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Watch again: 'Iseoma' XXVIII Song Festival main concert
Estonia's Song and Dance Festival culminated on Sunday with an almost seven-hour-long concert. More than 32,000 singers and musicians took part in the performance at the Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn. You can now watch the event again on ERR...

Six Alternative Striker Targets for Man Utd: Premier League Experience, Superstar Potential
Manchester United want a new striker. In other news, water is wet. The Red Devils have been searching the globe for their next goalscoring sensation, and there have been plenty of links to the usual suspects: Viktor Gyökeres, Victor Osimhen,...

New train route to link Prague, Berlin and Copenhagen from 2026 in another boost for European travel
Published on 10/07/2025 - 16:03 GMT+2 Europe’s long-distance rail network is getting another boost in 2026. Starting next May, passengers will be able to ride the rail from Prague to Copenhagen via Berlin. Deutsche Bahn (DB), Danish Railways (DSB)...

Lavrov hits back at Nato’s Rutte, denies Russian plans to invade Europe or attack Nato
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hit back at Nato General Secretary Mark Rutte’s claims that Chinese President Xi Jinping could ask Russia to attack Nato to clear a path for China’s occupation of Taiwan, or that Moscow plans to invade...
Laulupidu and Tantsupidu 2025: Estonia’s iconic Song and Dance Celebration in photos
Every five years, Estonia assembles in a stirring celebration of identity, unity and national pride – and this summer’s Song and Dance Celebration was no exception; from 3 to 6 July, Tallinn played host to the 2025 edition, drawing tens of...

How to Travel in the Baltics on a Budget of $50/Day
Old Town Riga in Latvia. Photo by iStock Today, I bought breakfast, visited two museums, got lunch and dinner, saw the opera, went out for a drink and then stayed the night in accommodations overlooking Riga – Latvia’s picturesque capital – all...

2025 EurILCA Europa Cup at Warnemünde Day 2
by Agustín Argüelles 7 Jul 02:11 PDT 5-8 July 2025 Sometimes there's only a second between triumph and a premature start — a reality that many ILCA 7 sailors faced on the second day of the 2025 EurILCA Europa Cup GER, held during the Warnemünder...

REPORT: KVIFF Central Stage @ KVIFF Eastern Promises 2025
10/07/2025 - Eastern Promises’ new platform has spotlighted a slew of bold, genre-fluid stories exploring political unrest, spiritual crises, artistic ego and fractured identities Democracy Work in Progress by Mihály Schwechtje The 2025 edition of...

Russian forces prepare propaganda to justify invasion of Baltic countries
Experts from the Center for Countering Disinformation analyzed the information space of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia and identified active Kremlin propaganda activities. According to the report, after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of...

Lawyer calls for oversight of ISS due to surveillance activities
Lawyer Paul Keres has called for official oversight to be issued towards the Internal Security Service (ISS), Õhtuleht reported, claiming the authority's monitoring of individuals during the course of investigations is illegal. The Levin law firm...

Tipperary brother and sister are competing at European Showjumping Championships
They are only 22, 20 and 18, but the Wachman siblings from Gooldscross, Cashel - Max, Tom and Alice - have been setting international showjumping arenas alight over the last years. Plenty of impressive performances at Nations Cup and Championship...

Gallery: 'Iseoma' XXVIII Song Festival main concert
Estonia's Song and Dance Festival culminated on Sunday with an almost seven-hour-long concert. More than 32,000 singers and musicians took part in the performance at the Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn. Unlike Saturday's relentless rain that...

Lessons in Finland’s Conscription Model
Finland is a country in Northern Europe that has excelled in both quality of life and military capability. Sharing one of the largest borders with a consistently hostile neighbor in Russia, Helsinki’s quality of life could not have been achieved...

EU’s top port braces for possible Russia war by 2030
Europe could be a lot closer to directly engaging in war with Russia, with the trading bloc’s largest port, Rotterdam, having already begun preparing for such an eventuality. The port’s CEO Boudewijn Siemons is understood to have told the...

Valur vs Flora Prediction and Betting Tips | July 10th 2025
Valur will welcome Flora to Valsvöllur in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League first qualifying round on Thursday. The visitors made it to the group stage of the inaugural edition of the competition while Valsarar have never qualified for a...

Watch live: 'Iseoma' XXVIII Song Festival main concert
Estonia's Song and Dance Festival will culminate on Sunday with an almost seven-hour-long concert. The event will feature more than 31,000 singers and musicians and can be watched on ERR News from 1.55 p.m. The 28th Song Festival's second...

Review: Before / After
08/07/2025 - Manoël Dupont’s first feature is a loosely told and largely improvised docufiction about two men forming a bond as they embark on a hair transplant journey Jérémy Lamblot and Baptiste Leclere in Before / After Brussels-based...

Issue 4/2025: Rebalancing the Baltic Sea region
Now available: This issue of New Eastern Europe explores the changes taking place in the Baltic/Nordic region, from new defence strategies and alliances, to civil preparedness and social resilience. July 9, 2025 - New Eastern Europe - Issue 4...

‘Mid Wales Opera to stage fundraising garden concert at Gregynog Hall
A former member of the music staff at Opera North, she has worked internationally with the Bregenzer Festspiele, Estonian National Opera, Bergen Opera and L’Opéra Comique in Paris. She has performed at Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw, Salle Pleyel...

Lineup announced for on Saaremaa festival I Land Sound
The lineup has been announced for this year's I Land Sound festival on Estonia's largest island – Saaremaa. Taking place from July 17 – 20, over 100 performers from Estonia and abroad will be appearing at the festival, which invites people to...