3 May 2026

A locomotive and four freight wagons bound for Duisburg derailed today on the Jiesia rail section in Kaunas district. LTG said the main recovery work is complete, passenger and freight traffic has resumed, and a separate investigation team is examining this derailment alongside the May 1 incident at Gudžiūnai station.

In Vilnius, three dead men were found on Saturday afternoon in an apartment on Šaltkalvių Street. Police were called at 2:25 p.m., and forensic experts will determine the cause of death; investigators are also examining possible drug use in the derelict flat. In Vilnius district, a man attacked and injured a minor, and a pre-trial investigation has been opened.

Lithuania’s Court of Appeal in recent days sentenced former MP Kristijonas Bartoševičius to seven years in prison for sexual offences against minors. The court also imposed a five-year ban on working with children after his release, and he can still appeal to the Supreme Court. In Alytus, a live military and emergency-services exercise began today with about 600 troops from the Grand Duchess Birutė Ulonai battalion, meaning residents will hear blank-fire shots and see military vehicles in the city through the end of the week.

Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė is attending the European Political Community summit in Armenia today, where Lithuania is pressing its priorities on security, Ukraine, the South Caucasus, defence and sanctions. Labour authorities said yesterday that personal matters handled during working hours cannot be booked as paid work time, warning that poor records can inflate wage and tax costs. President Gitanas Nausėda issued Mother’s Day greetings today to mothers and guardians.

President Gitanas Nausėda said he supports the idea of a European army, stressing that it should strengthen the European Union’s role within NATO. In Vilnius, the bodies of three men were found in an apartment after several days, and authorities are investigating the circumstances of their deaths.

In Kherson early today, a Russian drone struck a civilian car carrying local company employees in the Dniprovskyi district, killing a 60-year-old man and injuring five others. A later strike in the same area damaged an ambulance without hurting medics, and prosecutors opened a war-crimes investigation. Over the past day, Russian attacks across Ukraine again hit civilian sites, with rescue crews counting the injured and searching damaged buildings for survivors.

In eastern Ukraine, Russian forces failed over the past 48 hours to break through near Pokrovsk, a key rail hub they have been trying to crack for almost two years. Pokrovsk had about 60,000 residents before the war, and Russia’s failure there is limiting its room to push farther west. Ukraine meanwhile hit Russian Black Sea Fleet fuel tankers in Novorossiysk and other targets at the port of Primorsk. Volodymyr Zelenskiy also warned Alexander Lukashenko against any war-related actions from Belarusian territory and said Ukraine would respond.

Moscow over the past day again cast its goal as restoring the order that existed before the Soviet Union’s collapse, tying that vision to the war in Ukraine and influence over former Soviet republics. The Pentagon said on Friday it will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany over the next 6 to 12 months, with some returning to the United States and others moving to different overseas bases. Berlin said it was taking the move calmly and stressed that the main U.S. bases in Germany remain central to NATO deterrence.

In Germany, the housing shortage has reached a record level, prompting Berlin to consider setting up a federal construction company to accelerate new building projects. Carmakers have warned of a possible €4.26 billion hit from raw material prices. In China on Saturday, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli took Formula 1 pole and will start Sunday’s race from P1.

The U.S. is considering withdrawing thousands of troops from Germany. NATO officials and influential Republicans have questioned the move because of its implications for European security, including the Baltic states and Poland. In Madrid, Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev in just over an hour to win the ATP Masters final and set a new tournament record.

David Benavidez stopped Gilberto Ramirez by technical knockout in Los Angeles and became a world champion in a third weight class. The unbeaten American added the WBA and WBO light-heavyweight belts, moved to 30-0 and put himself closer to an undisputed title fight at 175 pounds.

Naoya Inoue beat Junto Nakatani by unanimous decision at Tokyo Dome yesterday to retain all four super-bantamweight titles. About 55,000 fans watched what was billed as the biggest fight in Japanese boxing history, as Inoue improved to 33-0 and handed Nakatani his first professional defeat.

In the Middle East, attention is on Iran and the US after a senior Iranian officer warned a new conflict with Washington was likely and Tehran tabled a 14-point counteroffer. Donald Trump said he was considering Iran's peace proposal but also said the US was unlikely to accept it, while Tehran did not rule out military action. Israel struck southern Lebanon over the past day and said it had targeted Hezbollah positions.

In the occupied West Bank, a 26-year-old Palestinian man was killed during an Israeli raid in Nablus, four other people were wounded and about 40 suffered tear-gas exposure. North Korea, meanwhile, called US accusations of cybercrime an absurd defamation.

Three people died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic after an outbreak of a respiratory illness. One Palestinian was killed during an Israeli raid in the West Bank.