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24.10.2025 13:40 On 23 October the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania summoned the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Russian Federation and handed a diplomatic note expressing a strong protest over a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine by the Russian armed forces on 22 October.

24.10.2025 13:40 On 23 October in Tokyo, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys continued his working visit to Japan, he participated in a meeting co-organised by Lithuania and Ukraine with representatives of Japanese state institutions and businesses.

24.10.2025 13:40 On Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda, attending the European Council meeting in Brussels, expressed strong support for continued EU assistance to Ukraine and for increasing pressure on Russia.

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24.10.2025 13:40 The Taiwan High Court on Thursday sentenced retired Army Lt. Gen. Kao An-kuo to seven years and six months in prison for attempting to form a China-backed organization in Taiwan in violation of the National Security Act.

24.10.2025 13:40 The Taiwan High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that former President Chen Shui-bian cannot be prosecuted for money laundering in a case linked to the appointment of former Taipei 101 Chairperson Diana Chen , citing the expiration of the statute of limitations.

24.10.2025 13:40 The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday approved four Taiwan-related bills -- the PORCUPINE Act, the Deter PRC Aggression Against Taiwan Act, the United States-Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act and the Taiwan International Solidarity Act. the PORCUPINE Act, the Deter PRC Aggression Against Taiwan Act, the United States-Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act and the Taiwan International Solidarity Act.

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24.10.2025 13:40 Following a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society, Vladimir Putin took questions from media members.

24.10.2025 13:40 On 23 October, the European Council announced its 19th package of economic and individual sanctions.

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24.10.2025 13:40 The war economy that has fueled Russia's all-out assault on Ukraine for 45 months has been funded by Moscow's exports of oil and gas and, critics say, the West's unwillingness - as well as China and India's disinterest - to fully turn off the spigot.

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