Latvia

Urgent repairs required at Balvi swimming pool

The Balvi municipality urgently needs to find at least 80,000 euros to repair the local swimming pool.

Blood donors urged to come forward in Latvia

Donor activity traditionally declines in the summer but at the same time, the number of injuries rises, planned and emergency operations take place,…

Latvian government hopes to close business address loophole

At the Cabinet meeting on August 4th, Minister of Justice Edvards Smiltēns raised a significant problem: the dishonest registration of legal…

Extortion case goes to prosecution in Latgale, Latvia

The State Police in Latgale are recommending that four people be charged with extortion and other serious crimes in Kārsava, Ludza municipality,…

Hot Wednesday ahead in Latvia

Forecasts suggest that the weather in Latvia will become hotter on Wednesday, according to weatherman Toms Bricis.

Latvian State Security Service looks at violent AI video

The State Security Service is investigating a video of boxer Kristaps Zutis, published on the ‘X’ platform, which was created using artificial…

News in simple Latvian: 4th August, 2026

Every evening at 21:00, Latvian Radio 1 broadcasts a five-minute summary of the day's news stories in a simplified language format…

Latvia's 'national position' on Russia and Belarus is to step up sanctions

On 4th August, the Latvian cabinet approved what it dubbed the country's "national position" with regard to aggressor states Russia…

Latvia-Belarus border will not be closed completely