Lithuania hit by cyberattacks on the NATO summit eve

Lithuania’s government said the country was hit by a wave of cyberattacks on Monday, a day before NATO leaders are due to gather in the Baltic state’s capital Vilnius, AFP reports.

Secretary General of NATO had a meeting with the President of Lithuania. The last preparations for the Alliance summit, on the discussion agenda

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Vilnius on Monday 10 July and discussed the final preparations for the NATO Summit with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda.

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin met Russia's Vladimir Putin after mutiny

Russian President Vladimir Putin met mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin after the failed Wagner group mutiny last month, the Kremlin says, BBC reports.

NATO Summit: Decisions, security measures and the atmosphere in the capital of Lithuania

In less than 24 hours, the summit of the North Atlantic Alliance, the most important and the biggest event in the history of Lithuania, will start in Vilnius. Decisions are to be made regarding NATO security. "Our summit will send a clear message. NATO is united", said the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg. The central topic will focus on strengthening NATO's relations with Ukraine, which will "bring the war-torn country closer to NATO."

BRICS Summit to be 'physical' — South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday that next month's BRICS summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to, will be held in-person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader, The Moskow Times reports.

White House: Biden to travel to Britain, Lithuania, Finland from July 9

U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Europe for meetings in Britain, Lithuania and Finland, the White House said on Sunday, Reuters reports.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes for the "best possible outcome" from the NATO summit in Vilnius

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is hoping for the "best possible outcome" from this week's NATO summit in Vilnius, during which Kiev would like to see its aspirations to join the North Atlantic Alliance become a reality.

Erdogan will have a private discussion with Biden at the NATO summit

During the NATO summit in Vilnius, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will hold talks with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, regarding the bilateral relations between the two countries and regional issues, the Turkish presidency announced on Sunday, according to AFP.

US President Joe Biden on a tour of three European countries

US President Joe Biden left on Sunday for an official visit to three countries, a tour that will be dominated by the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, where solidarity with Ukraine in its fight against Russia will be expressed, although NATO has not yet accepted Kiev as a member of the alliance, Reuters reports.

France bans fireworks for the population on National Day

The French government on Sunday banned the sale and use of fireworks - popular among protesters during recent urban violence in the country - by individuals during demonstrations to be held on National Day, celebrated on 14 July, AFP and Agerpres report.

EU and New Zealand sign free trade agreement

The European Union and New Zealand signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that Brussels says should lead to a 30% increase in bilateral trade within a decade, reports Agerpres.

Lithuania's capital, just 150 km from Russia, turned into a fortress ahead of NATO summit

NATO has turned Vilnius into a fortress defended by advanced weaponry to protect US President Joe Biden and other alliance leaders who will meet next week just 32 km from Lithuania's barbed-wire-covered border fence with Russia's ally Belarus, Reuters reports, cited by news.ro.