Tap play to listen to this article Lithuania’s showdown with China over Taiwan is poised to provide an unexpected winner for the small Baltic nation that France and Germany could only dream of: investing in microchip manufacturing. Europe is a laggard in the all-important semiconductor … Read More

On Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presented a united front against pressure on their organizations’ eastern borders from Russia and Belarus. “It is important that the EU and NATO work hand in hand,” von der Leyen … Read More

Tap play to listen to this article With a greater mobilization of Russian troops, which in turn threatens Ukraine, and the US intelligence service warning of a potential invasion, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Thursday called on NATO to send warships to the Black … Read More

Polish President Andrzej Duda called on NATO to deploy additional forces on its eastern flank and step up its air police mission in response to Russia’s recent military build – up near the border with Ukraine. The United States and other Western allies have issued … Read More

PARIS – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described the migrant crisis on the border with Belarus as the biggest threat to the EU in three decades. He tweeted On Sunday, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko launched a hybrid war against the EU. This is the biggest … Read More

VILNIUS – China downgraded diplomatic relations with Lithuania on Sunday following the opening of a Taiwanese office in Vilnius last week. It informs the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs a declaration that the new Taiwanese Representation Office in Lithuania “openly creates the false impression of … Read More

A man from Manitoba says he wants to create more awareness about the problem of long waiting lists for people queuing for elective surgery. Max Johnson told 680 CJOB that he was tired of waiting for elective knee surgery, so he traveled abroad to Lithuania … Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday expressed disapproval of a threat from Belarus’s leader to cut off Russian gas supplies to the EU. “He probably can, but it’s not good, and I want to talk to him about it … in case he just said … Read More

By Kara Fox, Anna Chernova, Katharina Krebs and Matthew Chance | CNN Russia and Belarus bowed their military power for the third time this week near the border between Poland and Belarus, where thousands of people are stranded in deplorable conditions, trapped at the center … Read More

European Council President Charles Michel is expected to focus on human rights and trade issues during a phone call Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid strained relations between Brussels and Beijing, according to an EU official. EU-China relations have deteriorated over the past year … Read More