in Lithuania to Strengthen NATO Defense

Search Continues for Missing US Soldiers in Lithuania as Recovery Efforts Face Complex Challenges