On Tuesday a broad precipitation zone will continue moving across Latvia during the first part of the day. Rain is expected mainly in the Vidzeme region, with locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. Precipitation will gradually ease during the afternoon. According to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, clouds will gradually clear from […]
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Albania will allow construction of a resort planned by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, on a remote coastal area to proceed despite protests dubbed the Flamingo Revolution and its potential environmental impact, Reuters reports. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the Albanian capital Tirana and on the country’s southern coast, […]
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Ukraine’s intensive drone strikes on Russian-occupied regions have disrupted Moscow’s supply chains and deepened the fuel crisis, writes the BBC. Logistical problems and fuel shortages are particularly felt in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. Many problems have been caused by recent Ukrainian attacks on the main highway and bridge connecting the peninsula with the […]
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The feature film Ulya by Latvian director Viesturs Kairišs, which had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, has attracted widespread attention from the international film press and earned high praise from critics. Reviewers have particularly highlighted the film’s visual language, the black-and-white cinematography of Wojciech Staroń, […]
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Although ticks are usually associated with summer vacations in the countryside, Julia Geller, the chief specialist of the Estonian Health Board, said that there is no shortage of them in cities, and they pose an even greater risk there, writes ERR News. Last year, more than 3,300 people in Estonia fell ill with one of […]
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Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs is expecting additional information and proposals from Economy Minister Viktors Valainis regarding the planned acquisition of shares in SIA Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) and SIA Tet from Swedish telecommunications company Telia, according to the Prime Minister’s communications adviser, Elīna Šverna. Last week, Šverna told LETA that Kulbergs and Valainis…
Omar Artan was to become the first Somali football referee at the World Cup finals, but after he was denied entry to the US, where this year’s important football tournament is taking place, he has been removed from the list of referees, writes the BBC. Artan had arrived at Miami airport when he was informed […]
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A series of former government leaders, academics and health experts have said that the Ebola and Hantavirus outbreaks show that the world urgently needs to agree on how to prevent the risk of pandemics, writes Politico. The open letter, published on the 8th of June, said that the world could have avoided three infectious disease […]
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Latvia is set for an unsettled and rainy week as a series of cyclones continue to influence weather conditions across the country. According to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, widespread rainfall, including heavy downpours and thunderstorms, is expected in many regions over the coming days. At the start of the week, a cyclone […]
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Opinion article As concerns over fertilizer availability continue to grow, an increasing number of experts are warning that prolonged supply disruptions could affect not only agricultural production and food availability around the world, but also strengthen the Russian economy, as many of these shipments continue to pass through ports controlled by the aggressor state. In […]
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Ukraine and its closest European allies – Britain, France and Germany – have outlined five conditions for achieving a just and lasting peace, writes the BBC. In a joint statement after talks in London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said they would stand firm on Ukraine. […]
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Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party has won parliamentary elections but failed to secure the majority needed to end a long-running political crisis, Reuters reports. Kosovo, the youngest and one of Europe’s poorest countries, held its third election in 18 months on the 7th of June. The country is seeking to join the European Union […]
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The Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) have announced that fighter jets participating in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Latvian airspace over the Latgale region after it entered Latvia as a result of Russian electronic warfare activities. At the same time, the National Armed Forces reported that […]
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Iran and Israel exchanged strikes between the evening of the 7th of June and the morning of the 8th of June, effectively breaking a ceasefire that had been in place since April, writes Politico. According to the Israeli military, ten ballistic missiles launched from Iran were intercepted, and there were no reports of casualties. The […]
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The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party announced on the 6th of June that it is leaving the current coalition, and everything indicates that the main reason for the coalition’s collapse is the presence of the Nemunas Dawn party in the government. The Social Democrats’ letter, which reached journalists, cites Nemunas Dawn’s failure to support the new […]
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Latvia’s new government led by Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has completed its first week in office. Under normal circumstances, such a short period would be insufficient to draw meaningful conclusions. However, according to political analyst Filips Rajevskis, the current political situation leaves little room for a gradual start, forcing the government to work in what […]
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Protests in the Albanian capital Tirana are not uncommon, and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) holds them so often that they can even be considered a peculiar tourist attraction, but the protests in early June are different, writes the British broadcaster BBC. In the protests, which take place in the evenings outside the office of […]
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A pro-Russian group that spreads pseudoscience and conspiracy theories has been allowed to hold an event in the European Parliament building in Brussels, writes Politico. When complaints were made about the controversial organization’s presence on the premises of the EP, it stated that there was not enough basis to conduct an investigation. The pro-Russian organization […]
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Latvia and Ukraine are preparing to deepen their defence cooperation through a new long-term agreement focused on drone technologies, air defence systems, cybersecurity and defence industry integration. The agreement, drafted by the Latvian Ministry of Defence, aims to strengthen both countries’ security by facilitating the exchange of technology, operational experience and expertise,…
A new Estonian study has found that many AI systems can still be driven by propaganda-style requests, with results varying widely depending on the model and the host, writes ERR News. As part of a broader study on the reliability of large language models (LLMs) in the Estonian context, researchers at the Estonian Language Institute […]
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, saying it is the only way to end the war, the BBC reported. In an open letter to Putin, the Ukrainian leader said it would be wrong to simply wait for the US to turn its attention back to the […]
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Riga Airport expects to serve between 7.1 and 7.2 million passengers this year, but a range of geopolitical and economic factors could threaten those ambitions, according to Airport CEO Laila Odiņa. Speaking on TV3’s 900 sekundes programme on Friday, Odiņa said that the continued closure of the Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian markets remains one of […]
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The European Commission has decided to take legal action against Ireland for failing to protect its environmentally important bogs from commercial peat extraction, writes Politico. The EC decision, which is particularly embarrassing for Ireland as it takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union in July, follows a damning report by the […]
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Weather conditions across Latvia will become increasingly unsettled over the coming days as a cyclone moves through the region, bringing rain, thunderstorms, and a temporary drop in temperatures before warmer conditions return. On Friday, skies will be mostly cloudy, although occasional sunny intervals are expected. Rain will develop in parts of western and central Latvia […]
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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has announced that Budapest has reached an agreement with Kyiv that will open the door for Ukrainians to join the European Union, writes Politico. Magyar said on the evening of the 3rd of June that the agreement will expand the linguistic, educational, cultural and political rights of the more than […]
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Latvia’s new Defence Minister, Raivis Melnis, has stated that drones entering Latvian airspace must be intercepted and destroyed, while emphasizing the need to rapidly strengthen the country’s defence capabilities. In an interview with Latvian Television’s programme 900 sekundes, Melnis stressed that the defence industry and the armed forces must work hand in hand. “The military […]
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US President Donald Trump has admitted that he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crazy in a heated phone call; the harsh remarks were prompted by Israel’s military action in Lebanon as the Americans try to end the war with Iran, the news agency Reuters writes. In an interview on the podcast Pod Force One […]
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Russia is preparing to intensify what Latvia’s State Security Service describes as “lawfare” — the misuse of legal systems, legislation, and judicial proceedings as instruments of political pressure and influence against Western countries. According to a new statement issued by the Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB), Russia may also use legal arguments as a pretext and […]
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The British intelligence agency MI5 has warned that Chinese spies posing as recruitment specialists may be trying to extract state secrets from British government and military officials, writes the BBC. A joint statement from the Five Eyes (the alliance of intelligence services of Great Britain, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand) called for […]
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Latvia’s Ombudswoman, Karina Palkova, has called for an immediate reform of the country’s Orphan’s Court system, proposing two alternative models for restructuring child protection decision-making. According to the Ombudsman’s Office, Palkova has urged the Cabinet of Ministers to develop a new institutional model for the Orphan’s Court system by the 1st of December this year […]
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