News from Latvia
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Latest from Latvia
- How a 1965 Moscow protest demanding that the Soviet government obey its own laws helped launch the USSR’s dissident movement · Meduza · 9h ago · EN
- How a Soviet physicist’s 1960 idea led to the birth of neutrino astronomy and this year’s Nobel Prize in physics · Meduza · 9h ago · EN
- Latvian officials say armed masked men threatened troops while trying to push 20 migrants across from Belarus, then crossed into Latvia themselves and stole surveillance cameras · Meduza · 10h ago · EN
- Russian student gets 19 years for plotting mosque attack. His father says officers tortured him for refusing to surrender his iPhone passcode. · Meduza · 10h ago · EN
- Andrei Rublev’s ‘Trinity’ icon returned to Russia’s Trinity Lavra after repairs to climate-controlled display · Meduza · 11h ago · EN
- Another Russian refinery goes offline: Volgograd plant shuts down completely after Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters reports · Meduza · 11h ago · EN
- Moscow plans to link two of its main rail terminals under a vast glass canopy. Preservationists fear Yaroslavsky Station’s Soviet architecture could disappear in the process. · Meduza · 11h ago · EN
- Young anti-war protesters turn a sanctioned Communist Party rally in Moscow into a protest of their own. Police detain more than 60 people. · Meduza · 12h ago · EN
- Oil tanker burns off coast of Sochi, blanketing the city in black smoke · Meduza · 13h ago · EN
- A 28-year-old plague researcher died in Russia. Authorities have imposed a quarantine but deny any threat of plague, and locals are struggling to make sense of it. · Meduza · 13h ago · EN
- Russia charged children’s hospice founder Lida Moniava with spreading ‘fake news’ about the military over an anti-war post. Investigators now say she committed no crime. · Meduza · 15h ago · EN
- Drones attack civilian ships off Bulgaria for first time, sinking one · Meduza · 15h ago · EN
- Russians held at U.S. immigration detention center plan hunger strike over poor conditions · Meduza · 17h ago · EN
- Germany says it hasn’t changed student visa rules for Russians after rejecting applicant over ‘security concerns’ · Meduza · 17h ago · EN
- Russia charges journalist Andrei Loshak with ‘justification of terrorism’ · Meduza · 17h ago · EN
- Former German spy chief arrested on espionage charges. He made at least seven trips to Russia after leaving office. · Meduza · 18h ago · EN
- South Korea has become one of Russia’s biggest fuel suppliers. Some shipments are arriving on sanctioned tankers. · Meduza · 18h ago · EN
- Berlin police detain leader of Russian art group ‘Voina’ Oleg Vorotnikov and his son · Meduza · 19h ago · EN
- Ukraine apologizes for revealing North Korean POWs’ transfer to South Korea. Seoul says apology isn’t enough, vows ‘firm measures.’ · Meduza · 19h ago · EN
- Moscow prosecutors open criminal case over production of Multikan-8 vaccine linked to dozens of dog deaths · Meduza · 20h ago · EN
- Russia to double spending on internet traffic blocking and filtering · Meduza · 22h ago · EN
- Russia strikes bridge over Dnipro River in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, injuring five, including Red Cross workers · Meduza · yesterday · EN
- Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and surrounding region kills two, sets region’s largest oil depot ablaze · Meduza · yesterday · EN
- The earliest known plague outbreak happened in what is now Russia 5,500 years ago. Scientists found the evidence in ancient teeth. · Meduza · yesterday · EN
- Russia arrests the director of its military-themed Patriot Park on suspicion of bribery. (His predecessor was jailed for embezzlement.) · Meduza · yesterday · EN
- Number of Russians with residence permits rose 61% in Spain after 2021, while falling in Latvia, Estonia, and Czechia · Meduza · yesterday · EN
- Russia has brought its first known treason case based on tax payments to Ukraine · Meduza · yesterday · EN
- Russian court sentences ‘Masyanya’ creator Oleg Kuvayev in absentia to four years over antiwar cartoon and ‘foreign agent’ violations · Meduza · yesterday · EN
- Russia says it’s fighting scammers. Its latest proposals would push VPN services off Russian servers, tie eSIMs to devices, and expand telecom data retention. · Meduza · yesterday · EN
- Putin authorizes Italian banking group UniCredit to spin off part of its Russian bank and sell the remaining business · Meduza · yesterday · EN
Latest about Latvia from around the world
- INVL fund sold 2,600 hectares of forests in Latvia · GlobeNewswire: All · 1h ago · EN
- Masked armed men enter Latvia from Belarus and carry out sabotage · Ukrainska Pravda (English) · 8h ago · EN
- Latvia moves to expel Russian journalist who used to work for BBC · Politico Europe · 9h ago · EN
- Armed individuals from Belarus threaten Latvian soldiers at border, followed by another breach · The Kyiv Independent · 10h ago · EN
- Latvia's president supports PM Kulbergs to form government after election win · Straits Times · 21h ago · EN
- From Panama to Belgium via Latvia: In Josue Vergara Gent have a future star · Yahoo Sports · 21h ago · EN
- Fake NATO deaths, Epstein claims and drones: how Russia targets elections in the Baltics · Euronews · yesterday · EN
- Latvian PM holds onto power as Russia-Ukraine war shapes election · EUobserver · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Latvia's pro-Ukraine party wins parliamentary election by wide margin · The Kyiv Independent · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Latvia's pro-European ruling party wins election as populists gain ground · Euronews · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Pro-Ukraine governing coalition wins 35% in Latvian election · Toronto Star · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Pro-Ukraine governing coalition wins 35% in Latvian election · The Republic · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Pro-Europe Latvian PM wins poll dominated by Russia, social worries · Le Monde · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Latvian PM’s election win boosts chances for pro-Ukraine coalition · Politico Europe · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Latvian PM on track to lead pro-Ukraine coalition after election win · Straits Times · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Latvia’s United List Party Wins Record 42 Parliamentary Seats Backing Kulbergs · Bloomberg Politics · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Latvia PM Kulbergs wins election held under shadow of Ukraine war · Cyprus Mail · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Latvia PM Kulbergs wins election held under shadow of Ukraine war · New Straits Times · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Latvian partial election results suggest pro-European choice · Le Monde · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- Latvia's PM wins election under shadow of Ukraine war · The West Australian · Oct 4, 2026 · EN
- From its colourful capital to forests, feasts and lush lakes, Latvia serves up one special summer escape · The Sun · Oct 3, 2026 · EN
- Latvia exit polls put PM's pro-Ukraine party ahead but coalition partners stumble · France 24 · Oct 3, 2026 · EN
- Latvia Election 2026: Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ United List Leads Exit Polls Amid Significant Populist Gains · The Sunday Guardian · Oct 3, 2026 · EN
- Latvia election: Pro-Ukraine PM Kulbergs set to retain power after historic victory for his United List party · Deutsche Welle · Oct 3, 2026 · EN
- Latvia: Ruling party leads in exit polls amid populist gains · Deutsche Welle · Oct 3, 2026 · EN
- Polls open in Latvia against backdrop of perceived Russia threat · Al Jazeera · Oct 3, 2026 · EN
- Latvians vote for a new parliament as fears of Russian hybrid attacks loom · Toronto Star · Oct 3, 2026 · EN
- Latvians vote in parliamentary election amid concerns over rising cost of living and Russia · Euronews · Oct 3, 2026 · EN
- Latvia votes in parliamentary election amid rising costs · Deutsche Welle · Oct 3, 2026 · EN
- In Latvia, the rise of political parties close to Russia sparks concern ahead of parliamentary elections · Le Monde · Oct 3, 2026 · EN