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Latvia urges Australia to support designating Russia as state sponsor of terrorism

After meeting with Penny Wong, foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs says he will call on European Union to also support sanction

The Guardian - AU

Zelensky Urges Evacuation of Ukraine's Frontline Donetsk

Ukraine's president urged civilians on Saturday to evacuate the frontline Donetsk region, the scene of fierce clashes with the Russian military, as Kyiv called on the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Moscow's forces. The eastern Donetsk region has faced the brunt of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 158 of the invasion

Russian embassy call for Ukrainian executions condemned; strikes hit Kharkiv school; Gazprom halts gas to Latvia; Moscow bars NZ officials

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Zelensky urges evacuation of Ukraine's frontline Donetsk

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine's president urged civilians on Saturday to evacuate the frontline Donetsk region, the scene of fierce clashes with the Russian military, as Kyiv called on the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Moscow's forces.

AFP

Kyiv urges UN, Red Cross to help Russia-held forces as gas flows cut

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian energy giant Gazprom on Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia, as Ukraine announced it had asked the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Russian forces.

AFP

Russian energy corporation Gazprom cuts off gas to Latvia

Russia’s state-owned natural gas corporation says it has halted shipments to Latvia because of contract violations

The Independent UK

Russia suspends gas supplies after deadly prison strike

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian energy giant Gazprom Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia, a day after a jail holding Ukrainian prisoners of war was bombed leaving scores dead.

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Russia suspends gas supplies to Latvia

Moscow (AFP) - Russian energy giant Gazprom Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia following tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and US sanctions against Russia.

AFP

Finland debating stop to tourist visas for Russian citizens

Other neighbouring Schengen zone countries such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have already restricted visas

The Guardian - UK

Anton Dolin: ‘Putin’s war is against the world, not just Ukraine’

Anton Dolin, a Russian film critic who was subject to abuse in Moscow over his anti-war views, now lives in Latvia.

Al Jazeera

Decrying Nazism – even when it's not there – has been Russia's 'Invade country for free' card

Oleg Morozov, a member of the Russian parliament and an ally of President Vladimir Putin’s, made what sounded much like a threat in May 2022.

The Conversation

Latvia president supports reinstating military conscription

Latvia’s president says he supports a plan to reinstate national conscription for men, and for women on a voluntary basis

The Independent UK

Latvia president calls for defence spending boost, compulsory military service for all

Latvia may have to increase it defence spending and introduce compulsory military service for its citizens regardless of their gender to contain any possible security risks arising from Russia, President Egils Levits told Reuters.

Reuters

Amid conflict, Latvia leads Baltics in felling Soviet memorials

Momentum to remove Soviet monuments gathers pace during Russia’s war on Ukraine, but issue remains divisive.

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The Guardian - UK

Brutally honest Ostapenko fights back to see off Begu and enter fourth round

Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to enter the second week of a grand slam for the first time since Wimbledon 2018

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Nemanja Bjelica, Boban Marjanovic to play upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Ahead of games against Latvia in Riga and Belgium in Nis, the Serbia Basketball Federation released a list of 20 players to be available for the fixtures of the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers, as selected by national team boss Svetislav ...

The Independent UK

British airlines borrowing EU planes to get around Brexit rules

Certain UK flights will be operated on aircraft leased from Spain, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania

Tribune News Service

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Reuters

Latvia wants more NATO troops, fed up of "paying for lunch for the others"

Latvia on Thursday made a last pitch for the deployment of more NATO troops in the Baltics, two weeks before NATO leaders are set to decide the future military line-up on the alliance's eastern flank in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

The Baltic states want more NATO. They won't get all they seek

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been calling for their region to receive the biggest build-up of combat-ready NATO forces in Europe since the end of the Cold War, to be agreed at a summit on June 28-30 in Madrid.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt, Latvia to Promote Cooperation in Countering Illegal Immigration

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi emphasized on Sunday his country’s keenness on enhancing cooperation and bilateral relations with Latvia, and on continuing coordination between the two countries on political topics of mutual interest primarily illegal immigration and terrorism. Sisi’s comments came during his meeting in Cairo with Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars…

Chicago Sun-Times

Longtime Sun-Times library assistant Zigis “Ziggy” Ulmanis dies at 83

A refugee from Latvia, he had respect for reporters and editors.

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘How can he come from Latvia and support Brexit?’

They both accept the EU’s failings, find common ground on Covid and the climate crisis, but can an accountant and actor strike up a friendship post-referendum?

Reuters

Exclusive: Four EU countries call for use of Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine

Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia and Estonia will call on Tuesday for the confiscation of Russian assets frozen by the European Union to fund the rebuilding of Ukraine after Russia's invasion, a joint letter written by the four showed on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Come to This Court and Cry by Linda Kinstler review – when Holocaust memories fade

What happens if Nazi butchers are ‘reassessed’ in the name of national pride?

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