Latvian Ministry of Regional Development halts Riga’s territorial planning
Latvian Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development (VARAM) has decided to halt Riga’s territorial planning. The reason given is the non-compliance of…
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President: crimes of Communism were never internationally tried and this resurrected totalitarianism in Russia
The crimes committed by Communism were never internationally tried by Europe or the former Soviet Union the same way as the crimes committed…
Day 30 of war in Ukraine: Attack on Kyiv suburbs expected, prisoner swap frees Snake Island sailors
On Friday, March 25, the Ukrainian Armed Forces expected the Russian Armed Forces to attack eastern suburbs of the capital Kyiv. In the…
Remembering 1949 deportations, Latvia commemorates victims of Communist genocide
Remembering the deportations of Latvian residents to Siberia and other far-away regions of the Soviet Union on 25 March 1949, today all of…
Though Friday expected to be warm, weather to become colder afterwards
Although the end of last week marked the start of astronomical spring and days became very warm thanks to strong anticyclone, the spring-like…
Riga’s mayor leaves his political party
Following the decision by Latvia’s Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development to halt Riga’s territorial planning for the foreseeable future, Mayor of…
Afghan school girls sent home as Taliban puts female education on hold
In Afghanistan, which is controlled by the Taliban radical Islamist group since 2021, girls above class six, have not been allowed to attend…
Latvian Saeima hands over St Peter’s Church to Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church
On Thursday, 24 February, Latvia’s Saeima passed in the final reading the Law on Riga St Peter’s Church, in which it is stated…
Reminder! Clocks to be turned hour forward this Sunday
In Latvia the switch to summer time will happen at 3:00 a.m. on 27 March (the night to Sunday). Clocks will need to…
