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Lithuania’s prosecutor general has ended a high‑profile probe into the 2021 forced landing of a Ryanair jet in Minsk, handing the case to Polish authorities who are pursuing suspects in the hijacking and kidnapping of dissident Raman Pratasevich and his partner.
Lithuania's cultural community says it will keep demonstrating until the government appoints a competent culture minister not affiliated with the Nemunas Dawn party.
As part of a broader Baltic defence project, Lithuania will invest €10 million next year to restore peatland along its borders, turning wetlands into natural barriers and rehabilitating 40,000 hectares.
Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said the government has addressed many demands from the cultural community and expects activists to compromise as a new culture minister is sought.
Transport Minister Juras Taminskas said Lithuania’s airports will not raise fees next year and warned against overreacting to Ryanair’s threat to halt expansion if charges are not cut.
The Storm Strike 2025 exercise, part of the larger Thunder Strike 2025 training series, tests Lithuania’s defence plans with amphibious landings and manoeuvres across Klaipėda and the Baltic coast.
Palestinians and Israeli hostage families celebrated after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage exchange. Crowds in Gaza applauded despite ongoing strikes, while families in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square were ecstatic over the deal, which aims to return all hostages but lacks details and could collapse.
Beijing expanded rare-earth export restrictions, limiting processing technology and exports to foreign defence and semiconductor users. The new rules, some effective immediately and others from Dec. 1, cover advanced chip and magnet technology and signal China’s leverage ahead of a Trump–Xi summit.
Major Russian industrial companies are cutting work weeks or furloughing staff as domestic demand and exports shrink due to sanctions and the war in Ukraine, highlighting strain in Russia's non‑military sectors.
During an official visit to Australia, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and said he was confident the bilateral relationship would continue to deepen. The leaders discussed defence industry, cyber and maritime cooperation and signed new agreements to strengthen operational partnerships.
Brussels launches a €1 billion initiative to accelerate AI use in healthcare, energy, manufacturing and more, complementing the EU AI Act rollout.
OpenAI introduced new API models (including GPT-5 Pro and Sora 2 previews) while tightening Sora’s policies after criticism over copyrighted and harmful content.
Annual inflation in Lithuania remained at 4.0% in September 2025, with transport and recreation among the stronger risers.
WHO issued living guidance updates for mpox clinical care and infection control in 2025, while maintaining emergency recommendations.
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi share the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), porous materials that can capture carbon dioxide and store other chemicals.
At least 20 children have died in Madhya Pradesh after consuming Coldrif cough syrup contaminated with toxic solvents, prompting the World Health Organization to seek details from India and some states to ban the product.
A blaze erupted at the Lakshmi Ganapathi Fireworks unit in Komaripalem, Ambedkar Konaseema district, leaving six workers dead and four injured.
German industrial output fell 4.3% in August 2025, its steepest drop since March 2022, after an 18.5% slump in car production. Economists warn the slide heightens recession risks.
The Bank of Thailand surprised markets by holding its key rate at 1.50% and lowering its GDP forecasts, but said it is ready to cut rates again if the economy weakens.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the world economy has weathered multiple shocks better than expected and is now forecast to slow only slightly in 2025 and 2026, though she warned of high uncertainty and called for reforms.
UNICEF said hospitals in southern Gaza are overcrowded and premature babies have to share oxygen masks because Israel has denied transfers of incubators, though Israel disputes the claim. The ongoing war has worsened conditions, leaving equipment stranded and prompting calls to evacuate ill infants.
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