Latvia’s Defence Minister to take three days of leave due to relative’s funeral
Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds of The Progressives (P) will be on leave from today until Sunday due to the funeral of a…
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Spanish police seize 30 tons of cocaine
Spanish police have seized a ship off the Canary Islands carrying 30 tons of cocaine and arrested 23 crew members, making it the…
Latvia urgently needs to strengthen anti-drone defense on the eastern border, says National Security Committee chairman
Latvia must urgently modernize its defense capabilities along the eastern border, particularly by developing anti-drone systems, Ainars Latkovskis of New Unity, chairman of…
Loud protests erupt at Venice Biennale over Russian participation
Russian activists Pussy Riot and Femen have staged a loud protest to oppose the return of Russian artists to the Venice Biennale while…
“Life went on” — Latvian police surprised by public reaction during drone alert
Despite emergency cell broadcast warnings about a possible threat in the airspace, “life went on” in the Latgale region and people continued their…
Iran considers US offer to end war; Trump hopes for quick deal
US President Donald Trump has said the war with Iran will end very quickly and said most people understand his efforts to stop…
Latvian Prime Minister dissatisfied: drone warning was sent only after the incident
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa of New Unity (JV) is dissatisfied that the cell broadcast warning regarding today’s drone incident at a fuel…
Estonia to ban parties from receiving funding from third-country nationals
The Estonian parliament has approved a law that will further prohibit citizens of hostile third countries from donating to Estonian political parties, writes…
While Latvia’s budget lacks funds, airBaltic may require another substantial sum
A decision on additional capital needed for Latvia’s national airline airBaltic will have to be made this year, Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens of…
