Lithuania

Polish Airlines LOT Embraer ERJ-175

TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS

Passenger Plane Skids Off Runway in Heavy Snow

The incident forced the runway to close.

Harry Thompson

A Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter and a Puma infantry fighting vehicle of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, participate in the Quadriga military exercises involving German, French, Lithuanian and Dutch troops during a Distinguished Visitors' Day on May 29, 2024 near Pabrade, Lithuania.

MISSING IN ACTION

Four U.S. Soldiers Dead After Going Missing in Lithuania

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that the soldiers, who had been missing since Tuesday, have died.

Jasmine Venet

A man is rescuedfrom the Franklin River in south west Tasmania on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.

TRAPPED IN TASMANIA

Tourist's Leg Amputated in High-Stakes, 20-Hour Rescue

An intensive care flight paramedic who responded to the scene described it as “the most challenging case that I have ever taken part in.”

Lily Mae Lazarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during his meeting with students at the Harbin Institute of Technology, May 17, 2024, in Harbin, China.

Russia Nonchalantly Moves to Expand Its Borders Again

The Kremlin is shrugging off concerns over the move and says Moscow must ensure its own “security.” Where have we heard that before?

Allison Quinn

Leonid Volkov looks forward and listens in a conversation with someone facing him at a table.

Navalny’s Ex-Chief of Staff Attacked With Hammer Near Home

The attack comes less than a month after the Russian opposition leader turned up dead in a penal colony.

Josh Fiallo

Wagner Group patches next to flowers at a makeshift memorial.

Wagner Group Fanboy Blocked From Flight to London

Police were called about the man donning paraphernalia for the mercenary group just before he boarded a flight out of Vilnius.

Allison Quinn