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WEB3 days ago · airBaltic to lease aircraft to Lufthansa Group for a period of three years. LETA - September 13, 2024. Latvian national airBaltic airline will expand cooperation with German Lufthansa Group in the next three years by leasing its aircraft to this group, as...
University of Tartu professor convicted of spying against Estonia ...
WEBOn Tuesday, the 18th of June, Estonian Harju County Court found former University of Tartu political theory professor Viacheslav Morozov guilty of acts against the Republic of Estonia. He was sentenced to six years and three months in prison, reports Estonian media ERR. Morozov was found guilty of acting against Estonia in the interests and […]
Train in Jurmala kills former Saeima speaker Jānis Straume
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Former Saeima speaker Jānis Straume was killed in a tragic train accident in Jurmala, as reported by LETA. As previously reported by Latvian State Police, a person was fatally struck by a train in Jurmala, Lielupes Street in the morning on Wednesday, the 10th of July. The person died on the spot. The police have commenced an investigation.
BNN ANALYSES | Russian GRU assassin and mastermind of terror …
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Linas Jegelevičius. In 2017, when the annual Free Russia Forum commenced in Vilnius with the most prominent Russian opposition activists mingling in the front of TV cameras with A-tier Lithuanian politicians and, no one suspected that man, a professional GRU (Russia’s Chief Intelligence Office) assassin and mastermind of many headline-grabbing murders and blows-up in Western Europe, sat in ...
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WEBJuly 12, 2024. Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Adam Schultz/U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine/Flickr. US President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russian President Vladimir Putin at the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday, the 11th of July, and corrected himself a few seconds later, reports Reuters.
Only Latvian basketball team could receive funding to participate …
WEBJul 2, 2024 · Only Latvia’s national basketball team may receive financing to cover the costs associated with preparations for Olympic qualification tournament, according to changes in the draft order handed over for coordination to the Ministry of Education and Science. The initial idea covered the provision of financing to the Latvian Hockey Federation to cover the expenses related […]
Putin unexpectedly appoints an economist as defence minister, …
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Sunday evening, the 12th of May, that he will replace the country’s top defence and security officials as Moscow’s forces attempt to capture territory in Ukraine before the new Western arms arrive in Kyiv, reports Politico.. Putin has proposed replacing defence minister Sergei Shoigu, who has overseen the Russian armed forces since 2012, with ...
Significant progress reported with installation of a fence on …
WEBJun 6, 2024 · Latvian state company Valsts nekustamie īpašumi (VNĪ) has completed the installation of a fence on the Latvian-Belarusian border by about 80% of the total 173 km length, as reported by VNĪ board member Jeļena Gavrilova. Active construction work continues along the public rivers. 24 km of the 32.5 km total length is now fitted with […]
Storm damages the roof of Riga Dome Cathedral
WEBJul 29, 2024 · The storm has damaged the roof of Riga Dome Cathedral, as confirmed by Vice-Chairman of Riga City Council Edvards Ratnieks. Ratnieks published a video on social networks, showing a portion of the metallic roof partially torn off and dangling in the wind. Ratnieks reported that Dome Square will be closed …
Latvian police detain activist and hospital paramedic over fake …
WEBDec 9, 2020 · Photo: Paula Čurkste/LETA On Wednesday, 9 December, Latvia’s State Police detained Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) paramedic Marina Kornatovska and activist Valentīns Jeremejevs over fake news about COVID-19, according to information from LETA.