After reports appeared on social media that the United States allegedly promised Belarus to regain access to ports in Lithuania and Latvia, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silinja strongly stated that ...

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics told Reuters on Friday he understood why countries further from Russia might have difficulties convincing their voters to spend more on defence. But he said the ...

In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže agreed with the president, saying "NATO is not a rip-off.

A 71-year-old Latvian man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after authorities found about three kilos of heroin concealed in his luggage during a transit stop en route to Malaysia, according to ...

Latvian health officials have completed their investigation into an outbreak and general rise in E. coli which led to almost 80 sick people. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC ...

Two Latvian Citizens Released 2 21.06.2025, 20:45 7,126 Riga calls for continued pressure on Lukashenko's regime. Among the 14 political prisoners released from detention centers in Belarus on June 21 ...

Spain on Thursday asked to opt out of the plan to increase members' defence spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, as requested by Trump, a move which could derail next week's NATO summit ...

On 1 July 2025, the Latvian government approved the transfer of 42 Patria 6x6 armoured personnel carriers and other military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to support their defence against ...

RIGA (Reuters) -Latvia's president expressed confidence NATO would agree to a new higher defence spending target demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump, despite Spanish objections, saying the ...

At a press conference at the NATO Summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday, President Trump said the alliance was "not a rip off," showing a marked difference in tone in how he talks about the ...

Latvia's president expressed confidence NATO would agree to a new higher defence spending target demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump, despite Spanish objections, saying the alliance had little ...