21+ hour, 10+ min ago   (495+ words) Sunday, 13 September 2026 13:36 A NATO fighter jet was scrambled after a possible drone sighting in Lithuanian airspace - but it turned out to be a flock of birds. The aircraft was sent from Siauliai in ​northern Lithuania, the country's national crisis management…...

1+ day, 18+ min ago   (177+ words) VILNIUS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Lithuania said that a perceived drone sighting in its airspace ​earlier on Sunday that ‌prompted authorities to close Vilnius airport and NATO to summon at least one fighter jet, turned out to be a ‌flock ​of birds....

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (217+ words) Sunday, 13 September 2026 Lithuania closed Vilnius airport after radar detected what appeared to be a drone; NATO scrambled a jet which upon visual inspection identified the object as a flock of birds, lifting the alert within 38 minutes. VILNIUS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Lithuania…...

1+ day, 13+ min ago   (908+ words) Russia’s aviation sector is facing mounting pressure from a nationwide fuel shortage, with airports introducing restrictions on aircraft refueling as disruptions to the country’s oil-refining industry continue. According to RBC-Ukraine, citing The Moscow Times, refueling restrictions have been introduced at…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (138+ words) VILNIUS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Lithuania closed Vilnius airport on Sunday and ​NATO summoned at ‌least one fighter jet in response to a possible sighting of a drone in Lithuanian ‌airspace, ​the country’s National ⁠Crisis Management Centre ⁠said. The air alert was…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (341+ words) A potential drone detection triggered a yellow alert over the Lithuanian capital, prompting NATO to scramble a fighter jet before an all-clear was issued roughly 30 minutes later Lithuanian authorities shut down airspace over Vilnius Airport on September 13 after detecting what…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (308+ words) WION - /Putin's 'doomsday' plane: The secretive IL-96-300PU and its identical decoy jet Nepal Flash Floods: At least 1,050 dead And 118 Nepalese rescued from disaster zone BRICS Summit 2026: Chinese President Xi accompanied by high-level delegation BRICS Summit 2026: India, Russia push to expand trade,…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (359+ words) A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 heavy transport aircraft landed at Noida International Airport in Jewar a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India for the 2026 BRICS Summit. The aircraft carried a security advance team and equipment as part…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (455+ words) In brief: Russian media Vertska said it found at least 26 major Russian airports imposing refueling restrictions as the jet fuel crisis worsens; 15 impose them only on foreign airlines, and airports in southern Russia are most affected, as the region is…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (403+ words) "I believe that these incidents pose risks to the national security of the Republic of Moldova. We must state this firmly, regardless of our views towards anyone from the East or the West. This is a significant concern. What should…...