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The European Court of Human Rights' ruling on a CIA prison in Lithuania is "impracticable", Karolina Bubnytė, the Lithuanian government's representative at the ECHR, says.

A third rotation of Lithuanian troops is leaving for the UN-led stability operation MINUSMA in Mali on Friday.

On May 21, ‘Yoga for Everybody’, a public presentation of the International Yoga Day, took place right next to the Vilnius Town Hall. The International Yoga Day itself will be celebrated in Vilnius, as well as the rest of the world, a month later, on June 21. Yoga is becoming increasingly popular in...

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius is leaving for New York to attend a UN Security Council debate on the role of international law on peace and security on Thursday.

What unites the Baltic countries and France is their firm commitment to a strong Europe that can protect itself against all external threats, French President Emmanuel Macron said after meeting with the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian leaders in Paris on Monday.

Lithuania has earmarked 20,000 euros in humanitarian aid to Yemen.

Swedish Crown Princess Victoria has opened a global exposition on sustainable development in Vilnius.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė did not consult the government before making her decision to vote in favor of a UN resolution rejecting US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday.

Lithuania's vote on a UN resolution on Jerusalem reflects the European Union's common position that the status of the city has to be decided through negotiations, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Friday evening.

Israel is disappointed at Lithuania's unexpected decision to vote in favour of a UN resolution rejecting US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the country's ambassador to Vilnius said.

Lithuania on Thursday unexpectedly voted in favor of a UN resolution rejecting US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, thus defying Washington's warnings and showing solidarity with the EU's major powers.