Belgium summons US ambassador for mocking health minister
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot has summoned US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White for the second time this year after a mocking Instagram…
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BNN IN FOCUS | Latvia’s election race: polls reveal a shift in power
The approval rating of Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ political force, the United List (AS), continued to rise in August, while support for former…
Scale of Nepal disaster continues to grow: 552 dead, more than 1,400 missing
At least 547 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse in Nepal, police said on Friday. Chinese authorities…
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89
On the morning of the 28th of August, Norway’s King Harald V, who had been on the throne for more than three decades,…
SAB: Russia’s perception of Latvia increasingly resembles its pre-war view of Ukraine
Russia currently poses no direct military threat to Latvia, although a number of signs point to potential longer-term plans, Latvia’s Constitution Protection Bureau…
Growing concern over Latvian tourists in Nepal – Foreign Ministry releases latest information
The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reports that its Consular Department has currently compiled information from various sources, including family members and…
Bank of Latvia Governor on lending: The target has not yet been reached
Latvia has not yet achieved its target for lending growth, Bank of Latvia Governor Mārtiņš Kazāks said in an interview with TV3’s “900…
Forecasters release latest weekend forecast for Latvia – weather set to change
On Friday, skies will be partly cloudy and the weather will remain dry. Winds will be light, allowing fog to thicken in some…
Iceland waits referendum; fish could decide outcome
Iceland will hold a referendum on the 29th of August to decide whether the country will reopen talks on joining the European Union,…
