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Sabah teacher at global education meet
Sabah teacher at global education meet Published on: Monday, October 13, 2025 Published on: Mon, Oct 13, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Hafizi with his team member Ms. Maria (Portugal) and team mentor Ms. Dagmar (Estonia). Kota Kinabalu: A Sabah...

Italy Triumphs 3-1 over Estonia, Fans Eager for World Cup 2026
Italy's path to the 2026 FIFA World Cup looks promising after a decisive 3–1 victory over Estonia in Tallinn. The Azzurri, led by Gennaro Gattuso, secured their fourth straight win in Group I qualifying, keeping pace with group leaders Norway and...
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025 Announces Competition Lineup
TALLINN: Films by George Ovashvili and Csaba Káel are among the 17 feature films selected for the Official Selection Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). The most important film festival in the Baltics will be held...

Estonia Considers Closing Värska-Saatse Road Crossing Russian Territory
Estonian national flags flutter on Freedom Square, in the background is St. John’s Church, Tallinn, Estonia, September 1, 2022. AP/Pavel Golovkin The Estonian authorities are considering a full closure of the Värska–Saatse road, known as the...

Estonia Closes Border Road After Russian Troop Sighting Amid Rising NATO Tensions
Chilling Footage Captures Powerful Philippines Earthquake | Watch 7.4 Quake Trigger Tsunami Warning The southern Philippines was rocked by two powerful offshore earthquakes on Friday, just hours apart. The first, a 7.4-magnitude temblor, killed at...

From Tallinn with purrs: how I adopted a cat in Estonia
A four-month internship in Tallinn introduced me not only to Estonia’s culture and landscapes but also to a tiny orange-and-white kitten – who ended up travelling home with me to Italy. When I boarded a plane to Tallinn in April, I thought I knew...

Police disperse pro-Palestinian activists outside Israel vs Norway match
Norwegian police on Saturday dispersed a gathering of pro-Palestinian activists with tear gas and made several arrests in Oslo during Israel's defeat to Norway in a World Cup qualifier, according to AFP journalists. Norway won the match 5-0 at the...

Estonia vs Italy FIFA World Cup European 2026 Qualifiers Live Streaming Online: Get Free Live Telecast of EST vs ITA Football Match in IST
Estonia vs Italy FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers Live Streaming: Italy are in a good run of form in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers which has helped them climb to second in Group I behind Norway. The Italians played out one of the most...

Tallinn dotted with statues of famous figures, animals and ordinary folks
From a stray dog and street cat to internationally recognized names, Estonia's capital city offers a quirky mix of monuments to both famous figures and local favorites. Tallinn's streets and parks are full of statues — some grand, some playful,...

Estonia opposes EU social media ban for kids
Tallinn is in favor of enforcing existing rules designed to offer protections, such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, rather than changing the current age restrictions, Pakosta said. That bans children under 13 from consenting to...

Estonia speaks out against EU social media ban for kids
“Estonia believes in an information society and including young people in the information society,” Estonia’s minister of justice and digital affairs, Liisa-Ly Pakosta, told POLITICO. Tallinn is in favor of enforcing existing rules designed to...

Gallery: Maria Kapajeva's new exhibition 'By Losing Them, I Become Whole' opens in Tartu
A new exhibition by Maria Kapajeva exploring identity politics, womanhood and life in a queer body through her recent physical transformation and ongoing healing process, has opened at the Kogo Gallery in Tartu. Combining photography, video,...

Gallery: Estonian football museum opens at Tallinn's A. Le Coq Arena
A new football museum detailing the history of the sport in Estonia opened at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn on Thursday. Football fans can visit the museum ahead of Estonia's World Cup qualifier against Italy. At the new football museum, visitors...

Estonia opposed to EU plan to monitor private chats online
The Riigikogu EU Affairs Committee on Friday found that Estonia cannot support the EU's so-called chat control initiative due to its unprecedented infringement on privacy. Peeter Tali, chair of the European Union Affairs Committee (ELAK), said...

Estonian president thanks Germany's Steinmeier for leading role in European security
President Alar Karis has thanked German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for his country's continued lead role in European security and support for Ukraine. At President Karis' invitation, President Steinmeier arrived in Estonia on Thursday, as...

Open House Tallinn gives visitors access to unique buildings this weekend
Open House Tallinn 2025 takes place this weekend (October 11-12), with unique buildings across the Estonian capital, which are usually closed to the public, opening their doors to visitors. Open House Tallinn is an architecture weekend held in the...

New military and disaster medical center opens at Tartu's Raadi base
A new military and disaster medical center opened at the Raadi military base in Tartu on Friday, where Estonian Defense Forces' (EDF) personnel, reserve medics and medical students will receive training. The aim of the center is to ensure all...

President Tassoulas welcomes Israel-Hamas agreement on Gaza at Arraiolos meeting in Tallinn
The informal 2025 Arraiolos Group of presidents from European Union countries concluded its meeting in Tallinn on Friday, with the participation of President of the Hellenic Republic Constantine Tassoulas, invited by Estonian President Alar Karis....

Chinese master's student shares Estonian grammar adventures online
For Qiaoqiao Li, a bachelor's in Estonian wasn't enough — last year, she moved from China to Tartu to tackle one of the language's trickiest features in her master's thesis. Li came to Estonia to study the language she loves, and is now focusing...

Estonian fairytales become fighting games and more at video game hackathon
At a recent Tallinn hackathon, developers and folklorists turned Estonian myths and fairytales into 15 video game prototypes full of kratts, Kalevipoeg and devilish mischief. Held at Tallinn Creative Hub, this past weekend's "Game Jam: Estonian...