The 35th anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence was also marked by a concert on Toompea featuring several well-known acts to the public.

While the number of international students at Estonia's universities has been falling in recent years, the latest admissions data point to a renewed interest.

Riigikogu member Kalev Stoicescu, who left junior coalition party Eesti 200 last week, said on Wednesday that he had joined the non-parliamentary party, Parempoolsed.

Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise is likely the only candidate at the presidential elections, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) Rector and potential candidate Tiit Land said.

A ceremonial joint sitting of the 15th Riigikogu and the August 20 Club was held Thursday to mark the 35th anniversary of the restoration of Estonia's independence.

Estonia's second city marked the 35th anniversary of Estonia's independence restoration Thursday with a variety of attractions for all ages.

Tallinna FC Flora naiskond sai naiste Meistriliigas kirja neljanda järjestikuse võidu, kui alistas Lilleküla harjutusväljakul Saku Sportingu 2:0. Mõlemad väravad sündisid teisel poolajal, kuid avavärav väärib eraldi tähelepanu.

Kliimamuutused võivad pea kolmekordistada igal aastal Euroopas maastikupõlengutest mõjutatud ala ning põhjustada tulekahjusid ka piirkondades, kus nende kustutamise kogemus on väike, ilmnes neljapäeval avaldatud uuringust.

Blocks of flats and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, Ukrainian officials say.

Men born in Ukraine who fought for Russia are tried for treason, but at a prisoner of war camp in western Ukraine, many believe they were defending their homeland.

Jo Boydell had been criticised for the company's handling of issues with its safety and security.

It comes after the interest rate on 30-year bonds reached the highest level in almost 20 years.

The human rights of people held in Italy’s migrant detention hubs in Albania are not being protected, Amnesty International said as it warned the EU to reconsider the use of return hubs. “It is abundantly clear that the Italy-Albania model is impossible to implement in line with Italy’s human rights obligations,” said Eve Geddie, director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, as the human rights NGO launched a report on the deal between Rome and Tirana. “This reality must be a wake-up call for the EU to put any future plans to expand the use of offshore detention and other externalization tools firmly on ice,” Geddie said. Italy has two migration centers in Albania, including one in the village of Gjadër that was set up in 2024. Initially built as a detention center for migrants intercepted in international waters, the government decided in 2025 to use it to house male asylum seekers who had been ordered to leave Italy and were awaiting deportation. According to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, more than 500 people have been sent there. According to the Amnesty report, 42 “critical” incidents were recorded between April 11 and May 16, 2025, in the Gjadër center, which it said included self-harm, at least two suicide attempts by hanging, and a violent protest. The report also raised concerns about “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” during transfers to the hub, and it warned that detention in Albania “significantly undermines” people’s right to seek asylum and justice, as they have limited access to lawyers and courts. The NGO also said that the selection process for transfers to Albania isn’t transparent, raising concerns that it could be “discriminatory or punitive.” What happens in the centers is “largely shrouded in mystery,” Amnesty also said, as the “Italian government has obstructed independent monitoring of the agreement’s implementation, including by restricting parliamentary oversight and bypassing ordinary legislative processes.” The Italian government did not respond to a request for comment. Amnesty said it had been denied access to the detention centers, and therefore based its research on correspondence with the ministry of the interior, reviews of court documents, information shared by civil society networks, reports by MPs and watchdogs, and interviews with U.N. agencies and lawyers. The scheme, while controversial, is gaining traction across the EU, with new legislation allowing countries to send failed asylum-seekers to so-called return hubs outside the bloc. Earlier this month, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani advocated for “‘Albania-style’ … centres in various African countries” and “more generally, in countries of origin and transit” ahead of emergency EU talks prompted by the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The deal has come under intense legal scrutiny both in Italy and at the EU’s highest court. A Rome court ruled in 2024 that the first group of migrants sent to Albania as part of the deal could not be detained offshore because their countries of origin — Bangladesh and Egypt— could not be considered safe.  In a non-binding opinion to the Court of Justice of the EU earlier this year, a top adviser argued that EU law doesn’t prevent a country from setting up detention centers to process failed asylum-seekers outside its own territory, on the condition that the migrants’ rights are fully protected. 

Rapper Ye, better known as Kanye West, may be heading to Russia later this fall, but the Kremlin says arranging a meeting with President Vladimir Putin falls outside its scope of business. Asked on Thursday whether Putin could meet the controversial American entertainer during his upcoming tour visit, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov swiftly shot down the suggestion. “This isn’t our topic. This isn’t Mosconcert — this is the presidential administration,” Peskov told reporters on Thursday. Ye is due to play two shows at St. Petersburg’s 70,000-capacity Gazprom Arena on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11, making him one of the biggest Western music stars to perform in Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Tickets, priced from 9,000 to 160,000 rubles (€92 to €1,642), sold out within hours. The rapper’s European tour has had a rockier run. Britain barred him from entering the country in April, prompting the cancellation of London’s Wireless Festival, and a Slovak festival featuring him was scrapped in July. Shows in France, Poland, Italy and the Czech Republic were also called off. The backlash follows years of antisemitic and pro-Nazi remarks by Ye, who has praised Adolf Hitler, released a song titled “Heil Hitler” and sold swastika-branded merchandise. Not everyone in Russia is sold either. Earlier this week, conservative lawmaker Vitaly Milonov suggested Ye perform traditional Russian songs during his visit, adding that perhaps afterward he would stop his “disgusting antics” and become “a normal person.” The Kremlin, for its part, has long claimed that extinguishing allegedly rampant Nazism in Kyiv is a cornerstone of its war on Ukraine.

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