The state has launched an investigation into the ferry operating between Prangli and the mainland. According to the Safety Investigation Bureau conducting the probe, the move stems from the vessel's frequent problems.

Estonian national team center Henri Veesaar is getting ready for the NBA draft, which takes place in late June.

Varro Vooglaid announced that due to a loss of confidence in him, he is leaving the Estonian Conservative People's Party's Riigikogu group, though not parliament itself.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is not a suitable choice as the bloc's negotiator with Russia, former European Commissioner Kadri Simson said.

Suvi tähendab lihatarbimises hoogsat aega. Coop Eesti Keskühistu ostudirektor Oliver Rist toob grillihooaja eel välja lihaturu trendid, mis tänavu kujundavad nii tarbija ostukorvi kui ka jaekettide sortimendivalikuid.

Sel nädalal hakkasid Paljassaare hoiualale taas saabuma šoti mägiveised, kes aitavad juba kaheksandat aastat hooldada liigirikast rannaniitu.

A girl, 12, is among the dead after Russia launched attacks across Ukraine overnight, officials say.

Passengers on the ship showing no symptoms are allowed to leave, authorities say, after 49 people fell ill from gastrointestinal sickness.

The economy grew by 0.3% in the month, official figures show, confounding analysts' forecasts of a small contraction.

Flying by air will get more expensive as oil prices remain high, says international industry body boss.

BEIJING — The sensitive issue of Taiwan intruded Thursday on a high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Chinese officials, in a statement released after the lengthy sit-down, said that Xi “stressed to President Trump that the Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. relations.” By contrast, a White House official conspicuously didn’t mention Taiwan in a statement to the media, while noting that the leaders discussed keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, as well as China purchasing U.S. agricultural products and ending the flow of fentanyl precursors. U.S. allies were worried that Trump could end up disavowing U.S. support for Taiwan, perhaps even inadvertently, in his summit with Xi. U.S. policy on Taiwan has long been to acknowledge Taiwan as distinct from the People’s Republic of China, which claims the island as its territory. The island’s semiconductor industry is critical to the Trump administration’s efforts to create a secure supply chain for the U.S. technology sector. “If it is handled properly, the bilateral relationship will enjoy overall stability. Otherwise, the two countries will have clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy,” the Chinese statement warned about Taiwan, which is a self-ruling island. Beyond Taiwan, Beijing’s comments underscored its delicate balancing act on Iran, which the U.S. and Israel attacked in late February, triggering Tehran’s closure of a critical maritime waterway that has choked the flow of oil and gas. China remains one of Tehran’s economic lifelines and a major buyer of Iranian oil, but it also relies heavily on stable energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz and has sought to avoid a wider regional conflict that could disrupt global trade and threaten its own economic interests. The White House official, who called the Trump-Xi meeting at the Great Hall in Beijing “good,” said Xi “made clear China’s opposition to the militarization of the Strait and any effort to charge a toll for its use,” “expressed interest in purchasing more American oil to reduce China’s dependence on the Strait in the future,” and “agreed that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.” During the meeting, which lasted more than two hours, leaders also discussed enhancing economic cooperation, expanding market access for U.S. businesses into China and Chinese investments in U.S. industries, according to the American official.

BRUSSELS — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plans for a major reset with the EU risk falling flat if he doesn’t relax his negotiating “red lines.” The embattled U.K. Labour leader vowed to put his country “at the heart of Europe,” as part of efforts to shore up support and shrug off calls for his resignation, following dismal local election results. But London’s refusal to negotiate a broader reopening on trade and economic integration will jeopardize those efforts, EU politicians and officials told POLITICO. Centrist French MEP Sandro Gozi, who chairs the European Parliament’s U.K. delegation, said Britain should go further by joining the single market and help establish the proposed European Security Council to “safeguard peace and prosperity across our continent.” The proposed defense body would include the U.K. alongside some EU members and is being touted as a way for Europe to lessen its reliance on the U.S. and NATO. Gozi also criticized Starmer for ruling out the UK’s membership of an EU common market or customs union. “The world has changed since those red lines were drawn,” he said. When Starmer was asked earlier this week if he would reconsider those constraints, the prime minister left the door open to softening his position — but only subtly and by omission. “What I want to do is take a big leap forward with the EU-U.K. summit this year and take us closer, both on trade, the economy, defence and security, and that will then be a platform on which we can build as we go forward,” he told reporters. “As we do that, I strongly believe, we’ve got to turn our back on the arguments of the past, not open old grievances, but look forward together to how we make this country stronger, how we make this country fair — and so that’s the approach that I will take,” he said. Moving target The latest round of negotiations, which come almost a decade after the U.K. voted to leave the EU, center around a landmark summit between the two sides set to be held this summer. While July is considered the most likely month, two officials expressed frustration that the date is still unconfirmed and plans have fallen through several times. The European Commission has indicated it is open to making progress on a number of technical issues. “We have a shared interest in a stronger cooperation that delivers for our security, our economies and our citizens,” said a spokesperson. “In view of the next Summit, we are working to conclude the key files of last year’s Common Understanding: an SPS [agricultural standards] agreement, [Emissions Trading System] linkage, and a Youth Experience Scheme, and to advance work on electricity trading,” the Commission spokesperson said. Despite the skepticism, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola told POLITICO that the momentum is genuinely in favor of closer ties. | Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images A British government spokesperson said future deals with the bloc “will tear down unnecessary barriers to trade, which will drive economic prosperity on both sides of the channel and ease cost pressures for U.K. families.” But others point out that those things predate Starmer’s announcement of a new push, and that a more meaningful rapprochement is unlikely without a fundamental change in the post-Brexit relationship. “How revolutionary can it be without revisiting their red lines?” asked one senior EU official. “The Labour government isn’t doing this and if they hype up the message of revolutionary change with the EU then everyone will be disappointed and they’ll say ‘Brussels is punishing us.’” New dynamic Despite the skepticism, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola told POLITICO that the momentum is genuinely in favor of closer ties. “There is clearly a new dynamic in EU–U.K. relations that cannot be ignored. You can feel it in the political mood, hear it in conversations across Europe and the United Kingdom, and increasingly see it reflected in public opinion too,” Metsola said. “The upcoming summit with the U.K. offers a real window of opportunity to move from post-Brexit management to a genuine strategic partnership — starting with the areas where citizens and businesses can feel the difference most: trade, energy, security, mobility and investment,” she said. Those who’ve worked with the Brussels bubble, though, say getting EU leaders to agree on deeper relations will be difficult. Ivan Rogers, the former British ambassador who oversaw preparations for Brexit, warned last month that “in Brussels, it’s not in the top 20 issues — probably not in the top 50. It’s not on leaders’ agendas at all.”

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