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Three teenagers and woman, 20, arrested over crippling cyber-attack on Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods
LBC
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10 July 2025, 12:07 | Updated: 10 July 2025, 12:58 Four people have been arrested after cyber-attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods. Picture: Alamy Three teenagers and a 20-year-old woman have been arrested as part of an investigation into...
Latvia Opens Foreign Film & Major Event Support Call
The Film New Europe
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RIGA: The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) has launched the second round call for its Foreign Film Reception and Major Events Support Programme, making 3.26 m EUR available for projects shooting or staged in Latvia in 2025. The...
Latvian Foreign Minister: Trump knows ‘very well’ that ‘NATO is not a rip-off’
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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June 26, 2025
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže says her country “supports” Trump’s efforts to make peace between Ukraine and Russia, but says NATO “will have to push Russia to peace.” (Mehmet Futsi/Anadolu via Getty Images | Getty Images)At a press...
Over half of Latvian municipalities get new mayors
LSM
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July 1, 2025
In 12 Latvian municipalities, the political forces that received the most voter support were unable to win the mayor's office, and in some municipalities, political forces that had received the overwhelming majority of voter support were left in...
Avens: Latvian Minister is trying to “cement” my place on the sanctions list
Baltic News Network
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July 1, 2025
Russian-Latvian dual citizen and billionaire Pjotrs Avens has accused Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braže of attempting to “cement” his continued inclusion on the European Union (EU) sanctions list based on subjective rather than objective...
Latvian restaurant chain Gan Bei denies rumours about branch in Belarus
LSM
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June 27, 2025
On the day when political prisoners were released after spending three years in a Belarusian prison, a Latvian resident travelled to Minsk to enjoy the low prices and tidy surroundings. Contrary to the recommendations of the security services and...
Latvia's NATO multinational brigade gets new commander
LSM
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June 27, 2025
Thursday, 26 June, will go down in the history of the NATO Multinational Brigade in Latvia. For the first time, the commander has been replaced. The NATO Multinational Brigade was established last year. It consists of 14 allied countries and is...
Municipality hopes to reduce increase of heating tariffs in Riga in talks with Economy Ministry
The Baltic Times
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RIGA - The Riga Municipality in talks with the Economy Ministry (EM) has undertaken to find solutions that would allow to reduce the increase in heating tariffs, but it is unlikely that the price increase will be avoided completely, Riga City...
Latvian Foreign Minister: Trump knows 'very well' that 'NATO is not a rip-off'
NPR
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June 26, 2025
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže says her country "supports" Trump's efforts to make peace between Ukraine and Russia, but says NATO "will have to push Russia to peace." Mehmet Futsi/Anadolu via Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle...
Fremont teen heads to Latvia for summer program
Tri City Voice - California
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July 1, 2025
One of 440 students selected from thousands of high school applications, Mission San Jose High School student Cham Yu is set to travel to Latvia this summer to study Russian as a part of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)...
Heating bills to rise in Riga – city council criticises “Latvenergo” and seeks to take control
Baltic News Network
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July 1, 2025
The Riga City Council has pledged to find solutions in cooperation with the Ministry of Economics (EM) to mitigate the rise in heating tariffs, but a complete avoidance of price increases appears unlikely, said Riga Mayor Viesturs Kleinbergs (P)...
Latvian MP Encounters Government Pressure
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) A lawmaker from Latvia has asserted that his parents’ residence was subjected to a search, which he described as an attempt to threaten him for standing up for the linguistic rights of ethnic Russians in the nation. Alexey Roslikov, who...
Latvia Expects 10 Thousand Attempts To Break The Border From Belarus
Charter 97
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10 Photo: Reuters/Scanpix/LETA The country has extended the special border regime. On Wednesday, June 25, the Latvian government decided to extend the enhanced mode of operation of the border guard system on the border with Belarus until December...
Wind damages Rīga's beaches
LSM
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July 1, 2025
The Housing and Environment Department of the Rīga City Council has assessed the damage and will begin cleaning up the beaches as soon as possible. Several days of strong winds and the resulting waves have caused serious damage - wooden walkways...
Latvian Prime Minister Denied Rumors About Possible Lifting Of Sanctions Against Lukashenko's Regime
Charter 97
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4 Lithuania also spoke out in a similar vein. After reports appeared on social media that the United States allegedly promised Belarus to regain access to ports in Lithuania and Latvia, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silinja strongly stated that...
Demand for more dog walking spots in Rīga
LSM
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July 1, 2025
The only areas where dogs are allowed off the leash outside the home are places where municipal regulations allow it. In Rīga, there are currently seven areas where dogs can be walked without a leash. The city council has already received requests...
Economics Ministry: Planned Rīga heating prices unfounded
LSM
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July 1, 2025
The Rīga heating company Rīgas siltums previously indicated that the submitted planned heat energy tariff is 88.10 euros/MWh, with the most significant increase being for heat energy purchased on the right bank of the Daugava, the price of which...
Latvian pensioners unite to recover OIK payments – applications open until October
Baltic News Network
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June 26, 2025
The Latvian Pensioners’ Federation (LPF) has signed a cooperation agreement with the legal association Tiesiskums.lv to help Latvian pensioners recover unlawfully collected mandatory electricity procurement component (OIK) payments. According to...
Polish government criticises “citizen patrols” blocking migrant returns on German border
Notes from Poland
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July 1, 2025
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“Riga’s residents gave us a second chance – if we betray them, there won’t be a third,” Kleinbergs warns
Baltic News Network
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June 26, 2025
There will be issues that the new Riga City Council coalition will find difficult to decide on – such as matters of traffic and security – but the coalition will be able to work successfully through the entire term, said Viesturs Kleinbergs...