Baltic Airspace And Security
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Drones trigger air alerts in Latvia before entering Estonian airspace, prompting NATO to scramble Turkish F-16s. Estonia also tightens checks on emails from Russian servers, while two Estonian women remain missing after floods and landslides in Nepal and Tibet.
Estonian theater, new exhibitions and late-summer concerts: Cultural events in photographs
The final week of August moved between summer and autumn, with outdoor concerts continuing as new exhibitions opened and theaters returned indoors. Guest performances by Estonia’s Drama Theatre at Riga’s Daile Theatre received particular attention. Concerts also took place in Riga’s Old Town and in its neighborhoods. Delfi Latvia presents these and other cultural events in nine photo galleries.
NATO Scrambles Turkish Jets Over Possible Drone Incursion Into Estonia
Two Turkish F-16s took off from Estonia after unidentified drones crossed into the country’s airspace, prompting alerts across much of the eastern half of the Baltic state. NATO sources said the fight…
Drones alert Latvia and cross into Estonia, prompting NATO fighter jets to scramble
Drones moving along the eastern borders of Latvia and Estonia triggered a nighttime air alert and sent Turkish NATO fighter jets into the sky over Estonia. Estonia’s Defence Forces issued an air-threa…
Two Estonian Women Missing in Nepal Still Not Found as Uncertainty Grows
Two Estonian women and their travelling companions remain missing six days after landslides and floods struck Nepal and Tibet. It is also unclear whether they had crossed the border before the disaste…
Drones Violate Latvian and Estonian Airspace, Prompting NATO Fighter Scramble
Errant drones flying near the eastern borders of Latvia and Estonia triggered overnight air-raid alerts and sent NATO fighter jets into the sky over Estonia. Latvia issued a yellow alert for a possibl…
Estonia imposes strict restrictions on emails from Russian servers
Emails sent from Russian servers, including addresses ending in “.ru”, will no longer reach many Estonian state institutions as quickly as before. They will instead be diverted to quarantine for addit…
