HELSINKI—Latvia’s ruling party won the most votes in the country’s general election, according to results published Sunday. With 100 percent of the votes counted, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’ New Unity party had captured 18.97 percent support, while the opposition Greens and Farmers Union was second with 12.44 percent and the new electoral alliance United List—made […]
HELSINKI—Human remains and debris have been found in the Baltic Sea during a search operation off Latvia’s coast where a private jet crashed in mysterious circumstances, likely killing all four occupants. Lt. Cmdr. Peteris Subbota, head of the Latvian military’s Marine Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, told The Associated Press that “remains of human bodies […]
RIGA—A prominent German businessman was aboard the private jet that crashed into the Baltic Sea off Latvia after flying half way across Europe from Spain without responding to controllers’ calls, his company, Quick Air, said on Monday. The jet, an Austria-registered Cessna 551, left Jerez in southern Spain on Sunday afternoon, turning at Paris and […]
More European countries are distancing themselves from the Chinese communist regime. Latvia and Estonia have announced their withdrawal from the cooperative group between Beijing and East Europe. The decision follows Lithuania’s departure last year. According to Latvia’s foreign ministry, remaining in the China group no longer serves the country’s strategic goals in the current international […]
Had it been up to him, Latvia’s luge coach Martins Rubenis would never have made the trip to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Indeed, he didn’t know if he would even be allowed into China until the very last moment. A two-time Olympic bronze medalist, Rubenis was already known to the Chinese Embassy in Latvia […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Latvia on Friday banned unvaccinated lawmakers from attending in-person and remote parliament meetings as of Monday when the monthlong lockdown ends. Their wages also will be suspended if they are not able to work at the parliament. The law, approved by the Saeima assembly in a 62–7 vote with two abstentions and 29 absent […]
The mayor of Latvia’s capital, Riga, had an unexpected guest star on his online Q&A show. Nils Usakovs was busy answering questions and looking serious when one of his fluffy cats sauntered in on screen. The cat took a drink out of Usakovs cup and casually walked away. Usakovs could not help but chuckle. The […]
