VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Securing an end to the fighting in Ukraine must take place with Kyiv’s full involvement and come with more defense spending by regional countries to avoid any future ...

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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the President's palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) ...

Ukraine, maybe. Baltic countries, maybe.” Lithuania, which was occupied by the Soviet Union until 1990, is increasingly worried about the ongoing brutal war in Ukraine and the aggression of its ...

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like an Aboriginal flag emoji is finally here! Well, kind of. Representing some 60,000 years of First Nations culture, history, and pride, the flag has ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

But executive order No. 5, the first non-appointment related order, declares the flags be flown at full mast for the remainder of Monday and any future inauguration days. Trump ordered this after ...

(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...

Ukraine received a new military aid package from Lithuania at the end of last week. "We cannot slow down our support for Ukraine, because ensuring Ukraine's security means taking care of our own ...