“Makes your hair stand on end”: former Latvian President harshly criticizes Trump’s “Peace Talks” with Putin
The so-called peace negotiations led by former U.S. President Donald Trump to end Russia’s war against Ukraine are a grotesque mockery of diplomacy,…
Police suspect traveling criminal gang behind luxury watch store robbery in Old Riga
A robbery at a luxury watch store in Old Riga may have been carried out by a mobile, organized criminal group known for…
European Parliament’s LUX Audience Award goes to Flow
The 2025 LUX Audience Award of the European Parliament has been awarded to Flow, an animated film by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis. The…
Rubio says concrete proposals to resolve Ukraine war needed now or US will step back
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, the 29th of April, that now is the time for Moscow and Kyiv to…
Western winds, +20°C and thunderstorms: unsettled weather this week
This week’s weather will be influenced by the activity of several cyclones, resulting in mostly cloudy skies as multiple precipitation zones move across…
Deputies debate: Should former convicted MPs be banned from parliament premises?
Today, the Constitutional and Judicial Policy Subcommittee of the Saeima’s Legal Affairs Committee, while reviewing a proposal from the Progressives party to revoke…
EU top court declares Malta’s golden passport scheme unlawful
The European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled on Tuesday, the the 29th of April, that Malta must end its golden passport scheme,…
Latvian citizen sentenced to six years in prison for fighting in Ukraine on Russian side
A Latvian citizen detained in the autumn of 2024 in Šķilbēni Parish has been sentenced to six years in prison and two years…
Ministry that only “spends and duplicates”? United List calls for liquidation of Climate and Energy Ministry
The opposition party United List (AS) is calling for the liquidation of the Ministry of Climate and Energy (KEM). AS deputies have submitted…
