Latvian military volunteer Ņikita Tarenovs, who went by the alias Latviiets ("Latvian"), has been killed in action while fighting against Russian forces in Ukraine. Source: Latvia's public broadcaster ...

Latvian football is mourning the death of Andrejs Prohorenkovs, who passed away at the age of 48 on 1 May following a battle with illness. The former Latvia forward made 32 appearances and scored ...

Latvian startup Origin Robotics today launched BLAZE, an autonomous interceptor drone designed to destroy enemy drones by ramming into them or blowing them up. BLAZE is deployable on the ...

Emperor Naruhito, right, shakes hands with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 19, 2025. (Pool photo) Emperor Naruhito, right, stands alongside Bulgarian ...

Last week, the Estonian Embassy in Riga hosted a special book launch featuring "Igauņu mūsdienu lugu izlase," a new anthology of contemporary Estonian plays translated into Latvian. Compiled and ...

Tokyo, May 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito separately met with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who were visiting Japan for the World Exposition ...

Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, participated in a military parade alongside NATO and the Latvian Armed Forces. They were reviewed by Latvian Minister of ...

The Latvian government is in talks with German weapons manufacturer Rheinmetall AG on producing defense equipment domestically as part of an effort by Baltic nations to bolster their military ...

The president of Latvia, a Baltic state neighboring Russia, has said it is necessary to look at introducing more sanctions on Russia to push it to engage in serious negotiations over a ceasefire ...