By the end of next year, around 5,000 German troops will be permanently stationed between the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, and the border with Belarus as part of the new Lithuania Panzerbrigade 45. During a major military exercise in May and June, Lithuanian schoolgirl Kamilė V. found herself at the heart of the action after winning a Bundeswehr tank ride in a NATO essay competition. Euronews met her shortly before the experience at the Pabradė training area, where she joined soldiers from the mechanised infantry battalion assigned to Brigade 45. They had just completed the nearly six-week “Freedom Shield” exercise. Just…

England are facing a daunting challenge away in Mexico in the World Cup last 16. The Three Lions are heading for the famous Estadio Azteca to meet the World Cup co-hosts in what looks a difficult task for Thomas Tuchel’s side.While they should surely be considered favourites, there are genuine…

Maritime monitoring service TankerTrackers.com said on Thursday that a ship which Iranian media reported had run aground in the Strait of Hormuz has in fact been stuck in the same spot since March and is part of an operation managed by the notorious Iranian oil magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani.Here is…

Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has been declared the winner of Peru’s presidential race by the country’s electoral court, the National Jury of Elections (JNE).Friday’s announcement comes weeks after the June 7 run-off election against her left-wing rival, Congress member Roberto Sanchez.Fujimori had a slight lead after the vote count ended…

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