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VILNIUS( Reuters)-Lithuania's president declared a state of emergency on Thursday, telling the NATO country's army to deploy along its borders in response to" possible disturbances and provocations due to large military forces massed in Russia and Belarus". The state of emergency, declared hours after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, will be valid for two weeks. Parliament will meet later on Thursday to vote whether to confirm or cancel President Gitanas Nauseda decision. Once ruled from Moscow b

( Reuters)-Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was meeting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian and British officials said. Johnson's visit had begun with a one-on-one meeting with Zelenskiy, Andriy Sybiha, deputy head of the Ukraine president's office, said on Facebook. Johnson met Zelenskiy" in a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people", a Downing Street spokesperson said." They will discuss the UK's long-term support to Ukraine and the PM will set out a

KYIV( Reuters)-German self-propelled howitzers have arrived in Ukraine in the first delivery of heavy weapons promised by Berlin, Ukraine's defence minister said on Tuesday. Ukraine has pleaded with the West to send more and better artillery as the country runs out of ammunition for its existing Soviet-era arsenal, which is dwarfed by Russia's.... Kyiv has previously said it needs 1, 000 howitzers, 500 tanks and 1, 000 drones among other heavy weapons to repel Russian troops, which invaded the

Fourteen lawmakers opposed the extension, while 15 abstained." We have to send a message to migrants and Europe," Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite told parliament.... " Migrants haven't flooded Europe, and Europe is grateful to us." About 4, 300 migrants have entered Lithuania from Belarus this year, with Iraqi citizens accounting for two-thirds of the total, according to Lithuanian interior ministry data.... The number of migrants trying to cross from Belarus has decreased in recent weeks, bu

So far this year some 4, 026 individuals have illegally crossed into Lithuania, a country of 2.8 million inhabitants, from Belarus, the Lithuanian interior ministry said in a statement on Aug.... Lithuanian authorities have said Belarus allows these individuals to reach the Lithuanian border after they have flown in by plane to the Belarusian capital, Minsk. The parliamentary debate over the fence starts on Tuesday.... It was not immediately clear when a vote would take place....

Harry Potter is better than Voldemort, and we know who is Voldemort in this war, and who is Harry Potter, so we know how the war will end," Zelenskiy said, smiling. Zelenskiy, 44, a former comedian who once played a fictional president in a popular TV series before entering politics, has drawn international praise for refusing to leave Ukraine during the war and for rallying Ukrainians to resist the invasion. Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a" special military operation" to disarm the countr

By Reuters Staff3 Min ReadVILNIUS( Reuters)-Latvia and Lithuania took steps on Tuesday to protect their borders from migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia they say Belarus is encouraging to cross into the European Union in retaliation against sanctions imposed by Brussels. FILE PHOTO: Lithuanian army soldiers install razor wire on the border with Belarus in Druskininkai, Lithuania July 9, 2021.... REUTERS/ Janis Laizans/ File Photo Rising numbers of migrants have in recent weeks reache

HURDAL, Norway( Reuters)-Norway will continue to explore for oil and gas in the next four years, with most new drilling permits to come in mature areas of the sea, the incoming centre-left government said on Wednesday.A minority coalition of the Labour Party and the rural Centre Party will take power on Thursday after defeating the Conservative-led government in last month's election." The Norwegian petroleum industry will be developed, not dismantled," the two parties said in a joint policy doc

OSLO( Reuters)-One person died and five were injured when a helicopter crash-landed in the ocean off western Norway, police said on Thursday, leading to a temporary halt in transport to and from the country's offshore oil and gas platforms. The Sikorsky S-92 aircraft operated by Bristow Norway was on a search and rescue training mission on Wednesday when the accident occurred, officials have said. The six crew members were all hoisted from the sea by rescue workers, but one was later declared de