Germany warns of significant risk of Russian-orchestrated sabotage
The German Armed Forces have, for the first time, classified the threat of Russian sabotage against their personnel and military facilities as “significant”—the…
Parents in Latvia may face higher costs – Puntulis considers changes to cultural education
Budget cuts may be introduced in Latvia’s cultural sector, including the possible consolidation of museums, while parental contributions to cultural education could increase,…
Serious programming language vulnerability discovered; millions of websites affected
Governments and agencies have urged the resolution of two critical cybersecurity flaws in the programming language that underpins a large portion of the…
Worrying news about Porziņģis – reports suggest he could even retire from basketball
The Golden State Warriors are considering trading Latvian centre Kristaps Porziņģis, whose future in professional basketball is becoming increasingly uncertain, ESPN reports, citing…
Autumn to bring more warmth to Latvia – but changes in the weather are on the way
Thursday will bring variable cloud cover across Latvia, with more clouds expected in western regions. However, no precipitation is forecast, according to the…
Hungary considers ending cooperation with Russia’s Rosatom
Hungary is considering a plan to abandon the Russian company Rosatom—the primary contractor for the planned expansion of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant—and…
Russia is testing the limits of Article 5
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius has indicated that Russia is testing NATO’s collective defense by carrying out attacks that come very close to…
Dispute over teaching family values in Latvian schools – Education Ministry responds to criticism
Latvia’s Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) has denied using the controversial Teen Star programme or other religious or ideological approaches in its…
Kulbergs’ government receives negative public rating – yet scores among Latvia’s highest in 18 years
Public satisfaction with Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ (United List) government remained significantly negative more than a month before Latvia’s parliamentary elections. Nevertheless, its…
