If Kūtris drops out, ZZS may propose Daiga Mieriņa for Saeima speaker’s post
If Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) candidate Gunārs Kūtris is not elected as the new new Saeima speaker in the second vote,…
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Nine dead in Russian attacks in Ukraine, warehouses set on fire in Lviv
On Tuesday, the 19th of September, nine people were killed in Russian attacks in Ukraine. A drone strike set fire to industrial warehouses…
OPINION | A vote for Kūtris is a vote for his “good master”
Ilona Bērziņa, BNN It is possible the Saeima speaker candidate Gunārs Kūtris never learned to speak, as he put it, “in a politically…
Zelensky at UN: Russia’s “evil cannot be trusted”
On Tuesday, the 19th of September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech to the UN General Assembly in which he stressed the…
Ukraine sues EU neighbours over grain import ban
Ukraine announced on Monday, the 18th of September, that it has filed lawsuits at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against Slovakia, Poland and…
UN International Court of Justice begins hearings of Ukraine’s complaints against Russia
On Monday, the 18th of September, the UN International Court of Justice in the Hague began hearings of Ukraine’s complaint against Russia. Kyiv…
Russia increases production of military equipment more than ten times
Russia’s largest arms manufacturer announced on Tuesday, the 19th of September, an increase in production of a range of military equipment, including missiles,…
Azerbaijan launches operations in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan on Tuesday, the 19th of September, launched “anti-terrorism” operations in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region under Armenian control, which has sparked increased tensions as…
Medical workers trade union to make final decision on industry strike in October
Latvian Trade Union of Health and Social Care Workers (LVSADA) plans to make its final decision in regards to the organisation of an…
