The Tartu city government has approved a detailed plan for a new urban district in the Annelinn neighborhood, including a proposed six-story police and border guard (PPA) headquarters, to address space shortages in the current facility on Riia tänav.

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The Riigikogu is "likely" to pass a law which will require warning signs to be placed ahead of mobile speed cameras before the midsummer break, one of the bill's sponsors said.

While the Defense Ministry presses ahead, plans for a new Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) base in Narva may snag as local political infighting complicates a key land deal.

The Riigikogu is "likely" to pass a law which will require warning signs to be placed ahead of mobile speed cameras before the midsummer break, one of the bill's sponsors said.

Hidden in Australia for decades, an Estonian presidential flag saved from Soviet forces in 1944 has finally returned home after being donated to the Estonian National Museum.

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A man suspected of murdering an 11-year-old girl had previously been identified as a potential child molester, records show.

Ukraine's president tells the Russian leader that only "direct engagement" between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.

Jack Clark tells BBC's Newsnight AI could get to the point where it develops without human input.

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TIVAT, Montenegro — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has dismissed growing protests against a planned luxury resort as a politically charged campaign fueled by critics of U.S. President Donald Trump, insisting the project poses no risk to flamingos and other wildlife. Albanians took to the streets in recent days to protest plans by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to develop a luxury resort on Albania’s unspoiled Sazan Island and the Zvërnec coastline near Vlora. The movement has been dubbed the “flamingo revolution” by civil society and international media, as the area is an important habitat for the charismatic pink birds. But in an interview with POLITICO, Rama defended Kushner’s planned resort, saying his policy of attracting foreign investment to develop Albania’s tourism industry was the right one. He dismissed international criticism, claiming the protests were not as widespread as had been reported. “If it was not Jared, they would not give a shit about what is happening in Albania,” said Rama on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tivat, Montenegro. He claimed that “Trump haters” had helped amplify the protests — a cause he described as noble despite rejecting the criticism around the project. The planned luxury resort — which is backed by Qatari and local investors, and could include up to 10,000 hotel rooms and villas — lies within a once-protected natural ecosystem that is home to flamingos, more than 200 migratory bird species, Mediterranean monk seals and nesting sea turtles. Environmental groups warn the habitats of these species will be damaged by the project. Contentious changes made to Albania’s law on protected areas in 2024 paved the way for tourism developments in some of these locations, allowing further growth in a sector that has already trebled in size over the last decade. The resort in question did not undergo an environmental impact assessment. “Foreigners are the first priority … because foreigners bring money to the country for Albanians,” stated Rama, pointing to the fact that the country tripled its GDP since he became prime minister in 2013. Rama said he has not been in touch with Kushner since the protests began. “He has his own things to do, and on the other hand, he and Ivanka have nothing to do with all this … totally fake and forged story,” said the Albanian leader, noting that other investors, such as Qatar’s Power Holding, were also involved in the project. Antisemitism has become an ongoing narrative in the protests due to Kushner’s Jewish background and his involvement in mediating the Abraham Accords — a peace deal between Israel and several Arab countries including Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. According to Rama, Iran was involved in a “hybrid war” of disinformation over the project. Albania has previously been a victim of Tehran’s cyberattacks in retaliation for providing refuge to the Iranian opposition. “They are a part of it because there is no one else that is interested in fueling the narrative of antisemitism based on an incredible and despicable fake news,” said Rama, pointing to conspiracy theories about how the project will resettle Palestinians from Gaza to the area. Protesters and civil society groups say the few antisemitic signs and social media posts are not a reflection of the broader movement. Rama insisted attention was being paid to the resort’s social and biodiversity impact. He also pushed back against labeling the unrest the “flamingo revolution,” arguing that disinformation had distorted the actual number of protesters. None of the European leaders attending the summit in Tivat have raised the topic, he said. Albania hopes to join the EU in 2030, and Rama said he did not believe the environmental concerns would derail the country’s chances. He said European leaders would be able “to see with their eyes the flamingos and the development coexisting together beautifully.” Asked if he would host a summit at the resort, he told POLITICO: “This will not be my Mar-A-Lago.”

Belgian local authorities asked the European Commission to move a meeting between defense chief Andrius Kubilius and a French arms manufacturer on Friday due to security concerns. Kubilius had been scheduled to visit a Thales manufacturing site in Herstal, near Liège, together with Walloon Minister-President Adrien Dolimont. But as some pro-Palestinian activists gathered outside the factory, Belgian police claimed it could no longer guarantee the commissioner’s safety, according to local media reports. Belgium’s Defense Minister Theo Francken reacted angrily, describing the protest as “far-left terror.” “I am scandalized and ashamed that this important visit by European Defense Commissioner Kubilius to the top company Thales could not take place. How could this have happened? This must be thoroughly investigated,” Francken wrote on X. He added that he had been in contact with Interior Minister Bernard Quintin about the incident. Kubilius met company executives in Brussels instead. “Thanks for rocket ramp-up with €10 million … Real impact — countering drones and saving lives,” he wrote on X, posting pictures with representatives of the manufacturer. “Due to a demonstration, Commissioner Kubilius could not attend his on-site visit at Thales,” the Commission said in a statement, adding that the meeting was rescheduled and took place “in the Commission premises” instead. Thales Group is a French aerospace and defense giant. In 2024, the manufacturer boosted its laser-guided rocket production at its Herstal plant, supported by the Walloon regional government, according to the company’s website. The demonstrators at the Herstal site were protesting the effectiveness of Wallonia’s ban on military equipment transiting to Israel, which has been in place since May 2024, according to Belgian news agency Belga. The measure followed reports that 70 tons of ammunition and explosives had passed through Liège Airport since the start of Israel’s retaliation in Gaza after the Oct. 7 attack, where Hamas killed about 1,200 people in Israel, a large majority of whom were civilians, and took 251 hostages. The attack prompted a major Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, many of them civilians, displaced 90 percent of Gaza’s population and destroyed wide areas. The ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump in October 2025 led to the release of the remaining 20 Israeli hostages. This article has been updated to include a response from the Commission.

An Israeli Knesset member has publicly backed efforts to establish Israeli settlements in southern Syria.

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