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INTERVIEW/ Aurelijus Zykas: Lithuanian ambassador a man of many foreign words

INTERVIEW/ Aurelijus Zykas: Lithuanian ambassador a man of many foreign words

Aurelijus Zykas’ curiosity in distant languages led him to buy a Japanese dictionary. What eventually followed was a brush with Japanese royalty and appointment to his country’s highest diplomatic post in Japan. Zykas, the Lithuanian ambassador to...

Owner:  Murayama & Ueno Families
Charitina,The Princess Who Chose Prayer: Lithuania’s Forgotten Patroness

Charitina,The Princess Who Chose Prayer: Lithuania’s Forgotten Patroness

October 18th. On this autumn day, when leaves are already beginning to fall from the trees of Vilnius, the Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Charitina, Princess of Lithuania. But who remembers this saint? Who knows the story of a woman who lived...

Owner:  Ingvar Heinrich Lotc
Reduced protection, rising tensions: Inside Lithuania's strained relations with Tsikhanouskaya

Reduced protection, rising tensions: Inside Lithuania's strained relations with Tsikhanouskaya

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, opposition leader in Belarus, at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Nichlas Pollier/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Belarusian opposition in neighboring Lithuania...

Owner:  Kyiv Independent Employees
RANKED: Which countries in Europe are better at integrating immigrants?

RANKED: Which countries in Europe are better at integrating immigrants?

Even as governments across Europe toughen immigration policies some states are better than others when it comes to integrating new arrivals, according to a new study. Despite toughening immigration rules, Sweden is the country in the EU with the...

Owner:  James Savage & Paul Rapacioli
Lithuanian government submits next year’s budget for consideration; record amount earmarked for defense
The Lost Shtetl Museum opens in Lithuania

The Lost Shtetl Museum opens in Lithuania

The Lost Shtetl Museum, a landmark institution dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jewish shtetls, opened in Seduva, Lithuania, on 20 September. The thoughtfully curated permanent exhibition and striking architectural design provide an...

Owner:  Rachel & Charles Read
Gallery: Church digs in Tartu reveal wealth of church-related finds
Basque channel ETB2, Lithuania’s LRT accept invite to Dinner With the Enemy

Basque channel ETB2, Lithuania’s LRT accept invite to Dinner With the Enemy

El Otro Lado de la Mesa (The Other Side of the Table), is hosted by Xabier García Ramsden Basque public broadcaster EITB has commissioned a new version of format Dinner with the Enemy, created by production company Animo TV and described as a...

Owner:  David Jenkinson
2 Houston attorneys warn fake legal website duping immigrant families with real law firm addresses
Balts' Award presented in Lithuania

Balts' Award presented in Lithuania

On 16th October, the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, was on a working visit to Lithuania to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys and attend the annual 'Balts’ Award' ceremony organised by the...

Owner:  Latvian Government
“Beyond the Visible” with Lithuanian artist Tomas Lagūnavičius at Sky Gallery

“Beyond the Visible” with Lithuanian artist Tomas Lagūnavičius at Sky Gallery

Step beyond the surface. What happens in the instant between seeing and understanding? What hides in the space where perception falters, and imagination begins? The Fareed Uduman Art Forum and Sky Gallery invite you to cross that threshold with...

Owner:  Wijewardene Family
Remembering Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro  Bamberger, a pioneer in music education

Remembering Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro  Bamberger, a pioneer in music education

MIT Music and Theater Arts fondly remembers the legacy of Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro Bamberger, who passed away peacefully at home in Berkeley, California, of natural causes on Dec. 12, 2024 at the age of 100. For three decades at the...

Owner:  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Pasaulietė”: Deimantė Rudžinskaitė and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1. The Lithuanian Context
Inside the crumbling and dilapidated Augustinian Church as transient tenants use it as makeshift home

Inside the crumbling and dilapidated Augustinian Church as transient tenants use it as makeshift home

First opened in 1844, the church was a constant presence in the lives of New Ross people for 172 years before its final Mass at Christmas 2015. With their numbers dwindling and age profile on the rise, the Augustinian friars were forced to vacate...

Owner:  Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
UW-Eau Claire Holocaust research featured in new National Geographic documentary

UW-Eau Claire Holocaust research featured in new National Geographic documentary

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WQOW) - For nearly a decade, teams of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have been visiting Eastern Europe to map Holocaust graves. Now, their work can be seen on National Geographic. The National Geographic...

Owner:  Byron Allen
Letter: Our ancestors were not so different from today's immigrants

Letter: Our ancestors were not so different from today's immigrants

To the editor: While reading the obituaries in this past week's Eagle, I saw that some of our friends and neighbors who've gone on before were originally from families who were French, Irish, Italian, German, Lebanese and Lithuanian. They ended up...

Owner:  Hans Morris & Fredric Rutberg
Right Word | How Muslim Population Growth Is Changing Religious Demography In India And The World
Tide Establishes Tech Centre in Lithuania to Support Global Growth

Tide Establishes Tech Centre in Lithuania to Support Global Growth

Tide, the UK’s leading business management platform, is expanding its technology centre in Lithuania, reinforcing its commitment to international expansion and scaling its engineering capabilities. Tide is planning to employ an additional 60-70...

Owner:  Muzaffar Karabaev
Lithuania’s M Films Bows Trailer of Warsaw-Selected ‘Hunger Strike Breakfast’: ’I Used to Watch Russian Tanks From My Friend’s Flat,’ Says Karolis Kaupinis (EXCLUSIVE)
“Public Welfare” and Religious Liberty in Japan: The Case of the Unification Church

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