Author: News Desk

A surge of Lithuanians sign up for border militia and taken arms against fears the Russians will invade the Baltics next because they don’t trust Russia. The scars of Soviet occupation run deep in this part of Europe. Tens of thousands of Lithuanians were forcibly deported to gulags in Siberia and the far north by the Soviets in the 1940s and 1950s. It is reported that around 30,000 Lithuanian prisoners perished in the forced labour camps. Lithuanians sign up for border militia So, when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Grudzinskas joined Lithuania’s century-old volunteer militia — the Riflemen — and took…

Sky News says BUCKINGHAM PALACE is facing questions about why it won’t reveal more about the findings of an investigation into bullying allegations made against the Duchess of Sussex.

Euronews says AUTHORITIES in Austria have declared a civil emergency after mudslides cut off several villages from rescue services, while at least one person died after heavy rainfall caused flooding in the southern state of Carinthia.

Aljazeera says RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has condemned NATO’s “imperial ambitions”, accusing the military alliance of seeking to assert its “supremacy” through the Ukraine conflict.

Arab News says JORDAN’S KING Abdullah II has called for those responsible for the deadly gas leak on Monday to be held accountable.

Norway blocks food supplies to Russians to which the Russian authorities demand a swift resolution or else feel the wrath of the Russian armed forces. Moscow accused Norway on Wednesday of blocking the transit of goods to Russians living in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and threatened Oslo with retaliation. Russia claims that Norway blocked supplies of equipment and food at the Storskog land border crossing that were to be loaded onto a ship bound for Svalbard for Russian miners in the archipelago. Norway blocks food supplies to Russians “We demanded that the Norwegian side resolve this issue as…

CNN says DISGRACED R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

BBC Sport says BRITISH TWO-TIME CHAMPION Andy Murray suffered his earliest Wimbledon exit as he lost in four sets against American John Isner in the second round.

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