No warnings were needed over drone incursions early Friday morning in two of Estonia's neighboring countries, an Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) spokesperson said.

President Alar Karis made 28 foreign visits last year at a cost of €600,000. This year, one-third of the €450,000 allocated for the entire year has already been spent on 10 foreign visits.

President Alar Karis made 28 foreign visits last year at a cost of €600,000. This year, one-third of the €450,000 allocated for the entire year has already been spent on 10 foreign visits.

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.

The U.S. will not appeal the fraud conviction and lenient punishment of Estonian crypto millionaires Ivan Turõgin and Sergei Potapenko, allowing them to return to Estonia.

Tallinn's public spaces ignore young people's needs, says psychologist Grete Arro, who proposes a youth mayor to help shape the city around them.

Sel nädalavahetusel peab hooaja esimesed kontrollkohtumised võrkpalli Eesti naiste koondis, kes läheb Tehvandil kahel korral vastamisi Leeduga.

Kliimaministeerium saatis kooskõlastusringile eelnõu, millega luuakse kohalikele omavalitsustele suunatud uus toetusmeede, nn tuulehoo preemia. Meetme eesmärk on kiirendada tuuleenergia planeeringute elluviimist ning tagada, et kohalikud kogukonnad saaksid arendustest otsest kasu juba enne tuulikute valmimist. Tuulikute valmimise järel rakendub juba olemasolev kohaliku kasu instrument – tuulikutasu.

Two children are among at least 16 killed in Ukraine's capital in massive Russian drone and missile attacks, officials say.

Drones bound for Russia crashed down in Latvia last week, prompting a political fallout.

The regulator say the energy supplier breached licence conditions aimed at protecting customers in vulnerable situations.

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On the second anniversary of the attempt on his life, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico used social media to show off his strength. In a video posted on X, Fico is seen wearing a tight-fitting top and walking along a road before stopping to do some push-ups (complete with feet crossed for extra difficulty) before going for a dip in a lake with his dog. Today I’m celebrating my second birthday 🍀 Remember: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Have a nice day. pic.twitter.com/ZdfXy7oZIb— Robert Fico 🇸🇰 (@RobertFicoSVK) May 15, 2026 As he leaves the water, Fico says to camera: “Remember: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Have a nice day.” On May 15 2024, Fico was left fighting for his life after being shot multiple times following a government meeting in the town of Handlová in central Slovakia. In October 2025, Juraj Cintula, a 72-year-old poet and activist, was sentenced to 21 years in prison. In a message less than a month after the shooting, Fico publicly forgave the attacker and blamed the Slovak opposition for fueling the political climate that led to the attempt on his life.

Governments should resist tobacco industry pressure to follow Sweden’s permissive approach toward nicotine pouches as it will only lead to more people becoming hooked on the stimulant, World Health Organization officials warned on Friday. Tobacco companies are pushing oral nicotine products to kids — with sweet flavors, aggressive marketing and influencers — to create a new generation of addicts, the WHO said. That includes pouches that are placed between the gum and the lip. These can contain high levels of nicotine, are highly addictive and form a potential gateway to cigarettes. They also increase the risk of cardiovascular problems and can harm brain development among young people, the WHO warns in its first report on nicotine pouches. Those impacts are especially a concern for Sweden, which is a leading consumer of nicotine pouches, followed by Germany, Poland and other Nordic countries. The country has rapidly reduced smoking over the past 20 years, and its liberal policies on pouches are often cited by tobacco companies and industry-funded consumer groups as a model for others to follow. But according to the WHO, Sweden’s success in suppressing smoking owes to a wide range of tobacco control measures including taxes, advertising restrictions and services to help people quit.  “Sweden’s overall positive experience is not as a result of snus [packaged tobacco] or nicotine pouches,” Ranti Fayokun, a scientist with the WHO’s smokefree initiative, told reporters on Thursday. She warned the Swedish example was being used to “promote nicotine addiction.” Sales of pouches are surging, with the market growing 125 percent between 2019 and 2020 — faster than any other tobacco and related products, the WHO said in its report, citing 2020 data from tobacco giant Philip Morris International. “These products are engineered for addiction and there is strong need to protect our youth from industry manipulation,” said Etienne Krug, director of the WHO’s health determinants, promotion and prevention department. The European market for oral nicotine products, including pouches, gums and lozenges, is worth $1.6 billion. Overcoming entrenched attitudes European policymakers will need to confront entrenched attitudes in support of oral nicotine in countries such as Sweden, which is exempt from EU-wide restrictions on oral tobacco or snus. This battle is already playing out in ongoing tobacco tax and marketing talks. EU countries are currently weighing new minimum taxes on pouches and other nicotine products, while the European Commission has pledged to introduce marketing restrictions by the end of 2026. Last July the European Commission proposed to set EU-wide minimum taxes on nicotine pouches at 50 percent of the retail price (€143 per kilogram) from 2032. EU capitals, however, want to halve this. Their latest latest position, seen by POLITICO, calls for taxes on pouches to be set at 25 percent or €71.5 per kilogram. The Commission’s long-awaited revision of its Tobacco Products Directive, expected by the end of 2026, is expected to tighten rules on the marketing and sale of pouches. Some countries have pressed ahead on their own. France banned nicotine pouches last month, threatening heavy fines and even jail time for travelers carrying the “toxic substances.” The move drew the ire of Sweden, which lodged a complaint with the Commission and accused Paris of violating the EU’s single market. An investigation by Sweden Radio, published this week, found that Swedish trade officials had used arguments originating from tobacco industry submissions to protest the French ban. “This government will always stand on the side of Swedish snus users,” said Sweden’s trade minister, Benjamin Dousa. The Swedish Ministry of Health did not respond to a request for comment.

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Export’s performances scandalised Austria in the 1960s, but are now recognised for exposing the objectification of the female bodyValie Export, the Austrian performance artist and film-maker who inverted the male gaze in ways that were provocative, shocking and often outrageously fun, has died aged 85.The artist’s own foundation announced on Thursday evening that Export died in Vienna earlier the same day, three days before her 86th birthday. Continue reading...

There was wind, there was fire, there was Goodrem’s remarkable upper-range – resulting in a refreshingly self-assured offering from Australia‘Sung by a silver robot from 1984!’ The 11 biggest bangers in Eurovision 2026Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastStanding before a glistening crescent moon and adorned in more than 7,000 Swarovski crystals, Australia’s 2026 Eurovision hopeful Delta Goodrem delivered a powerful performance on the 70th anniversary of the global song contest – and became the first Australian act to qualify for the grand final since 2023.Heading into the competition as an early favourite behind Eurovision heavy-hitters Denmark and Finland, Goodrem delivered a note-perfect rendition of her power-ballad entry, Eclipse. The track is impressive if a little formulaic – and of the 35 countries competing, 15 are represented by solo female performers, so Goodrem needed to find a way to stand out in a crowded field. Continue reading...

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