Temperatures in Latvia to drop to –20°C in the coming days
January 14, 2026
Russian general killed in Moscow bomb blast
Russia’s State Investigative Committee has said that Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvanov was killed in the blast; the bomb was planted under a car,…
Estonian fraudsters use publicly available personal data to commit crimes
Personal identification numbers, which are easily found on the Internet, make life easier for criminals who aim to scam money over the phone,…
Will food become cheaper in Latvian stores? Explanation from the Governor of the Bank of Latvia
Food prices in Latvian shops are beginning to follow global trends, Mārtiņš Kazāks, President of the Bank of Latvia, said on Monday in…
Peace plan talks productive; still no result
US and Ukrainian representatives said that peace talks in Miami over the weekend were productive, but significant results that would allow stopping the…
Brandavs admits promising a bribe to Ušakovs — former Riga mayor denies allegations, TV report says
Aleksandrs Brandavs, the former indirect owner of passenger transport company Rīgas mikroautobusu satiksme (RMS), paid a 73,000 euros fine this autumn after admitting…
Will there be snow in Latvia at Christmas? Latest forecast
On Monday, skies will be mostly cloudy. During the night, precipitation — rain and wet snow — is expected only in eastern parts…
France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
The French parliament failed to agree on the 2026 national budget on the 19th of December, meaning that emergency solutions will have to…
A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
At the end of the year, Lithuanian lawmakers created a situation where even a cat has a say in whether to dismiss the…
Estonian Interior Minister: Russians don’t know how to read maps
The Estonian government will conduct a new risk assessment on December 19, and it is not ruled out that the border with Russia…
