Discarded explosives were dumped into the Baltic and North seas after World War II. Their deadly legacy is still with us.

EUROPE is gearing up for World War 3 with survival guides, nuclear bunkers, and conscription plans to survive a Russian invasion. The continent is re-arming as it fears Vladimir Putin is only ...

For decades the Baltic Sea has served as a delicate buffer zone between a growing number of NATO members and Russia, more recently becoming a new front line for symmetric and asymmetric threats ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The three Baltic states and Poland have proposed withdrawing from an international agreement banning ...

On the shores of the Baltic Sea, in the south of Denmark, a vast engineering marvel is taking shape — piece by giant concrete piece — that, when finished, will drastically redraw the road and ...

LATVIA'S president has warned European countries to "absolutely" introduce conscription as he dubbed the continent as "weak" militarily in the face of threat from Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Donald Trump's decision to halt aid to Ukraine and attempt to improve relations with Russia has forced the Baltic states to strike a balance between Europe and the US. Donald Trump's decision to ...

Finland’s connections to Europe could be given a boost thanks to a new fixed link across the Baltic Sea between the country and neighbours Sweden and Estonia. A new report published by the ...

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina and Kaspars Pudans, commander of the Latvian National Armed Forces, at a press conference in Riga, Latvia, February 7, 2025. GINTS IVUSKANS / AFP Blinded by a ...

Shield AI, the San Diego defense tech startup that builds drones and other AI-powered military systems, has raised a $240 million round at a $5.3 billion valuation, it announced today. Shield AI ...

BRUSSELS — Poland and Baltic nations on Thursday welcomed a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron to launch talks about using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from ...

RIGA, Latvia -- Washington's decision to pause military assistance to Ukraine following the televised argument at the White House between presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy has left ...