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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
Drought on the Danube continues – Romania closes NPP
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
Drought on the Danube continues – Romania closes NPP
August 14, 2026
Summer warmth to linger in Latvia over the weekend, more rain expected next week
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
Life in Latvia is getting more expensive – study reveals what costs more than elsewhere in Europe
August 13, 2026

Rising food prices and everyday expenses have become a widely discussed issue in Latvia. The latest Eurostat data on the price level index…

Latvian State Forests fined 7.86 million euros
August 13, 2026
Rail Baltica’s first phase in Latvia planned with major cost-cutting measures
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
Estonia rejects idea of ​​housing British prisoners
Ogres August 13, 2026
Putin visits Kuril Islands; Japan furious
Ogres August 13, 2026

Latest Posts

Pretended to be a girl. Floorball club member accused of teenager’s sexual abuse

29.12.2023 Ogres

Latvian State Police asks the prosecution office to present criminal charges to a member of a floorball club for sexually abusing a teenager,…

Maine becomes the second US state to bar Trump from presidential primary ballot

29.12.2023 Ogres

Maine on Thursday, the 28th of December, barred Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot in next year’s US presidential primaries, becoming the…

Emergency Medical Service awaits New Year’s celebrations with worries

29.12.202329.12.2023 Ogres

New Year is around the corner, and we’re waiting for it with worries, said the Director of Latvian Emergency Medical Service (NMPD) Liene…

BNN INTERVIEW | LDDK President: we don’t understand where the money in society’s pocket comes from

29.12.2023 Ogres

From the 1st of January 2024 the minimal wage amount in Latvia will grow to EUR 700. This also means an increase of…

Average electricity price up by 20% in Latvia

28.12.2023 Ogres

The average electricity price in Latvia went up by 20% in November when compared to October, according to the latest Latvenergo electricity market…

9% of Latvian family doctors still haven’t signed agreement on provision of services

28.12.2023 Ogres

Approximately 9% of family doctors still haven’t signed the agreement on provision of services next year, said Latvian Minister of Health Hosams Abu…

BNN ANALYSES | 2024 ushers in changes for state workers, pensioners, debtors and many others in Lithuania

28.12.2023 Ogres

Linas Jegelevičius New Year is around the corner and 2024 ushers in a slew of novelties to be felt by most Lithuanians. However,…

Seven new electric trains deployed on passenger routes in Latvia

28.12.2023 Ogres

On Thursday, the 28th of December, JSC Pasažieru vilciens (PV) deployed seven new electric trains on various passenger railway routes. At the same…

Russian celebrities’ half-naked party sparks backlash

28.12.202328.12.2023 Ogres

An almost naked party in a Moscow nightclub at a time when Russia is at war with Ukraine and the authorities are pursuing…

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