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Summer warmth to linger in Latvia over the weekend, more rain expected next week
August 14, 2026
Anticyclone approaches Latvia, bringing a change in weather conditions
August 13, 2026
Only brief showers in some areas during the day as winds ease
August 12, 2026

On Wednesday, the 12th of August, skies will be mostly cloudy, although they will begin to clear in western parts of Latvia during…

Details emerge of Latvian Interior Minister’s criticism of Spain in controversial letter
August 11, 2026
airBaltic to cancel flights from Tallinn to Gatwick during winter season
August 7, 2026

Politics

Latvia: Petition calls for scrapping MPs’ transport and rent allowances
August 13, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Latvia’s next Parliament could see a dramatic shift in the balance of power
August 7, 2026
British PM takes social media to battle populists
August 6, 2026
Political scientist: Latvian Interior Minister’s activism has “gone a little over the top”
August 6, 2026
Latvian Prime Minister criticises Interior Minister over uncoordinated letter to Spain
August 5, 2026
BNN Interview | Honorary Consul of Latvia in Australia: “You cannot live in fear all the time”
August 3, 2026

Business

Food rotting in closed stores as MERE crisis reaches 1.52 million euros
By Ogres   August 10, 2026

The Latvian Traders Association (LTA) reports that, according to the latest available data, the value of Latvian businesses’ frozen funds and goods tied…

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Fuel prices surge as Latvian government urged to prepare support measures
By Ogres   July 28, 2026
Latvia’s central bank reveals what’s happening with loans and deposits as lending continues to grow
By Ogres   July 27, 2026
Latvia plans full-cycle artillery rocket manufacturing plant with up to 90 million euro US investment
By Ogres   July 24, 2026
While Baltic ports empty, Russian ports grow richer. Was this really the goal of sanctions?
By Ogres   July 21, 2026

BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic’s dilemmas and the difficult decisions facing the state
Ogres August 14, 2026

The fate of Latvia’s national airline airBaltic could very well be decided as early as this Monday. The company has a business plan…

Britain defends decision to seize shadow fleet ship; Putin threatens
Ogres August 14, 2026

After Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened to retaliate, the British government has defended its decision to seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in…

Latvian Defence Minister: Decision to shoot down drone made due to potential danger
Ogres August 14, 2026
Ukraine warns: Russians have created Starlink analogue faster than expected
Ogres August 14, 2026
“Russians are trying to scare Latvians ahead of Aglona celebrations!” – drone shot down in Latgale overnight
Ogres August 14, 2026

BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic’s dilemmas and the difficult decisions facing the state
August 14, 2026
Britain defends decision to seize shadow fleet ship; Putin threatens
August 14, 2026
Latvian Defence Minister: Decision to shoot down drone made due to potential danger
August 14, 2026
Ukraine warns: Russians have created Starlink analogue faster than expected
August 14, 2026
“Russians are trying to scare Latvians ahead of Aglona celebrations!” – drone shot down in Latgale overnight
August 14, 2026
Drought on the Danube continues – Romania closes NPP
August 14, 2026

Social

BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic’s dilemmas and the difficult decisions facing the state
August 14, 2026
Latvian Defence Minister: Decision to shoot down drone made due to potential danger
August 14, 2026
“Russians are trying to scare Latvians ahead of Aglona celebrations!” – drone shot down in Latgale overnight
August 14, 2026

The Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) report that NATO Baltic Air Policing fighter jets have successfully shot down a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle…

Life in Latvia is getting more expensive – study reveals what costs more than elsewhere in Europe
August 13, 2026
Latvian State Forests fined 7.86 million euros
August 13, 2026

World

Britain defends decision to seize shadow fleet ship; Putin threatens
Ogres August 14, 2026

After Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened to retaliate, the British government has defended its decision to seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in…

Ukraine warns: Russians have created Starlink analogue faster than expected
Ogres August 14, 2026

Russia is trying to create its own version of low-orbit satellites for providing internet coverage, and success in its development could make Ukraine…

Drought on the Danube continues – Romania closes NPP
Ogres August 14, 2026
Scorching summer to cost France 10-15 billion euros
Ogres August 13, 2026
Estonia rejects idea of ​​housing British prisoners
Ogres August 13, 2026

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Multiple well-known political personalities surface among Rīgas satiksme’s fictive consultants

02.12.202402.12.2024 Ogres

According to LTV programme De Facto, among the people mentioned as once the fictive consultants of municipal company Rīgas satiksme, there are multiple…

Week in Lithuania | DHL cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airport; Lithuania and the US to set up a cyber defence centre

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Last week, the incoming transport minister said that Lithuania will not buy airBaltic shares Rheinmetall ammo plant to be built by mid-2026 German…

Latvia’s gross domestic product down by 1.6%

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Q3 2024, compared to Q3 2023, gross domestic product (GDP) reduced by 1.6%. As compared to the previous quarter, GDP went down by…

Every fourth Latvian resident has not saved up even a cent in last six months

29.11.202429.11.2024 Ogres

25% of interviewed Latvian residents aged between 18 and 74 have not made any savings in the past six months, according to data…

Estonia’s economy contracted by 0.7% in Q3

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter of 2024, the gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% compared with the same period…

Putin says Russia could attack “decision-making centres” in Kyiv with new missile

29.11.202429.11.2024 Ogres

Russia will use its new hypersonic missile “Oreshnik”, fired for the first time last week at a Ukrainian city, to attack “decision-making centres”…

OPINION: We have a “talent” for not stressing much over projects paid for by Europe

29.11.202429.11.2024 Ogres

Opinion piece. Author: Ilona Bērziņa The Tuesday, the 27th of November, meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers was not the first time when…

VIDEO | Protests in Georgia over the government’s decision to suspend talks with EU

29.11.202429.11.2024 Ogres

In the early hours of Friday, the 29th of November, widespread protests and police clashes with protesters took place in the Georgian capital…

VIDEO | Heated discussions about the “Russian issue” and politicians. Rosļikovs visits “Suņu būda V2.0”

29.11.202430.11.2024 Ogres

In the latest show of his “Suņu būda V2.0”, the programme’s host Artuss Kaimiņš interviewed the leader of the Saeima faction of “For…

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