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Dozens of balloons employed by smugglers to move cigarettes from Belarus into Lithuania led to the temporary shutdown of Vilnius airport overnight. The airport in the Lithuanian capital halted operations from 11 p.m. local time on Tuesday until 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The balloons are used to

Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe A Colombian appeals court has reversed the conviction of former president Álvaro Uribe on charges of bribery and witness tampering, marking a pivotal moment in a case that captivated the nation and cast a shadow over the conservative leader’s

Irish Officers Clash with Protesters Near Dublin Shelter Irish police confronted hundreds of demonstrators outside a Dublin facility housing asylum seekers following reports of an alleged sexual assault involving a young girl. The crowd set a police vehicle on fire and launched fireworks and other projectiles at officers near the

**Kosovo First to Agree to Take UK’s Rejected Asylum Seekers** Kosovo has become the first country to express willingness to accept asylum seekers whose applications in the UK have been denied, as part of British efforts to establish processing centers abroad. Albin Kurti, Kosovo’s prime minister, stated he

A British woman convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia will not face execution under a bilateral agreement between the two nations, which also includes the repatriation of another Briton serving a life sentence. Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been held in Bali since 2012 after authorities discovered 3.8kg of cocaine

Ukraine's military announced late on Tuesday that Storm Shadow missiles struck a Russian facility producing gunpowder, explosives, and rocket fuel in the Bryansk region. The strike, conducted with French-British missiles also referred to as Scalp, targeted the plant successfully. A statement from Ukraine’s general staff noted that