Disregard of seat belts: a violation of the law that costs lives
The disregard of seat belts is one of the all-time most common road traffic safety violations, LETA was told by the Public Relations…
Minibus carrying pupils ends up in crash; multiple people injured
This Monday morning there was a road incident in Olaine that involved a minibus carrying 18 children. Two people were injured, including two…
World’s wealthiest people continue getting wealthier
The wealth of billionaires around the world reached USD 15 trillion last year, a leap from USD 13 trillion a year earlier, as…
Latvian President: after Trump takes office, we will need to tackle serious dilemmas
Once US President-elect Donald Trump takes office, it will be necessary to resolve serious dilemmas, said Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs in an interview…
Fog, rain and warm weather – what to expect from the coming days in Latvia
In the first half of the week, weather conditions in Latvia will be dictated by by anticyclone. This means weather will be calm…
Week in Lithuania | Lithuania contributes two ships to NATO’s Baltic Sea mission, does not rule out sending troops to Kyiv if requested
Last week, President Nausėda called Trump’s Greenland remarks unacceptable; a new batch of 50 JLTVs arrived in Lithuania Wizz Air resumes Vilnius-Tel Aviv…
Chairman of Latvian Supreme Court decides to run for another term
Chairman of the Supreme Court of Law of the Republic of Latvia Aigars Strupišs plans to run candidate for another term as the…
Lithuania to start diverting 5-6% of GDP towards defence sector next year
Lithuania’s defence spending for 2026-2030 will be 5-6% of the country’s GDP in order to facilitate faster formation of army divisions, as decided…
Russian court sentences Navalny’s lawyers to prison
Russian court of law has sentenced to prison three lawyers who previously defended political opposition member Alexei Navalny, who later died in prison….
