Dec 17, 2024 · Latvian basketball player Jānis Timma has died in Moscow, as reported by basketnews.lt. Media are reporting the body of the 32-year-old basketball player was found in the stairwell of a residential house in Moscow. Ukrainian media Meduza reports that Russian news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti have confirmed Timma’s …

Nov 19, 2024 · Sweden started sending out millions of leaflets on Monday, the 18th of November, advising people how to prepare for a possible war, and Finland launched a new website. “The security situation is serious, and we all need to strengthen our resilience to different crises and ultimately war,” said Mikael Frisell, who heads the Swedish Civil […]

Jan 3, 2025 · Looking after the safety of the Baltic Sea region, the topic of the possible closure of the Baltic Sea should “remain on the table”, said President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs in his interview to TV3. When asked how to increase the safety of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, Rinkēvičs said that it is necessary […]

Jan 2, 2025 · The gunman who killed at least 12 people, including two children, in an attack in a small Montenegrin town died of injuries after attempting suicide on Thursday, the 2nd of January, Interior Minister Danilo Saranovic said, as the government declared three days of national mourning from Thursday, report the BBC and Reuters. Prime Minister Milojko […]

Jan 8, 2025 · NATO will deploy around ten ships by the end of the week to guard critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea following a series of cable damages in the Baltic Sea in recent months, the latest of which was the severing of an electricity cable between Finland and Estonia and four telecommunications cables over Christmas, on Tuesday, the 7th of January, report Politico and Reuters. NATO ...

Dec 28, 2024 · If we look back at the most notable events that transpired in Latvia in 2024, the ones in the political segment do not differ too much from previous years. Arrogance, intrigues and scheming have not disappeared anywhere, as is the false belief that a high office permits everything, even publicly lying or wasting taxpayers’ money. […]

Jan 21, 2025 · Israeli security forces, backed by helicopters, stormed the restive West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, the 21st of January, killing at least four Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “large-scale and significant military operation” to “defeat terrorism” in Jenin, reports Reuters un BBC. The operation began a day after US President […]

Jan 6, 2025 · A few weeks before Donald Trump takes office, US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling off most of America’s coastline, protecting 253 million hectares of ocean. The move, made under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, applies to the east and west coasts of the US, the […]

Dec 14, 2024 · The Ministry of Transport has kept the Cabinet of Ministers in the dark as the real growth of costs of Rail Baltica, reviewing them in prices of 2016 to make the growth of prices to not seem as big, as mentioned in the final report of Latvian Saeima’s parliamentary Rail Baltica inquiry committee. In it, […]

Dec 28, 2024 · The Russian shadow fleet oil tanker Eagle S, which was detained by Finland this week after damaging the EstLink 2 undersea cable, was carrying spying equipment, citing the shipping news publication Lloyd’s List, on Saturday, the 28th of December, reports Estonian broadcaster ERR. “The high-tech equipment on board was unusual for …