Year-end with a wintry character: snow, wind, and frost
December 29, 2025
Grey pre-holiday week in Latvia with minor temperature fluctuations
Light precipitation is expected only in some areas on Thursday and Saturday, while the weather will remain predominantly grey and overcast throughout the…
Student arrested in Poland for planning terrorist attack
Polish security services have detained a 19-year-old student suspected of trying to establish contacts with the Islamic State and accused of planning an…
Despite other countries’ decisions, Latvia plans to take part in Eurovision
Latvian Public Media (LSM) currently sees no circumstances that would prompt Latvia to consider withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest, said Raina Anna…
British foreign intelligence chief: We operate between peace and war
Blaise Metreweli, the new head of MI6, has said the agency is operating between peace and war, the BBC reports. In her first…
Latvia and Finland seek to host the 2030 ice hockey world championship
The Latvian Ice Hockey Federation (LIHF), together with the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, has launched the application process to host the 2030 IIHF…
No more cadastral surveying required — Latvia promises faster commissioning of buildings
Cadastral surveying will no longer be required prior to the commissioning of a building, the Latvian government decided on Tuesday. The Ministry of…
Fewer children are being born in Latvia
In the first ten months of this year, 9,887 newborns were registered in Latvia — 10.1% fewer, or 1,108 fewer births, than in…
First we build partnerships to attract cargo between Central Asia and Latvia — then we undermine them ourselves
Article by Ilona Bērziņa/BNN Representatives of Latvian Railways (Latvijas dzelzceļš) and business organisations, as part of Transport Minister Atis Švinka’s (Progressives) delegation, met…
Right-wing takeover in Czech Republic signals less support for Ukraine
A new right-wing coalition government led by populist businessman Andrej Babiš was sworn in in the Czech Republic on the 15th of December,…
