The seventh International Light Festival was held here from Jan. 24 to 26, exhibiting light installations designed by artists from Lithuania, France, Germany, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Denmark and other countries. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua) People visit the International Light Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Jan. 26, 2025.

An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday morning, likely as a result of "external influence", Latvian public broadcaster LSM reported, citing the cable operator. The Latvian Navy sent a patrol to inspect a vessel that possibly caused the damage and was coordinating with NATO,

Demonstrators in Warsaw, Riga, Prague, and Vilnius decried the likely January 26 voting victory of Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The European Parliament has called the election a sham.

Long-lost crowns, rings, and sceptres dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries have resurfaced in the crypt of Lithuania’s most famous cathedral. View on euronews

In the shop "Knygu pasaulis" (from lit. — "The World of Books"), in the Lithuanian capital, the "Compact Atlas of the World" is on sale, where Crimea is Russian.

A university in Vilnius, Lithuania, has announced it will develop the first electric aircraft in the country through the Antanas Gustaitis' Aviation Institute.

A Ryanair plane about to land at Vilnius airport was diverted to Warsaw in Poland on Thursday because of GPS interference, Lithuania's air navigation authority said on Friday.

The European Union will resume its World Trade Organization case against China over the alleged economic coercion of Lithuania. The bloc's executive arm, the European Commission, said on Friday it had requested a resumption at the Geneva trade courts,

The items included the funerary crown of Alexander Jagellion, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania between 1501 and 1506.

The Israir airline will be launching three direct flights from Tel Aviv to European cities starting in late April – to Vilnius, Debrecen, and Basel. Israir’s flights will join those of the low-cost carrier Wizz Air, with Ryanair expected to join soon as well.

Lithuania seems to be sending a message that it will continue its support for Ukraine whether the U.S. continues to do so or not.

The European Union has until Friday to tell the World Trade Organization whether it intends to resume its legal action against Beijing over the alleged coercion of EU member state Lithuania in 2021 after a blazing row over Taiwan.