Latvia
Popular Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon marries partner Ella Lusa at age 86
The couple reportedly first met on Facebook, after Lusa sent Gaon a message as a fan of his work. The two began talking on Skype, eventually met in person, and started dating.
Israel struggles in World Cup qualifiers, faces 'uphill battle' after disastrous opening window
Herzog to receive credentials from six new ambassadors
'Man the Hunter' challenged: Stone Age graves show women buried with toolkits too
Holocaust in Latvia Marked with Special March of the Living
The expulsion of Jews from Lithuania and Courland in 1915
In the town of Kuzhi, the local Jews were accused of hiding German troops in their homes prior to a German attack on that town.
Ukrainian prime minister visits White House
The Biden administration announced the same day that there will be a new program for Ukrainians who are interested in immigrating to the United States.
Leaders of Poland and Baltic states head to Kyiv
The four join a growing number of European politicians to visit the Ukrainian capital since Russian forces were driven away from the country's north earlier this month.
Polish, Baltic PMs urge Big Tech to close Russian accounts in joint letter
The letter called for further actions against the Russian government-backed media platforms – namely, the complete and total removal of their accounts from prominent social media websites.
Latvia, Canada allow citizens to fight in Ukraine
Thousands of foreigners have expressed interest in joining Ukraine's "International Legion."
Latvia passes law for restitution of Jewish property taken in Holocaust
The worth of stolen Jewish real estate during the Holocaust was calculated to be in excess of €47 million.
Belarus must be held accountable for human trafficking, Baltic states say
'We ... condemn the actions taken by the Lukashenko regime instrumentalizing migrants for political purposes,' the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said on Monday.
Belgian town removes references to Latvian Nazi collaborators
A Belgian town is removing from a local square most of its references to a group of Latvian soldiers who were part of Nazi Germany’s SS forces after controversy.
5,000-year-old bubonic plague victim found in Latvia - study
The plague caused the Black Death, wiping out about a third of the global population in the Middle Ages, but research indicates the disease is thousands of years older than previously thought.