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Estonia ready to host nuclear-capable NATO jets
TASS
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June 27, 2025
VILNIUS, June 27. /TASS/. Estonia is ready to host military aircraft with the capability to carry nuclear warheads from their NATO allies, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur told the Postimees newspaper. According to the top defense official, F-35...
Tartu bike paths creating disagreements among city council opposition
ERR
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June 27, 2025
New bike paths are being constructed in the center of Tartu this summer, but opposition members of the city council believe a more comprehensive approach is needed. This week, a section of Vabaduse puiestee between the Arch Bridge (Kaarsild) and...
Estonian citizen detained on suspicion of photographing Swedish military base
ERR
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June 27, 2025
A 56-year-old Estonian citizen has been detained by the Swedish police on suspicion of photographing military facilities and unlawfully entering restricted areas, the Baltic Sentinel reports. The Swedish police arrested a woman, who has been named...
PM Oli holds bilateral talks with Estonian President
Khabarhub
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June 30, 2025
President of Estonia Alar Karis and PM KP Sharma Oli. KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a bilateral meeting with President of Estonia Alar Karis on the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development,...
Estonian’s Parliament resumes efforts to cut ties between Church and Moscow Patriarchate
Church Times
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June 26, 2025
ESTONIA’s Parliament has adopted a revised Churches and Congregations Act, in a fresh legislative effort to cut ties between the Estonian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate. The amended law was adopted last week; 68 members of parliament...
PM Oli holds bilateral talks with Estonian President Karis in Spain
Nepal News
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June 30, 2025
SPAIN: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has held a bilateral meeting with Estonian President Alar Karis. The meeting took place in Sevilla, Spain, on the sidelines of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development organized by the...
President Karis at ESTO Youth Congress: Estonians abroad are our spiritual beacons
ERR
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June 30, 2025
This weekend, young people with Estonian heritage from all over the world gathered for the 2025 ESTO Youth Congress took place in Narva. Speaking at the event, President Alar Karis said Estonians living abroad are the country's spiritual outposts...
Gallery: US Embassy in Tallinn holds reception to celebrate independence day
ERR
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June 30, 2025
A reception was held on Monday at the U.S. Embassy in Maarjamäe, Tallinn to celebrate the 249th Independence Day of the United States. The U.S. Embassy in Estonia is currently headed by Matthew E. Wall, acting deputy chief of mission. Donald...
Azerbaijan, Estonia discuss prospects for agricultural cooperation
Azertag
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June 30, 2025
Rome, June 30, AZERTAC During his visit to Italy, Majnun Mammadov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Agriculture, met with Hendrik Johannes Terras, Estonian Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, on the sidelines of the 44th session of the FAO...
Azerbaijan, Estonia hold talks on agricultural cooperation prospects
News.Az
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While visiting Italy, Majnun Mammadov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Agriculture, met with Hendrik Johannes Terras, Estonia’s Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, on the sidelines of the 44th FAO Ministerial Conference. The meeting focused on...
Eleven lighthouses in Estonia to open doors for free on July 1
ERR
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June 30, 2025
July 1 marks the eighth annual celebration of the World Day of Marine Aids to Navigation. In Estonia, visiting 11 lighthouses on this day is traditionally free of charge. Last year, more than 94,000 people visited lighthouses in Estonia — the...
Estonian disc golf star Kristin Lätt leads by 5 shots at European Championships
ERR
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June 26, 2025
Estonia's Kristin Lätt, the world's number one women's disc golfer, finished the opening day of the European Championships in Langevag, Norway in the lead. The Estonian is 5 shots ahead of her nearest rivals. Lätt completed the 18-hole round in 59...
Estonia's Emeli Jefimova reaches U23 Euros final with fastest time in heats
ERR
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June 26, 2025
Estonia's Eneli Jefimova has reached the final of the women's 50m breaststroke at the European Under-23 Championships in Šamorin, Slovakia. Jefimova was the quickest in the heats and will now be going for glory in the final on Thursday evening....
Estonia the focus country at animation and short film festival in Barcelona
ERR
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June 26, 2025
Estonia is the focus country of this year's Mecal Pro animation and short film festival in Barcelona, which gets underway on Thursday, June 26. The Estonian program features a selection of works by some of the newest talents in Estonian animation...
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events – week 27
Estonian World
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June 30, 2025
30 June – 06 July 2025 Not sure where to be this week? Every week in partnership with Gamma, we present a hand-picked selection of the five most compelling events taking place in and around Tallinn – it’s time to plan your week with purpose....
PM Oli meets Estonia's President
The Rising Nepal
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Seville, (Spain), June 30: Prime Minister Oli, who is on an official visit to Spain to attend the United Nations (UN)'s 'Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)' held a bilateral meeting with the President of Estonia...
Tallinn mayor: Reform Party bringing Kõlvart back into city government
ERR
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June 26, 2025
The Reform Party has made its decision — to break up the current Tallinn city government and bring the Mihhail Kõlvart-led Center Party back into power in the Estonian capital, Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) said in response to a statement...
Master's thesis: Every third teenage girl in Estonia has thought about suicide
ERR
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June 30, 2025
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 700,000 people die by suicide each year. Among young people, suicide is one of the leading causes of death. WHO data from 2019 showed that suicide ranked as the third leading cause of...
Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives to focus on Tartu in local elections
ERR
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June 26, 2025
The Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives (ERK),will focus on making a success of the local elections this fall, especially in Tartu, according to party chair Silver Kuusik. "It's quite clear that Tartu is our priority, both Jaak Valge and...
Estonians postpone expensive dental procedures as cost of living spirals
ERR
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June 26, 2025
Long waiting lists for orthodontic treatment have been a source of complaints for years, but now those queues are disappearing in Tallinn. Dentists are also seeing a decline in workload, as people tend to postpone aesthetic treatments during...