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CEO chosen for new Latvian Artificial Intelligence Centre
LSM
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August 29, 2025
Černecka, who will assume her role in the second half of September, will initially focus on laying the foundation for the Centre’s long-term strategic plan. Černecka has over a decade of international experience in information technology, data...
Family petitions Foreign Minister over Ghanaian student’s death in Latvia
Ghanaian Times
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August 29, 2025
The family of the late Ghanaian undergraduate student, Nana Agyei Ahyia, who died under unclear circumstances in Latvia, has petitioned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to intervene further to ensure a thorough...
Queensland minister tells of family DV experience in wake of new laws
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 29, 2025
Queensland's minister for domestic and family violence prevention has told parliament of her own experience with "significant, high-risk" abuse following the passage of a suite of domestic violence reforms. WARNING: The following story contains a...
EU defence ministers meet to discuss Ukraine war after latest attack on Kyiv
Express & Star
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August 29, 2025
European defence ministers are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss the war in Ukraine, the day after a Russian air assault on Kyiv killed 23 people and badly damaged a European diplomatic compound. Outrage over the attack propelled the political...
Palestinian Foreign Minister visits Latvia
LSM
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August 29, 2025
On 28th August, the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Palestine, Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, who arrived in Latvia as part of a regional visit. "During their meeting, the...
“Migration as a weapon” – Russia and Belarus testing Latvia’s border resilience
Baltic News Network
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August 29, 2025
In recent years, it has become increasingly evident along the European Union’s (EU) external border that Russia and Belarus are redirecting and adjusting illegal migrant flows depending on the domestic political situation in Latvia, Lithuania, or...
Kleinbergs shocked: Riga City Council faces problems with decision-making
Baltic News Network
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August 29, 2025
Several departments within Riga City Council are struggling with decision-making, Riga Mayor Viesturs Kleinbergs (Progressives) said in an interview with Latvian Television. “What has shocked me most in recent months is that there are also...
Latvia supports Montenegro's EU accession, says FM
Xinhua News Agency
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RIGA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Latvia supports Montenegro's accession to the European Union (EU), Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braze said on Thursday during a meeting with Montenegro's Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs...
EU Chief to Tour Bulgaria’s Military Industry after Rheinmetall’s Announcement
Novinite
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be in Bulgaria on Sunday, August 31, for talks with Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov. As part of her visit, the two leaders will tour VMZ-Sopot, the country’s largest state-owned defense...
Trump has spooked Europe, reveals Germany's move on military recruits
India Today
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August 28, 2025
It's not just India. The United States' closest allies in Europe are waking up to a new reality called Donald Trump. For decades, European nations rested in the cosy embrace of the US military shield, first against the USSR and now Russia. But an...
Latvia plans to grant municipalities the right to block wind farm projects
Baltic News Network
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August 28, 2025
Municipalities may be given the right to reject wind power projects if the capacity of projects already implemented in their territory reaches 150 megawatts (MW), or if projects in the planning region as a whole reach 500 MW, Climate and Energy...
Park City figure skater takes bronze at international juniors’ competition
KPCW - Utah
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August 28, 2025
Parkite Chase Rohner and Idaho native Jasmine Robertson took third place at the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix Riga Cup in Latvia last weekend. Rohner said the win was exciting as it was the pair’s international debut. “It was very...
President Of Kazakhstan Hosts Ceremony For Incoming Diplomatic Envoys
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 28. The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, received credentials from ambassadors of several countries, Trend reports via the President's press service. At the Astana's Akorda...
Latvia's budget well in the red so far this year
LSM
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August 28, 2025
Information compiled by the State Treasury and published by the Finance Ministry on August 28th shows that in January-July 2025, Latvia's consolidated general budget closed with a deficit of 419.9 million euros, while a year ago there was a...
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister says that progress has been made
Canadian Manufacturing
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August 28, 2025
Carney has said Ottawa's focus is to see Trump's tariffs on steel, aluminum, automobiles, copper and lumber reduced. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he left Washington on Aug. 27 with a sense that progress was made after a meeting...
EDITORIAL: Military budget just the first step
Taipei Times
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August 28, 2025
The Executive Yuan on Thursday last week put forward a NT$3.035 trillion (US$99.2 billion) proposal for central government expenditure next year, under which the national defense budget would account for NT$949.5 billion, a year-on-year increase...
Mihail Evans – We need to talk about Latvia
Brave New Europe
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August 28, 2025
While the Baltic States and the EU revel in the delusion of defeating Russia militarily, they are increasing tensions with their Eastern neighbour La Rentrée, as it is called in Brussels, is upon us; the summer holiday period has finally come to...
Mihail Evans – We need to talk about Latvia
Brave New Europe
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August 28, 2025
While the Baltic States and the EU revel in the delusion of defeating Russia militarily, they are increasing tensions with their Eastern neighbour La Rentrée, as it is called in Brussels, is upon us; the summer holiday period has finally come to...
European Nations Reconsider Military Service Amid Ukraine War
teleSUR
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August 28, 2025 Hour: 12:06 pm In recent years, the war in Ukraine has prompted many European countries to strengthen their national defense capabilities through reforms to military service. Below is an overview of the situation in several...
Strawberry Fields of Film: CF Ira Holmes International Film Series Launches ‘When I’m 64’ Season
93.7 HD2 The Outlaw - Florida
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August 28, 2025
The CF Ira Holmes International Film Series launches its 64th season with a Beatles-inspired “When I’m 64” lineup of films, talks and special events. OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Ira Holmes International Film Series at the College of Central...