Russia sentences Navalny to nine more years in prison
Russia’s leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who has been behind bars since 2021, has been sentenced to nine more years in prison in…
Half of Ukraine’s children have become refugees, UNICEF says
The first month of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has resulted in 4.3 million Ukrainian children becoming refugees, which is more than half of…
Latvian Ministry of Regional Development halts Riga’s territorial planning
Latvian Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development (VARAM) has decided to halt Riga’s territorial planning. The reason given is the non-compliance of…
President: crimes of Communism were never internationally tried and this resurrected totalitarianism in Russia
The crimes committed by Communism were never internationally tried by Europe or the former Soviet Union the same way as the crimes committed…
Day 30 of war in Ukraine: Attack on Kyiv suburbs expected, prisoner swap frees Snake Island sailors
On Friday, March 25, the Ukrainian Armed Forces expected the Russian Armed Forces to attack eastern suburbs of the capital Kyiv. In the…
Remembering 1949 deportations, Latvia commemorates victims of Communist genocide
Remembering the deportations of Latvian residents to Siberia and other far-away regions of the Soviet Union on 25 March 1949, today all of…
Though Friday expected to be warm, weather to become colder afterwards
Although the end of last week marked the start of astronomical spring and days became very warm thanks to strong anticyclone, the spring-like…
Riga’s mayor leaves his political party
Following the decision by Latvia’s Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development to halt Riga’s territorial planning for the foreseeable future, Mayor of…
Afghan school girls sent home as Taliban puts female education on hold
In Afghanistan, which is controlled by the Taliban radical Islamist group since 2021, girls above class six, have not been allowed to attend…
