Temperatures in Latvia to climb to as high as +30°C midweek
August 5, 2026
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania passes law embedding different treatment of Russians and Belarusians
Linas Jegelevičius After heated discussions and trading acerbic barbs, the Lithuanian parliamentarians adopted a special law on national sanctions for Russian and Belarusian…
Zelensky: The most important thing is not to lose our soldiers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Poland could form a coalition of Western countries that supply Kyiv with aircraft while the Ukrainians…
Latvijas gāze predicts gas prices to drop 24 – 37% in May
Latvijas gāze JSC plans to reduce the price of natural gas for households that use gas to prepare meals by 37% in May…
Victory Park in Riga expected to undergo major makeover
Riga’s Victory park will undergo a makeover in the location where the Soviet Victory Monument once stood. Authorities plan to provide residents various…
Trade union may demand dismissal for Latvian Minister of Education
Latvian Association of Education and Science Workers (LIZDA) will consider the option to request dismissal for the Minister of Education and Science Anda…
Taiwan President visits US; tensions rise in the Taiwan Strait
Taiwan is keeping a close eye on Chinese warships after Beijing condemned US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan’s president, Reuters writes….
Government discusses scandalous «Tatyana Zhdanok vs. Latvia» case
On the 4th of April the Cabinet of Ministers viewed the «Tatyana Zhdanov vs. Latvia» case that is submitted to the European Court…
Trump’s case: Allegations and possible outcome
The nearly 20-page indictment accuses former US President Donald Trump of 34 episodes of wrongdoing, mostly for falsifying business information, writes Politico. Manhattan…
Combined List party’s leader promises to announce presidential candidacy plans after Easter
Businessman and prime minister candidate in the last Saeima elections from the Combined List political party Uldis Pīlēns, according to Latvijas Avīze, promises…
