The Latest Breaking News from Vilnius

Flights to and from Vilnius Airport in Lithuania were suspended on Saturday night

Vilnius and Kaunas airports closed down after balloons drift into country’s airspace for third time this month

The Lithuanian authorities have blamed Belarus for the incident, which disrupted the travel plans of 4,000 passengers.

Thousands of passengers' journeys were disrupted after the authorities closed Vilnius Airport for hours as a precaution.

There were 18,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes on board the balloons

Thousands of people took to the streets of Lithuanian cities on Sunday to protest against the government's decision to hand over control of the Ministry of Culture to the populist Nemunas Dawn party.

Recent drone sorties over Lithuania and its neighbours have sparked fears of a full-scale Russian attack, prompting the small Baltic country to encourage the building of bomb shelters.

The compact ferry can carry 32 passengers through the Neris River. But some say it’s quicker to walk.

The 52 prisoners freed last Thursday in a US-brokered deal with Belarus were sent to Vilnius, Lithuania. Among those freed was Mikalai Statkevich, a prominent opposition leader who refused to leave Belarus and is now missing.

Powerful explosions have been heard in Vilnius

Ruginienė, a former head of Lithuania’s labour union confederation, joined the centre-left Social Democratic Party just before a general election last year.