Kaspars Gorkšs appointed Director of Latvia’s State Chancellery
October 20, 2026
Latvia’s PM against freezing state officials’ wages
Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš does not believe the wages of leading state officials and people’s representatives should be frozen at their current…
Kremlin propaganda suspect kept under arrest despite request to be released on bail
Riga Regional Court has decided to maintain in force the ruling of a court of first instance with which Marats Kasems, who is…
Interior Minister of Ukraine dies in a helicopter crash
Three high-ranking officials of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine died in a helicopter crash in the eastern suburbs of Kyiv, BBC writes. The…
Wagner group owner blames Kremlin for failing to ban YouTube
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Russian mercenary group, has insulted the Kremlin for not being able to ban the US internet platform…
Latvian Competition Council severely punishes three passenger-carrying companies
The Competition Council (KP) has punished three regional passenger carriers – Liepājas autobusu parks KSC (LAP), Nordeka JSC and Latvijas sabiedriskais autobuss LLC…
Protesting against construction delays, JRT will not produce new performances
New Riga Theatre (JRT) intends to protest against delays with completion of restoration of the theatre’s building on Lāčplēsis Street in Riga by…
Bulgaria has provided significant aid to Ukraine
While Europe has equated Bulgaria with Hungary, the politically divided country has provided Ukraine with much-needed aid without loud statements, writes Politico. In…
Adviser to the President of Ukraine has resigned
Oleksiy Arestovych, the adviser to the President of Ukraine, who made erroneous assumptions about the missile strike in Dnipro, has resigned, the BBC…
Investor accuses SPRK of undermining US-Latvian investment agreement
US investor company Providence Equity Partners, as reported by its representative Una Ahuna-Ozola, has sent an official letter to Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš,…
