Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In an interview with The Associated Press, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has said that any peace ...

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the President's palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) ...

Ukraine, maybe. Baltic countries, maybe.” Lithuania, which was occupied by the Soviet Union until 1990, is increasingly worried about the ongoing brutal war in Ukraine and the aggression of its ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Securing an end to the fighting in Ukraine must take place with Kyiv’s full involvement and come with more defense spending by regional countries to avoid any future ...

Some U.S. taxpayers could get a stimulus check by the end of January. Could you get a spare $1,400 check? About $2.4 billion started going out in December, and everyone eligible is likely to have ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced in December that it would be distributing about $2.4 billion − up to $1,400 per individual − worth of stimulus checks to U.S. taxpayers who did not claim ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

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qualified to get up to $1,400 from the IRS. “To minimize headaches and get this money to eligible taxpayers, we’re making these payments automatic, meaning these people will not be required to ...