Lithuanian investigators have so far found no evidence that the crash of a cargo plane from Germany in Vilnius could have been caused intentionally. “Based on what we have and what we know now, there are no indications that it could have been an act of sabotage,” Defence Minister Laurynas Kasciunas told journalists in parliament [&helli

Sky-high power prices are fueling a solar boom in Pakistan. Solar imports from China so far this year have already outstripped imports in all of last year, according to Bloomberg reports. Newly purchased panels amount to 17 gigawatts of capacity, enough to raise Pakistan’s total power capacity by a third. Solar is gaining traction on […]

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has proposed joint monitoring of the Baltic Sea by the navies of the Baltic NATO states following damage to undersea communication cables in the region. “Baltic Air Policing already exists for the airspace over the Baltic Sea,” Tusk said before a meeting in Stockholm with the heads of government of [&he

A sign with the Volkswagen logo stands at the entrance to the Osnabrueck plant. Around 2,300 employees work at the Osnabrueck site. According to the Works Council, Volkswagen wants to close several plants in Germany and cut tens of thousands of jobs. Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa German carmaker Volkswagen is withdrawing from its controversial invol

The Iranian government has welcomed the ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and the Hezbollah militia. Iran will continue to support “the government, the people and the resistance in Lebanon,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghai said in Tehran. Now is the time to exert pressure to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza too, Baghai added. Hezb