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 ...

Costume jewellery add a touch of extravagance to the muted bling look. Pairing ethnic or antique traditional ornaments with the right attire adds not only charm but also a chic edge, elevating any ...

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 ...

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest had a seriously dramatic finish – one that probably gave organisers a minor heart attack. Following another year in which this strenuously non-political event was ...

Israel's Yuval Raphael makes it to the final, alongside acts from Austria and Malta.

Israel has qualified for Eurovision's grand final on Saturday, hours after protesters tried to disrupt the country's dress ...

Elsewhere, the contest had all the traditional Eurovision trappings: Spandex, sequins, gale-force wind machines, and no fewer than 10 on-stage costume ... Serving. Latvian folk band Tautumeitas ...

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 ...

Many participants in this celebration come in the traditional Bavarian costume, the Lederhose. Prior to the German Darts Grand Prix, Jonny Clayton and Joe Cullen stopped by a store in Munich to ...

The exhibition focuses on the military defense of the Latvian state from the perspective of the inhabitants of the border area. The curators' objective is to highlight the specific conditions of ...

Cairo: With more than five decades of traditional costume designs under his belt, Hassan bin Ghaith has a lot to reveal about his evocative career. Having inherited the profession from his ...

They’ve also been on their own tour, after the release of their latest album Skrejceļš, which blends folk, traditional ... the Eurovision costume room on high alert, quick sharp. The band’s earliest ...