DOHA, Qatar — Jelena Ostapenko ended Iga Swiatek’s three-year reign at the Qatar Open in the semifinals. No. 37-ranked Ostapenko won 6-3, 6-1 and improved her record against No. 2 Swiatek to 5-0. The ...

An official state of the union for 66 years, Alaska is known for its glaciers, permafrost and national parks. Home to North ...

Last year, a total of 12 571 children were born in Latvia, which is 13.2% or 1 919 children fewer when compared to 2023, ...

With the Oscars coming on March 2, the race for best animated feature is heating up big time with the wide release of "Flow," a visionary masterpiece from Latvia that is sure to give category ...

On Friday it will snow in most of Latvia. However, the layer of snow will not increase significantly. Ice will form on roads ...

European nations, particularly Ukraine’s neighbors and the Baltic states, were stunned when the U.S. President Donald Trump ...

A photographic journey by artist Leslie Starobin that explores Holocaust memory and family history is on view in a public exhibition on the Brown University campus through May 30.

The citizens photographed by Boris Mikhailov in the last days of the Soviet Union evoke laughter and sympathy in a show at ...

Latvia has ordered Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers (APCs) to be delivered to Ukraine's armed forces by the end of 2025, the Latvian Ministry of Defense reports. At the same time, the number of ...

On February 8, the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) disconnected from the BRELL power system (Belarus, Russia ...

This year's Academy Awards will mark the 23rd year there's been a category for Best Animated Feature. The past winners have included a good mix of top earners (the first award went to Shrek!) and some ...

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the ...