Europe

Massive wildfire forces evacuations near Malia, Cyprus

July 23, 2025

A fast-moving wildfire broke out near the village of Malia in the Limassol district, prompting urgent evacuations as flames spread rapidly across dry, mountainous terrain. Jordan has sent firefighting aircraft, [..]

Estonia

Baltic Bikini 2024 maritime rescue exercise ends

August 2, 2024

On Thursday, the Baltic Bikini maritime rescue exercise, held for the 20th time in Pärnu Bay and at facilities of the Reval maritime school, came to an end. Some 60 [..]

Latvia

Power supply disrupted for around 30,000 customers in Latvia on Monday morning

July 29, 2024

On Monday morning at around 6 a.m., due to storm damage, the power supply to around 30,000 customers was disrupted, Sadales Tikls power distribution network operator informed LETA. The power [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania provides EUR 100,000 in humanitarian aid to flood-hit Armenia

June 6, 2024

The Lithuanian government on Wednesday allocated 100,000 euros in humanitarian aid to flood-hit Armenia. The funds are being provided from the government’s reserve in response to a request for assistance [..]

Lithuania

Hundreds of establishments in Lithuania receive bomb threats (expands)

December 6, 2023

Hundreds of establishments in Lithuania received bomb threats on Wednesday. “Not only schools but various other establishments have received them. We have a preliminary figure of several hundred, we do [..]

Lithuania

Vilnius Airport receives anonymous bomb threat, evacuates passengers

November 15, 2023

Vilnius Airport received an anonymous call on Wednesday morning, saying that a bomb had been planted, Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports, LTOU), the airport operator in Lithuania, said. In response, [..]

Latvia

Two people dead, 17 injured in road accident in Marupe municipality

November 13, 2023

On Sunday evening, two people died and seven people were injured in a road accident in Marupe municipality, LETA learned from the State Police. The police informed at at around [..]

Latvia

airBaltic plans to conduct evacuation flight from Israel

October 16, 2023

Latvian national airline airBaltic plans to make a special evacuation flight from Israel today at the request from the Foreign Ministry, the ministry’s press secretary Diāna Eglīte informed LETA. She [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian police receive 750 reports of bomb threats to schools, kindergartens

October 13, 2023

Police on Friday have already received 750 reports of bomb threats to schools and kindergartens across Lithuania and reports continue coming in, Police Commissioner General Renatas Pozela said. “I am [..]

Latvia

Police hotline 110 was down this morning due to very large number of incoming calls following threat e-mails received by preschools

October 11, 2023

The State Police hotline 110 was down this morning due to a very large number of incoming calls following threat e-mails received by multiple schools and kindergartens in recent days, [..]

Estonia

Norway: Small explosion likely occurred near Estonia-Finland gas pipeline

October 11, 2023

A small explosion likely occurred near the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland in the early hours on Sunday, the Norwegian seismology institute Norsar reported on Tuesday evening. The [..]

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Storm leaves thousands of Baltic states households without power

October 9, 2023

The Baltic States were devastated by a severe storm over the weekend. ESTONIA The storm, forecasted to last until Sunday evening, has brought over 1,400 calls to rescuers and left [..]