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Ukraine allies vow to strengthen defenses as UN chief slams invasion

Warsaw (AFP) - US President Joe Biden met NATO and European leaders in Warsaw on Wednesday, with the allies vowing to strengthen defences "from the Baltic to the Black Sea", as the UN secretary-general condemned Russia's invasion.

AFP

Ukraine allies vow to strengthen defences as Putin bolsters China ties

Warsaw (AFP) - US President Joe Biden met NATO and European leaders in Warsaw on Wednesday, with the allies vowing to strengthen defences "from the Baltic to the Black Sea" -- as Russia sought to forge closer ties with China.

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Afire (Roter Himmel) review – useless-author comedy-drama in saga of angst and lust

A gloomy writer and his friend are trapped with strangers in a Baltic holiday home in Christian Petzold’s tonally wayward tale

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Part of city centre was a 'wasteland' but new venue could add to 'edgy vibe'

"If you look back like 10 years ago, this place around here was a waste ground."

Liverpool Echo

The best Baltic beach holidays: where to go for summer, sea and sand

With both culture and beautiful beaches aplenty, the coastal towns of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia make for a break with a difference

The Guardian - UK

American journalist accuses US Navy of Nord Stream pipeline attack

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh alleges that US Navy divers laid the bombs that destroyed the Nord Stream pipeline under the Baltic Sea last September, cutting Russian gas supplies to Europe. The Pentagon has denied the claim but Moscow, which Western countries suspect of involvement, says it should be taken…

Radio France Internationale

Baltic Triangle's 'extraordinary’ success on the line as crucial new chapter looms

"The Baltic is still creative, still has personality - there is still so much to get at. [It] needs the right plan.”

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Germany under growing pressure to send tanks to Ukraine

It’s amazing what the Germans can do when they put their mind to it. Prior to February 2022, the country was heavily reliant on Russian gas to heat its homes and power the mighty industries that make it the fourth-largest economy in the world. Before the war, more than half…

Evening Standard

Scientists discover 'extraordinary' flower fossil believed to be 34million years old

It was discovered in the Baltic forests of northern Europe

Wales Online

Flower trapped in amber for 34 million years is ‘extraordinary and beautiful’

Measuring nearly 3cm wide, the flower was found in the Baltic forests of northern Europe.

The Independent UK

Sunak urges allies on Baltic trip to stand firm in support for Ukraine

The Prime Minister called on leaders at the Joint Expeditionary Force summit to send more air defence systems to Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to urge allies to stand firm behind Ukraine in Baltic trip

Prime minister will stress importance of ‘unwavering support’ among northern European states

The Independent UK

Sunak to urge allies on Baltic trip to stand firm in support for Ukraine

The UK has announced a fresh supply of hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition as part of its package of defensive aid for 2023.

The Independent UK

Baltic Triangle named as one of Britain's coolest neighbourhoods

The historic quarter was once made up of crumbling warehouses, but is now a hub of creativity with great bars and restaurants

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Daily Mirror

Mystery of crashed Baltic Sea Anomaly in sea - from UFO to Nazi bunker theory

Explorers discovered an unknown structure at the bottom of the sea between Sweden and Finland. It has proved to be an 11-year-old mystery, with theories as wild as it being a crashed UFO doing the rounds

Reuters

Ukraine, Baltics rebuke Macron for suggesting 'security guarantees' for Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron's suggestion the West should consider Russia's need for security guarantees if Moscow agrees to talks to end the war in Ukraine unleashed a storm of criticism in Kyiv and its Baltic allies over the weekend.

Radio France Internationale

Sweden confirms Nord Stream pipeline explosions were sabotage

Swedish investigators confirmed on Friday that the blasts that destroyed sections of the Nord Stream pipelines in September were sabotage, intended to damage the lines carrying natural gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea.

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Then and Now: The rebirth of Gateshead Quays and the Baltic across 40 years

When the Baltic flour mill complex closed in November 1982, few could have predicted how the building and wider Quayside area would be transformed

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The Guardian - UK

Rail route of the month: the slow train to Skagen, Denmark, where the North Sea meets the Baltic

Our slow-travel expert passes forests, dunes and sea to reach the country’s northernmost railway station

The Independent UK

Finland country guide: Everything you need to know before you go

This trendy Nordic nation packs in an outdoorsy design capital, tiny islands and serene lakes with cabins and pines ‒ not to mention Lapland’s snowscapes and Northern Lights

The Independent UK

Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via a link of the Germany-bound Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea

The Independent UK

Swedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info

Sweden says it will not give information regarding gas leaks in the Baltic Sea to Russia because of Swedish investigative confidentiality

The Conversation

The Nord Stream breaches are a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities in undersea infrastructure

On the night of September 26, near the end of the calm season on the Baltic, a broiling kilometre-wide circle disturbed the face of the sea and a huge mass of methane erupted into the air. The gas formed a cloud that crossed Europe, in what’s considered the greatest single…

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. Navy jet flew across Baltic hours after Nord Stream burst

A U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft flew near the site of the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea hours after the first damage emerged, according to tracking reviewed by Reuters, a flight Washington said was routine.

The Independent UK

UK and allies meet to discuss pipeline security after blasts

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says the Joint Expeditionary Force alliance of nations will meet Monday to discuss the safety of undersea pipelines and cables after blasts ruptured two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea

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