Elections in Israel: candidates and issues
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in Israel on the 27th of October. These will be the first elections since the 2023…
Author: Ogres
No electricity, but fuel must remain available – Latvian parliament introduces new requirements for petrol stations
On Thursday, the Latvian parliament, the Saeima, adopted amendments to the Energy Law in the second and final reading, requiring certain petrol stations…
Serious programming language vulnerability discovered; millions of websites affected
Governments and agencies have urged the resolution of two critical cybersecurity flaws in the programming language that underpins a large portion of the…
Worrying news about Porziņģis – reports suggest he could even retire from basketball
The Golden State Warriors are considering trading Latvian centre Kristaps Porziņģis, whose future in professional basketball is becoming increasingly uncertain, ESPN reports, citing…
Russia is testing the limits of Article 5
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius has indicated that Russia is testing NATO’s collective defense by carrying out attacks that come very close to…
Dispute over teaching family values in Latvian schools – Education Ministry responds to criticism
Latvia’s Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) has denied using the controversial Teen Star programme or other religious or ideological approaches in its…
Kulbergs’ government receives negative public rating – yet scores among Latvia’s highest in 18 years
Public satisfaction with Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ (United List) government remained significantly negative more than a month before Latvia’s parliamentary elections. Nevertheless, its…
France admits mistakes; army to assist police over the weekend
The French government has acknowledged that errors were made in its response to protests, announcing that the army will be deployed to assist…
Following high-profile crimes involving police officers, Latvia’s Interior Ministry reviews State Police operations – findings revealed
An internal review launched following crimes committed by intoxicated police officers in late July has found no systemic shortcomings in the Latvian State…
