600 million euro IRIS-T systems heading to Latvia – NBS reveals when they could become operational · BNN
Latvia could realistically begin using its IRIS-T medium-range air defence systems on operational combat duty in the first half of next year, Commander…
Pentagon excludes several NATO allies from meeting · BNN
After threatening to create a “list of good and bad countries,” the administration of US President Donald Trump has not invited several key…
Landslides continue in Nepal; trekkers leave routes unfinished · BNN
As Nepal struggles to cope with the aftermath of catastrophic flash floods in August, a new series of landslides and heavy downpours has…
Plane hijacking or jihadist attack – what is known about the incident on the flight to Israel · BNN
A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on the 30th of September was diverted to Saudi Arabia after one pilot stabbed the other…
Collected intelligence on Latvian military and NATO – VDD detains couple suspected of spying for Russia · BNN
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD), in cooperation with the Defence Intelligence and Security Service (MIDD), detained a couple on the 28th of June…
From +21°C to frost – early October in Latvia to bring sharp temperature swings · BNN
Weather conditions will remain calm in Latvia at the beginning of October. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, clouds will continue to appear in…
BNN IN FOCUS | Political party review: United List – is the “Kulbergs effect” working? · BNN
Author: Ilona Bērziņa Just a few months ago, the United List (AS) was one of the opposition forces in the 14th Saeima, associated…
Trump’s latest order: artificial intelligence becomes “superintelligence”
On the 29th of september, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming artificial intelligence as “superintelligence,” Politico reports. Recently, Trump has…
“We have no legal obstacles” – Rinkēvičs on deploying nuclear weapons in Latvia
If NATO collectively decides that it is necessary, nuclear weapons could be deployed in Latvia, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs told journalists today….
