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WEB6 days ago · airBaltic to lease aircraft to Lufthansa Group for a period of three years. LETA - September 13, 2024. Latvian national airBaltic airline will expand cooperation with German Lufthansa Group in the next three years by leasing its aircraft to this group, as...
Latvia’s security: Drones – a painful reminder about neglect from …
WEB5 days ago · This is why the news about anti-aircraft mobile groups of Latvian Air Forces being stationed in Latgale is good news. Ukrainian forces use special mobile groups to shoot down Russian “Shahed” drones. Turns out, this does not require any dramatic capital investments or mega-expensive equipment. It requires troop training, yes.
KNAB investigates Navalny team’s claims about possible bribery of ...
WEB4 days ago · Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has commenced an investigation into the claims voiced by the team formed by Russian opposition member Alexei Navalny in their produced video that Latvian law enforcement officers allegedly helping former management representative of Russian Yukov oil company Leonid Nevzlin to persecute Kremlin’s opposition, the bureau told LETA. LETA
UK to cede Chagos Islands to Mauritius, retaining island with …
WEB4 days ago · Britain announced on Thursday, the 3rd of October, that it would transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that it says secures the future of the UK-US Diego Garcia military base and could also pave the way for displaced people from decades ago to return home, with US President Joe Biden welcoming the deal but critics saying the move was a capitulation to China, while a ...
VIDEO | Israel launches ground operations in Lebanon targeting ...
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Israel’s widely anticipated ground operations in Lebanon began in the early hours of Tuesday, the 1st of October, when its military announced that it had launched “limited” raids against Hezbollah targets in the border area, following two weeks of devastating air strikes against the militant group’s command structure and weapons depots ...
State Security Service detains Latvian citizen for glorifying …
WEB4 days ago · On the 25th of September this year, the State Security Service (VDD) detained a Latvian citizen on suspicion of public glorification and justification of terrorism, as the service announced. VDD performed a search in the home of the person, confiscating several data storage devices and notes in the process. …
VIDEO | Iran says attack on Israel over, amid growing fears of wider ...
WEB6 days ago · Iran announced in the early hours of Wednesday, the 2nd of October, that its missile attack on Israel, the largest military strike on Israel to date, was over, barring further provocations, while Israel and the US vowed that Iran faced “severe consequences” for Tuesday’s attack, which Israel said used more than 180 ballistic missiles ...
Russia, Iran and China expected to try to influence US elections
WEB5 days ago · The US sees a growing threat that Russia, Iran and China are trying to influence the November elections, including by using artificial intelligence to spread false or divisive information, according to the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) annual threat assessment released on Wednesday, the 2nd of October, reports Reuters.. The US is preparing for a close presidential election ...
Latvia gradually commences heating season - Baltic News Network
WEB4 days ago · Starting with Friday, the 4th of October, Rīgas namu pārvaldnieks (RNP) will commence providing heating services to households that are clients of the company, as LETA was told by RNP representative Inita Kabanova. The plan is to connect all buildings within three days. The start of the heating season …
Child Protection Centre manager against banning unvaccinated …
WEB5 days ago · Child Protection Centre (BAC) manager Gunita Kovaļevska objects to the idea to ban children who have not undergone mandatory vaccination from schools. In her interview to TV3 programme 900 seconds, she explained that in this case the child suffers from the decisions of his or her parents. Any restriction imposed on a child because of […]