Newborn in Poland born with 1.62 promille blood alcohol level
A shocking incident occurred on Thursday, the 8th of January, at a hospital in Tomaszów Lubelski, according to sledst.org. A 38-year-old pregnant woman…
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Latvians accidentally enter Russia on ice; Estonian border guards warn of risks
On the 11th of January, Russian border guards detained five Latvian ice fishermen who had accidentally crossed over to the Russian side on…
Latvian citizen accused of gathering intelligence on the defense sector for Russian military intelligence
On the 30th of December last year, Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) decided to request that the Prosecutor’s Office initiate criminal prosecution against…
Coalition parties see no grounds for calling for the Latvian Prime Minister’s resignation
Latvia’s coalition parties see no grounds for demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) over the use of the Russian…
Wintery weather to continue in Latvia in the coming days
Wintery conditions will persist in Latvia in the coming days. The week will begin with light snowfall in some areas and frost, with…
BNN IN FOCUS | Migration, security and sovereignty: Filips Rajevskis on what Latvia should not repeat
Migration has become an increasingly serious issue in Western Europe, and sooner or later Latvia will also have to face it head-on. What…
Latvia’s electronic queue at the borders with Russia and Belarus: what the first months reveal
Since the 15th of October, 2025, when Latvia introduced an electronic queue registration system for crossing the country’s external border, a total of…
Declining birth rates force Daugavpils to rethink its kindergarten network
Due to ongoing demographic trends, the municipality of Daugavpils will soon have to reassess its network of pre-school education institutions, municipal officials say….
Latvia in mourning: Legendary basketball player Uļjana Semjonova has passed away
Uļjana Semjonova, one of Latvia’s greatest basketball players, has died at the age of 73 on Thursday, the 8th of January, the Latvian…
