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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...

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...

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...

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...

Lithuanian government submits next year’s budget for consideration; record amount earmarked for defense
The Lithuanian government has approved the budget plan for 2026 before submitting it to the Seimas for consideration on the 16th of October, and spending on defense and border strengthening has been significantly increased. Lithuanian Finance...

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...

Gallery: Church digs in Tartu reveal wealth of church-related finds
Archaeological excavations in Tartu have uncovered the remains of two churches replete with cemeteries and shed more light on the history of Estonia's second city. The dig, on Magasini tänav in central Tartu, have also found preserved, rare...

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...

2 Houston attorneys warn fake legal website duping immigrant families with real law firm addresses
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two Houston lawyers are warning immigrant families about sending money to a mysterious law firm website that is using their addresses as places of business. Neither lawyer practices immigration law, and they are worried...

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...

“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...

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...

“Pasaulietė”: Deimantė Rudžinskaitė and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1. The Lithuanian Context
by Rosita Šorytė Article 1 of 3. Deimantė Rudžinskaitė (from X) and her book “Pasaulietė.” Critics of minority religions labeled as “cults” almost invariably back their extreme accusations with testimonies from “apostates.” “Apostate” is neither...

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...

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...

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...

Right Word | How Muslim Population Growth Is Changing Religious Demography In India And The World
Last Updated:October 14, 2025, 14:38 IST The shifting religious demography driven by rapid Muslim population growth — both globally and in India — has significant social, cultural, and political implications According to a Pew Research Center...

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...

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)
Hot Lithuanian producer Marija Razgutė of M-Films, credited for the award-winning films “Slow” in Sundance 2023 and “The Visitor” in Karlovy Vary this year, has unveiled a teaser trailer of the absurdist drama “Hunger Strike Breakfast,” by Karolis...

“Public Welfare” and Religious Liberty in Japan: The Case of the Unification Church
by Patricia Duval* *A paper presented at the conference “Resilient Memories in East Asia: Remembrance, Acknowledgment, Reconciliation,” Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania, October 10–11, 2025. Patricia Duval speaks (via video) at the...