Exodus Adventure Travels expands Finland portfolio

Exodus Adventure Travels, a leading small-group tour operator specialising in active and cultural travel, has expanded its Finland portfolio with the launch of its first summer itinerary, complementing its established winter and multi-country...

Third National Urban Forum Azerbaijan wraps up

As we come to the close of the Third National Urban Forum Azerbaijan, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all participants - representatives of national and local authorities, international organizations, experts and partners - for...

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival unveils its Doc@PÖFF selections

15/10/2025 - A diverse slate of international and Baltic documentaries will compete at this year’s festival, exploring family, politics, tradition and resilience The Feast of the Wolf by Jadran Boban The 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival...

Book by former POW Oleksiy Anuli presented in Los Angeles

In early October, the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Los Angeles hosted a presentation of the book Jingle Bellz by former prisoner of war Oleksiy Anuli, who spent more than 10 months in Russian captivity, including 130 days in solitary confinement....

The Shrinking Space for Media Freedom

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 9660 [post_author] => 15 [post_date] => 2025-10-15 18:39:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2025-10-15 18:39:37 [post_content] => Once we lose a free press, we lose everything it protects. Last summer, I stood in front of a typewriter...

Latvijas Banka will issue a 2 euro commemorative coin 'Sēlija'

On Thursday, 9 October, Latvijas Banka will issue a 2 euro commemorative coin depicting the coat of arms of Sēlija, thus concluding the series of 2 euro commemorative coins, each honouring one of Latvia's five historical regions. The special...

Martyrs, Money and the Manufacture of Political Holiness

Last week, I raised a question that many people in today’s modern democracies sometimes wonder about: Can a politician be a saint? I pointed out that there are rare examples of such cases in history and cited Louis IX of France, Saint Louis...

Last chance for young professionals from select countries to be considered for LMIA-exempt work permits under International Experience Canada in 2025

If you wish to be considered for an International Experience Canada (IEC) work permit in 2025, your window to submit a candidate profile is closing. Eligible foreign youth (aged 18–35 or 18–30) from participating countries must submit a profile...

Kane’s 11 Goals Lead Europe’s Top Leagues

As the 2025–26 football season gains momentum, Europe’s top strikers are already lighting up the scoreboards with impressive performances. Across the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1, the race for the coveted Golden Boot...

Study: Nearly half of teachers plan to change jobs in the coming years

A new international survey shows Estonian teachers are mostly satisfied with their jobs, but 46 percent plan to leave the profession in the next five years. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Education presented the results of the OECD's Teaching and...

Who would build a spaceport in Georgia? How two Russian “exiles” spun a web of lies

In western Georgia’s Guria region, the village of Shukhuti begins with an unmarked turnoff that leads to a rough, winding road. At the end lies a fenced-off plot of land, guarded by Russian security personnel. They are protecting the site of what...

Broadway’s ‘Ragtime’ Revival Is a Staggering, Stunning Triumph

There is only one thing missing from Lincoln Center Theater’s (LCT) superlative Broadway revival of the musical Ragtime: a decompression chamber for emotionally frazzled audience members to retreat to after the final bows. At the end of three...

The Trump Admin’s Very Telling Decisions About Which Gov’t Programs to Fund

In the hours immediately after the government first shut down earlier this month — which happened only after Republicans refused to work with Democrats to extend Obamacare subsidies in order to secure their votes to keep it open — the Trump...

Belarus launches charm offensive in Europe as Trump opens door to Minsk

A senior Belarusian diplomat has held meetings with Europeans after his country sent out invitations last month, in what European diplomats called an overture to reduce Minsk’s isolation after a thaw with Washington under Donald Trump. Senior...

Microsoft: Cyberattackers are adopting artificial intelligence faster than defenders

The Baltic states are not among the countries most frequently targeted by cyberattacks, said Renāte Strazdiņa, representative of Microsoft NTO Europe North Multi-country Cluster. However, Strazdiņa notes that attackers are not resting – they are...

BNN IN FOCUS | The ideological battle over the Istanbul Convention – who uses it better?

The Istanbul Convention has become the apple of discord that now threatens to break apart an already unstable ruling coalition. The latest “thorn in the side” for both the Progressives (Progresīvie) and New Unity (Jaunā Vienotība) is the...

Trafficking concerns amid Vietnamese IPA rise

There has been a significant rise in the number of Vietnamese nationals applying for international protection in Ireland, according to figures from the Department of Justice. The number of people from Vietnam who have sought asylum in Ireland so...

airBaltic to gradually introduce group boarding to improve boarding process

RIGA - The Latvian national airline airBaltic announces the launch of Group Boarding, a new process designed to make flight boarding smoother, faster, and more comfortable for all travelers, LETA learned from the airline. Beginning October 6,...

Dr Sultan Al Jaber meets German Chancellor Merz on working visit

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, conducted an official working visit to Germany this week. In his capacity as Special Envoy to Germany, he held a number of bilateral meetings with senior German government...

What is the new European Entry/Exit System (EES) and how does it affect travel to Czechia?

The EES is a new EU-wide biometric system designed to log the time and place of entry and exit of non-EU short-stay travellers to the Schengen Area - a zone of 29 European countries with open internal borders, including most EU member states as...