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Greta Thunberg Accuses Israel of Harsh Treatment; Another Activist Arrested After Biting Medical Worker
Greta Thunberg accused Israel of harsh treatment while being detained at Ketziot prison, and another member of the flotilla was arrested for biting a medical worker. Here are the details. The activists from the Global Sumud flotilla were taken to...

Return of Ukrainian children from Russia: Lithuanian PM announces new initiative in Kyiv
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene has visited Kyiv where she announced a new initiative aimed at supporting and rehabilitating Ukrainian children previously abducted by Russia, along with their families. She announced this at at a joint...

Europe accelerates AI ambitions with €500m investment in 6 new AI Factories
This latest expansion brings the total network to 19 AI Factories spanning 16 EU Member States, reinforcing Europe’s position as a global leader in digital innovation and AI sovereignty. The new facilities – located in Czechia, Lithuania, the...

Three young scientists win scholarships
Dr. Monta Brīvība, Doctor of Biological Sciences, was awarded the 2025 Baltic Scholarship for Women in Science for her research into “Precision Medicine in Oncology.” Meanwhile, Dr. Jana Kukaine, Doctor of Humanities, received the scholarship for...

Costa del Sol 'tourist boat' explosion horror as people rushed to hospital
Video LoadingVideo Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8CancelPlay now Costa del Sol 'tourist boat' explosion horror as eight injured Eight people have been injured in an explosion on a "tourist boat" in the Costa del Sol resort of...

Inside Barcelona: How are they feeling about the game in Miami? Will Yamal be fit for El Clasico?
Welcome to Inside Barcelona, our weekly series to follow La Liga’s defending champions throughout their 2025-26 season. Every edition will bring you our latest information and analysis on the biggest talking points, cutting through the noisy world...

Childhood in Exile: The United Nations Tribunal and the Quietly Growing Shame of the World
At the United Nations General Assembly, the abduction of Ukrainian children has become a test of global responsibility. What does the world truly owe its children? A Global Test of Conscience On September 23, 2025, in the corridors of the 80th...

Indian pharma Wockhardt seeks US approval for new drug to treat UTIs
Drug firm Wockhardt on Wednesday said it has submitted a new drug application for its novel antibacterial drug with the US health regulator. The company has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for...

Can EU policy catch up with the rise of pharmacy-led care?
Following the publication of the Report on Pharmacy Services in Europe by Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU), policymakers, health professionals and leaders were brought together at the European Parliament in Brussels to talk about...

Doctors still outperform AI in medical emergencies, study finds
Published on 01/10/2025 - 7:00 GMT+2 Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are worse than doctors and nurses at prioritising emergency room patients, a small new study has found. The findings indicate that while AI holds a great deal of promise in...

Natallia Radzina: Give Political Prisoners The Millions You Spend On Tsikhanouskaya's Protection
9 Natallia Radzina How can you think about your comfort when so many Belarusians are in trouble? Belarusian opposition leader Mikola Statkevich has disappeared since September 11, 2025 (refusing to leave the country ) as part of the deportation of...

UK Space Agency funds space-based anti-aging solution project in space by LinkGevity
The UK Space Agency has awarded grant funding (amount unspecified) to startup LinkGevity to determine whether the firm’s anti-ageing solution could work away from Earth. The firm has been backed to prepare its anti-necrotic therapeutic for...

Lithuanian Jewish community remembered in country’s annual March of the Living
Hundreds of students, ambassadors, and Lithuanian officials joined the annual March of the Living in Lithuania commemorating the destruction of the country’s Jewish community in the Holocaust, with a survivor urging participants to “help the State...
Drones target German ports, hospitals and oil refineries in latest hybrid attack
Germany is investigating Russia’s involvement in a mysterious swarm of drones spying on a power plant, hospital and military shipyard. A fuel refinery and a regional parliament were also targeted in what could be the latest example of Moscow’s...

The cost of care: Inside Scotland’s private healthcare boom
“All I want to do is take my baby granddaughter out and push her in her pram without being afraid I’ll fall.” For Maureen Higgins, what once felt impossible, is now possible. The 66-year-old grandmother from Newarthill is walking without...

HIV cases on the rise in Lithuania; geopolitical situation is the main reason
Since 2022, the number of people infected with HIV in Lithuania has increased significantly, however, the main reason is not local infection, but the large number of foreign citizens who arrive already sick. Of the 400 foreigners who received a...

Tallinn Baltic Event Co-Pro Market Unveils Lineup: Laura Ferres, Lilian Torres, Anna Jadowska, Tudor Giurgiu Make the Cut (EXCLUSIVE)
Tallinn’s Baltic Event Co-Production Market – an industry sidebar to the Black Nights Film Festival – has unveiled exclusively to Variety the strong line up of 15 European titles from 13 countries competing for the hefty €20,000 ($23,200)...

Lithuania makes history with first armored vehicle Taurus 4-1
Lithuania has unveiled its first domestically built armored vehicle, the Taurus 4-1, a 4x4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle produced by Aurida Engineering. As reported by LRT on September 21, 2025, Lithuania has completed the...

Some New York school districts spend almost or more than $100,000 a student
(The Center Square) — A half-dozen school districts in New York state reported spending more than $70,000 per student recently, with two districts spending almost or more than $100,000, an investigation by The Center Square found. Each of the six...

Latvia has a high rate of heart disease
Diseases of the circulatory system – including heart attacks, heart diseases, hypertensive diseases and diseases of pulmonary circulation – accounted for 32.4% of all deaths in the EU in 2022. However in Latvia, the rate was far higher at 52.5%....