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Kaspars Gorkšs appointed Director of Latvia’s State Chancellery
October 20, 2026
Funeral industry cartel uncovered in Latvia – competition watchdog imposes fines exceeding 47,000 euros
October 19, 2026
Latvia’s anti-corruption watchdog investigates large cash gifts to Stepaņenko from father living in Russia
October 16, 2026

Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) is conducting a preliminary administrative inquiry into substantial financial gifts received by Jūlija Stepaņenko, leader of…

Russian grain transit ban could cost Latvia 290 million euros annually and triple domestic rail freight costs
October 15, 2026
Riga City Council approves ambitious Central Market renovation plans worth over 22 million euros
October 15, 2026

Politics

US Vice President declines to openly endorse Netanyahu in Israeli Parliamentary elections
October 20, 2026
“We passed the exam with a grade of four” – New Unity prepares for crucial battle after election setback
October 20, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Political scientist’s view: Real action to weaken Russia is needed, not politicised slogans
October 16, 2026
French presidential hopeful condemns Trump and calls for a stronger Europe
October 14, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Political scientist’s view: “Where will we make the cuts?” – Rajevskis warns of the cost of banning grain transit
October 9, 2026
Germany’s AfD faces difficulty forming government after Saxony-Anhalt election win
October 7, 2026

Business

175 million euros lifeline for airBaltic – US court approves financing but imposes strict conditions
By Ogres   October 20, 2026

The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday approved the release of the remaining 35 million euros under…

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airBaltic asks US court to approve 250,000-euro monthly advisory fee
By Ogres   October 16, 2026
Latvian tax authority freezes Amber Latvijas balzams bank accounts again
By Ogres   October 14, 2026
Russian grain transit ban could cost hundreds of millions – Kulbergs explains why Latvia cannot impose it
By Ogres   October 14, 2026
airBaltic losses soar to 128.2 million euros despite rising revenue and passenger numbers
By Ogres   October 13, 2026

Russia is testing the limits of Article 5
Ogres October 21, 2026

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
Ogres October 21, 2026

Latvia’s Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) has denied using the controversial Teen Star programme or other religious or ideological approaches in its…

Following high-profile crimes involving police officers, Latvia’s Interior Ministry reviews State Police operations – findings revealed
Ogres October 21, 2026
Washington is not seeking to harm Ukraine
Ogres October 21, 2026
Pneumonia in Russia highlights weaknesses in International Health Regulations
Ogres October 20, 2026

Russia is testing the limits of Article 5
October 21, 2026
Dispute over teaching family values in Latvian schools – Education Ministry responds to criticism
October 21, 2026
Following high-profile crimes involving police officers, Latvia’s Interior Ministry reviews State Police operations – findings revealed
October 21, 2026
Washington is not seeking to harm Ukraine
October 21, 2026
Pneumonia in Russia highlights weaknesses in International Health Regulations
October 20, 2026
fewer storms in the Atlantic, more in the Pacific
October 20, 2026

Social

Dispute over teaching family values in Latvian schools – Education Ministry responds to criticism
October 21, 2026
Following high-profile crimes involving police officers, Latvia’s Interior Ministry reviews State Police operations – findings revealed
October 21, 2026
Funeral industry cartel exposed in Latvia – how companies rigged public tenders worth two million euros
October 20, 2026

Latvia’s Competition Council (KP) has imposed fines totalling 47,124 euros on eight companies for participating in a cartel in the funeral services industry,…

Forecasters update Latvia’s weekly weather outlook – temperatures could reach +16°C
October 20, 2026
Flu season begins in Latvia amid vaccine shortages – family doctors raise concerns over delayed deliveries
October 19, 2026

World

Russia is testing the limits of Article 5
Ogres October 21, 2026

Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius has indicated that Russia is testing NATO’s collective defense by carrying out attacks that come very close to…

Washington is not seeking to harm Ukraine
Ogres October 21, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that American policy regarding the provision of early warning alerts to Ukraine concerning Russian missile…

Pneumonia in Russia highlights weaknesses in International Health Regulations
Ogres October 20, 2026
fewer storms in the Atlantic, more in the Pacific
Ogres October 20, 2026
Curfews imposed in parts of Paris and other French cities
Ogres October 20, 2026

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World’s largest accounting firm allegedly helped conceal Abramovich’s income

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Deloitte, the world’s largest provider of accounting and audit services, may have helped conceal the income of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, thereby enabling…

Estonian Foreign Ministry advises against travel to Saudi Arabia

12.10.202613.10.2026 Ogres

In light of increasingly frequent attacks by Houthi rebels from Yemen, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly advises against travel to Saudi…

Candidate for Latvia’s State Chancellery director earned over 90,000 euros last year

12.10.202613.10.2026 Ogres

Kaspars Gorkšs, Director General of the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia (LDDK) and the nominee for Director of the State Chancellery, earned 92,696 euros…

J.P. Morgan entitled to 300,000 euros a month for preparing Tet and LMT deal

12.10.202612.10.2026 Ogres

US investment bank J.P. Morgan is entitled to receive 300,000 euros per month for preparing the acquisition of shares in Latvian telecommunications companies…

Latvian tourists from Impro travel agency in Nepal as new floods strike

12.10.202612.10.2026 Ogres

Latvian citizens currently in Nepal who have registered with the consular register are safe following the latest floods, according to information available to…

Cyclone will alternate with a high-pressure area, changeable weather expected

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Weather conditions will be changeable early in the week: on Monday, the 12th of October, the weather will be influenced by a cyclone…

Former German Chancellor Schroeder visited the Russian dictator

09.10.202609.10.2026 Ogres

On the 8th of October, the Kremlin reported that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder participated in Russian dictator Putin’s birthday celebrations at a…

BNN IN FOCUS | Political scientist’s view: “Where will we make the cuts?” – Rajevskis warns of the cost of banning grain transit

09.10.202609.10.2026 Ogres

Latvia is planning to ban the transit of grain from Russia and Belarus, but it remains unclear how thoroughly the consequences of such…

Migration pressure to rise in coming weeks

09.10.202610.10.2026 Ogres

Egert Belitšev, head of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA), has indicated that migration pressure could rise sharply in the coming…

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