EU pledges financial support for Ukraine; postpones plan to use frozen Russian assets
European Union leaders have agreed to provide financial support to Ukraine over the next two years but, after objections from Belgium, have decided…
“A stain of shame” or “sovereignty”? Parliament moves forward with withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
On Thursday, with the votes of the opposition and the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS), the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) gave conceptual approval…
Friday – the warmest day, followed by cooler and rainier weather
On Friday, the sky will be mostly cloudy. During the night, occasional rain is expected in some areas, particularly in the eastern part…
Trump-Putin meeting canceled; Orban seeks support
Tens of thousands of supporters of right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban took to the streets of Budapest; politicians face their toughest election…
Funding shortages threaten service continuity at Stradiņš and Eastern hospitals
The Ministry of Health (MoH) will request a total of 8,428,604 euros from the state’s contingency funds for Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital…
Finland calls on Trump to allow Ukraine to use Tomahawk missiles against Russia
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said that US President Donald Trump should give Ukraine permission to use Tomahawk missiles against Russia because…
Lithuanian startup offers to buy personal information; data protection concerns raised
A Lithuanian-registered startup called Whitebridge AI is offering to buy “packages” of information about any person, and the data is collected from social…
Latvian politicians concerned about the influx of Anglicisms – call to strengthen the prestige of the language
Several politicians, following the government’s report to the Saeima on efforts to preserve the state language, emphasised the need to nurture the Latvian…
Louvre director admits video surveillance was flawed
The director of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, has admitted that the museum’s video surveillance systems were not good enough to catch the…
