Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are purchasing up to 20 regional trains for the Rail Baltica route.

More Estonian schools are switching to longer class times ahead of the next academic year.

The Reform Party's support level will likely recover in the next few months, though not enough to win next spring's Riigikogu election, ERR's Head of Portals Urmet Kook said.

The liberal camp is actively constructing a conservative "axis of evil." An image is already being conjured up in advance of an Isamaa-led Estonia as a reincarnation of Viktor Orbán's Hungary on the shores of the Baltic Sea, Tõnis Saarts finds.

Estonia reported 360 new cases of breast cancer in the first five months of 2026, with nearly half caught through its nationwide screening program.

The century-old Sorgu Lighthouse off Estonia's southwest coast faces an uncertain future pending an expert audit due in August.

Eesti korvpallimeister veel ei selgunud! BC Kalev/Cramo sai tänu tugevale viimasele veerandajale võõrsil täismaja, 2795 pealtvaataja ees 83:77 jagu Tartu Ülikool Maks & Mooritsast ning vähendas kolme võiduni peetava finaalseeria üldseisu 1:2 peale. Postimees tegi kohtumisest otseblogi.

Jäähoki maailmameistrivõistluste üheksanda võistluspäeva lõpetuseks lähevad B-alagrupis vastamisi Rootsi ja Norra. Duo 5 ja Postimees alustavad otseülekandega kell 21.10.

Ukraine says it struck Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied region.

The couple, who allegedly left the woman's sons on a roadside in southern Portugal, will remain in custody.

John Boumphrey says the education system "isn't necessarily producing young people who are ready for work".

The Standard Chartered boss said he values all colleagues and is committed to helping them cope with change.

France on Saturday banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering French territory following his treatment of activists detained while attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. “As of this day, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from accessing French territory,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced in a social media post. “This decision follows his unacceptable actions toward French and European citizens aboard the Global Sumud flotilla.” The far-right Israeli minister came under fire Wednesday after posting a video on X appearing to taunt flotilla activists while they were being forced to kneel with their hands tied behind their backs.  The activists have since said they have been mistreated at the hands of Israeli soldiers, describing beatings, tasers and attack dogs. Israel has denied mistreatment, calling the allegations “false and entirely without factual basis.” With his statement, Barrot joined a growing chorus of European leaders who are calling for EU sanctions against Ben-Gvir. “Like my Italian colleague, I call on the European Union to also impose sanctions on Itamar Ben-Gvir,” Barrot said in the social media post. But Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka on Wednesday vowed to block sanctions on Israeli government ministers, which require unanimity among the EU’s 27 member states. Last year Ben-Gvir was sanctioned by the U.K., Canada, Australia, Norway and New Zealand over what those governments described as his repeated incitement of violence against Palestinians.

PRAGUE — Europe is trying to Trump-proof itself. Donald Trump’s whiplash over U.S. troop deployments in Poland turned this week’s GLOBSEC Forum in Prague into a preview of how Europe is working to keep NATO functioning even when Washington becomes a source of uncertainty. “Think of how confused the Russians are,” Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski joked at the POLITICO Speakeasy, after being asked how Warsaw could plan around Washington’s shifts. Sikorski called the troop episode “some miscommunications,” said “all’s well that ends well,” and dismissed damage to relations with Washington as “just a hiccup.” But the back-and-forth from Washington — from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s unexpected decision to cancel a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland followed by this week’s U-turn by Trump in a Truth Social post — left a lot of bruised feelings in Warsaw. Conflicting U.S. messaging helped cause “major political and psychological shock” in Poland, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable obtained by POLITICO. The lesson across Europe is that America is still crucial to the continent’s defense but that it is now unpredictable. Czech President Petr Pavel complained the problem was “not so much the withdrawals as the lack of information.” Allies “used to be informed” about changes in U.S. troop numbers and presence, he said, while the dramatic shifts in deployment to Poland appeared to have been announced “without any coordination with NATO.” Even aides to Poland’s MAGA-aligned President Karol Nawrocki were befuddled by the quick shifts. Marcin Przydacz, secretary of state to the Polish president, called the communication out of Washington “chaotic,” and underlined that Poland is “those guys who fulfill 5 percent GDP,” referring to NATO’s defense spending target. Poland has followed the model of keeping American onside by being a top alliance defense spender, refraining from criticizing the war Trump unleashed against Iran, and buying tens of billions of dollars of U.S. weapons. But even that isn’t buying Washington’s loyalty and stability. That previews a central question for July’s NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara: whether Europe should fall in line with demands from alliance chief Mark Rutte to continue to rely on crucial American weapons systems, or to turn more to their own capabilities. Germany is working with partners to build “a new, strong defense capability for Europe,” while recognizing that Washington is increasingly focused on China and the Indo-Pacific, said Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. But that also creates tensions within Europe as many countries favor quick purchases of U.S. weapons to deter the Russian threat. Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson warned against inserting a “European preference” into EU defense procurement rules. “My responsibility, first and foremost, is to get weapons in the hands of these warfighters,” Jonson said on Saturday. “Sometimes that can be from Europeans, sometimes it can be from the Americans or somewhere it can be from Asia.” Jonson’s warning landed weeks after Thomas DiNanno, the U.S. under secretary of state for arms control, traveled to Poland, Romania and Estonia. The State Department said his Warsaw meetings with U.S. industry representatives included discussions on “EU defense protectionism” and the “America First Arms Transfer Strategy.” Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu also framed the balance between equipping troops and building up local defense industries. “Localization was very important, investment in jobs at home was very important,” she said on Saturday. But Bucharest also wants to “create the space to advance in the engagement with the United States,” she said, adding that Romania’s procurement plan included “more than $2 billion” of U.S. kit. That need to calibrate domestic interests against keeping an unpredictable Trump-led U.S. committed to the alliance is likely to be a key theme in Ankara.

Barcelona claim their fourth trophy of the season by beating Lyon 4-0 in Norway in the Women's Champions League final.

Latest Truth Social post comes amid 'delicate diplomacy', expert says, as US and Iran indicate progress in talks.

Wait times of more than two hours reported at terminal for cross-Channel ferry to FranceFrench police have temporarily suspended extra EU border checks at the port of Dover as thousands of holidaymakers face long delays in the hot weather.Waiting times of more than two hours were reported at the terminal in Kent for the cross-Channel ferry to France. Continue reading...

Police investigating an alleged home invasion71-year-old sustained a head injury, says reportsSwiss police are investigating an alleged robbery with reports that the four-times Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured during a home invasion. The Swiss tabloid Blick reported late on Friday that the 71-year-old Frenchman sustained a head injury from intruders who forced his son to open a safe during the incident on Tuesday morning.“The perpetrators entered the residence while the occupants were present, threatened them, and forced one family member to open a safe before fleeing with the stolen goods,” the public prosecutor’s office said. “Despite the extensive search operation launched, the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended.” Continue reading...

Authorities issue health warnings as countries brace for first heatwave of the summer

Change in practice means state-owned operator NESO may need to rely more heavily on gas-fired power stations