The cyclone persists: warm but rainy days ahead
Thursday is expected to be cloudy. Rain will fall at times, but in the western part of the country, significant precipitation is not…
Refraining from commenting on Saeima’s debate over the Istanbul Convention, the President of Latvia urges rational discussion
Refraining from commenting on the ongoing developments in the Saeima concerning the Istanbul Convention, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs has urged members of…
Record-breaking temperatures bring mosquitoes to Iceland
After the normally cool country experienced record-breaking temperatures this spring, mosquitoes that had previously been prevented from living there by the cold have…
Triumph for Latvian gastronomy: 34 restaurants included in the “Michelin Guide 2026”
A total of 34 Latvian restaurants have been included in the 2026 edition of the international gastronomic guide Michelin Guide, including three new…
Louvre heist echoes: how Lithuanian museums protect collections
Millions of euros worth of jewels were stolen from the Louvre in Paris over the weekend, and hopes of recovering them intact are…
Latvian army rearms: a 50 million euros purchase unlike any before
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed an agreement with the German company Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND) for the purchase of remote mining…
Dutch authorities warn voters: chatbots should not determine political choice
The Dutch data protection supervisor has warned voters that it is dangerous to ask artificial intelligence chatbots for advice on who to vote…
Small provocation, big noise — Latvian NAF commander explains Russia’s tactic
Russia’s advantage as an attacker is that it can easily organise small sabotages that the West finds hard to predict, Latvian National Armed…
Vilnius airport closed again due to smuggling balloons from Belarus
From Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning, operations at Vilnius Airport were disrupted due to meteorological balloons used for cigarette smuggling from Belarus, the…
