Tag: Latvia

BRIEFS

Russian Ambassador Summoned Over Airspace Violation, Riga, Latvia

According to the Latvian Ministry of Defense an unspecified...

Latvia-Lithuania Gas Pipeline Explodes, Per Reuters

Lithuanian gas transmission operator Amber Grid has told Reuters...

STORIES

New Latvian President Elected After Three Rounds of Voting

Today, indirect presidential elections were held in Latvia on 31 May 2023 to elect the President of Latvia, who is the country's head of state. Four candidates were originally in the race: Uldis Pilens and Elina Pinto from the Indepednent Party. However, Pilens was endorsed by the United List and Latvia First, while into was endorsed...

Latvia Signs Agreement With Canada For Increased Troop Deployments

Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks, told press at the NATO Summit in Madrid that his country and Canada have signed a bi-lateral agreement to increase Canadian troop levels from a battalion to a full brigade, as alluded to by General Secretary Stoltenberg’s announcement yesterday that the alliance will pursue...

Belarus Holds Snap Military Drills, Assures No Threat To European Neighbors, Russian Weapon Caches Hidden In Forests?

Belarus has announced a "sudden check" of the response time and readiness of their military reaction forces, part of the larger Armed Forces of Belarus, reported the country's Ministry of Defense early Wednesday morning. Adding that the test of the reaction forces does "not pose a threat to neighboring...

Week's Recap

Russia Classifies Gay Rights Movement as “Extremist Organization”

On Thursday, Russia's Supreme Court declared that the greater...

Nigerian Military “Accidental” Drone Strikes Kill 88 Civilians

"A Tragic Accident" At least 88 civilians were killed on...

UK to Deploy Surveillance Aircraft Above Gaza

What's Happening The UK's Ministry of Defence has announced its...

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Philippines Bombing Targeting Sunday Mass

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a bombing...
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