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(MENAFN) A prominent Latvian lawmaker has raised alarms over dwindling gas reserves ahead of the winter heating season, reporting that a key storage facility is only 58% full.

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(MENAFN) A critical energy shortage threatens Latvia as winter approaches, with the nation's primary gas storage facility dangerously underfilled, according to a stark warning from local officials.

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OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CCC is pleased to announce that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia to strengthen defence and security cooperation with Canada.

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(MENAFN) The heads of Latvia and Estonia have called for renewed dialogue with Russia, breaking from their countries’ four-year stance of avoiding engagement with Moscow.

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(MENAFN) A member of Canada's military contingent stationed with NATO forces in Latvia has died near the capital city of Riga, Latvian Defense Ministry officials confirmed Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have agreed to create a Baltic Military Mobility Area (MMA) to reduce peacetime restrictions and enable faster movement of troops and equipment across the three countries, officials announced Friday....

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(MENAFN) Latvia is reportedly evaluating whether to remove portions of a major railway corridor linking the nation to Russia, according to local reports attributing the information to President Edgars Rinkevics.

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(MENAFN) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul was forced to adjust his travel plans for a one-day visit to Latvia and Sweden on Monday after freezing rain in Berlin grounded his flight, according to ministry officials. “Due to extreme weather...

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LIEPAJA, Latvia (June 8, 2026) For Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dante Hendrix, wearing the Navy uniform was always a matter of family tradition.

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(MENAFN) Defense chiefs from Latvia and Ukraine inked a memorandum of understanding Wednesday aimed at bolstering bilateral defense industry partnerships, the Latvian Defense Ministry announced.

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(MENAFN) Latvia's parliament has voted to withdraw from an international agreement focused on preventing violence against women.

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(MENAFN) The Latvian parliament has voted to withdraw from an international agreement aimed at combating violence against women.

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Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America condemn...

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(MENAFN) The Latvian government has officially sanctioned modifications to its legislation concerning assistance to Ukrainian refugees, cutting the support budget by more than one-third and significantly reducing several existing benefits.

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(MENAFN) The Latvian government has approved amendments to its refugee support law, significantly reducing financial assistance for Ukrainians and cutting several benefits.

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RIGA, Latvia, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Latvian AI company Tilde has unveiled TildeOpen LLM, an open-source large language model trained on Europe’s flagship supercomputer LUMI. With 30 billion parameters, TildeOpen outperforms global...

U.S. Department of Justice

Latvian national, Oleg Chistyakov, aka Olegs Čitsjakovs, 56, pleaded guilty today for his role in a years-long conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws by filing false export forms with the U.S. government and, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

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VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immigrant Invest, a leading consulting company in investment migration, has announced that Latvia’s Golden Visa now stands out as one of the strongest alternatives to Greece for American...

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(MENAFN) COVID-19 infections are surging across Latvia, with cases accelerating at an alarming pace.

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(MENAFN) Authorities in Latvia have opened an investigation after a flag featuring the Russian Empire’s coat of arms was displayed on a private residence near the eastern city of Rezekne, according to reports.