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Zelensky Visits Baltic Allies Amid Ukraine Aid Doubts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday on an unannounced visit to staunch Baltic allies as he seeks to bolster wavering support among other Western backers.

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2024

The Vinted phenomenon: how one woman sold her clothes – and created a billion-dollar company

In 2008, Milda Mitkute and a friend set up a website to clear out her closet. It soon grew exponentially. Now Vinted has 16 million UK users and is the first Lithuanian ‘unicorn’. Can it make secondhand our first choice?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024

Serbian elections took place under ‘unjust conditions,’ international observers say – as it happened

Day after Aleksandar Vučić’s populist ruling party declared victory, concerns raised over vote-buying and ballot box stuffing

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Hungary qualifies for Euro 2024 with own-goal in stoppage time in match marred by violence

Hungary qualified for its third straight European Championship after an own-goal in stoppage time in a game marred by violent clashes outside an empty stadium in Bulgaria

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

A local’s guide to Vilnius, Lithuania: the best bars, culture and bargain hotels

We lift the lid on one of Europe’s best value cities with a tour of old-school canteens, prize-winning communist blocks, and a bar with Jesus on a carpet

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

Hungary hosts international training for military divers who salvage unexploded munitions

Military divers from Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Lithuania have participated in an international training exercise in Budapest, Hungary, working in flooded underground mines, lakes and caves and in the rushing Danube River

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Works of Tamil writers draw the attention of European publishers at Frankfurt Book Fair

Tamil lit. gains global appeal: 1st Chennai Int'l Book Fair paves way for translations of Tamil works into many foreign langs. incl. Polish, Norwegian, Arabic, Slovak, Hungarian, Italian, Welsh, English, Icelandic, Filipino, Lithuanian, Spanish, French. Perumal Murugan's books to be translated into Amharic, Icelandic. Live translation sessions, game, "TransLingual Tales"…

The Hindu · Oct 19, 2023

A fake Ryanair hijack – and the fear that has stalked Belarus’s people ever since

When a passenger plane was forced to land in Minsk in 2021, one man screamed: ‘They’ll kill me’. Many of his countrymen and women now realise they are also not safe, even in exile

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

England beat Italy to qualify for Euro 2024, Hungary made to wait

Elegant England triumphed over Italy with a score of 3-1 at Wembley, securing their spot in next year's European Championship during Tuesday's qualification round. In contrast, Hungary's aspirations were thwarted by a draw against Lithuania.

The Times of India · Oct 18, 2023

Euro 2024 qualifiers roundup: Ukraine come from behind to avoid Malta shock

Ukraine moved into second place in Group C after a 3-1 win in Malta, while Hungary edged closer to securing qualification with a 2-2 draw in Lithuania

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023