Ukraine War & Culture of Resilience: European diplomats say Russian strikes and near-constant air-raid alerts in Kyiv have killed at least 37, with sirens sounding 29 hours in a 56-hour stretch—grief turning into fresh calls for stronger support. Moldova’s Euro-Atlantic Pull: NATO’s Political Committee visit to Chisinau highlights how Moldova is tightening ties with Western security while still insisting it can’t abandon neutrality. Belarusian Cultural Memory: A new “Guide for Fantasy Translators” updates Belarusian RPG terminology using older Lithuanian and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth sources and folklore, while ethnographic photographer Larysa Shchyrakova—deported from Belarus—asks for community help after years of repression. Lithuanian Catholic Resistance in Focus: A biography of Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius recounts his underground Chronicle work and KGB imprisonment, keeping Soviet-era religious persecution in public memory. Holocaust Heritage Under Pressure: Lithuania’s Rūdninkai Forest Jewish partisan bunkers face new access limits as Germany builds a nearby military base, reigniting debate over remembrance and heritage protection. Nepal–Tibet Disaster: Flash floods have left thousands missing across borders, including 77 Isha Foundation pilgrims still untraceable—an urgent human story cutting across faith and travel. Music & Community: Accord Choir members found a Canadian song playing in a Lithuanian restaurant during a Baltic tour, a small cultural bridge amid bigger regional realities.