Latvia will close one of its two border crossing points with Belarus due to the ongoing Minsk-engineered migrant crisis, the Latvian government announced on Sept. 19. Latvia has suspended the ...

RIGA (Reuters) -Latvia's government decided on Tuesday to close one of its two border crossing points with Belarus as the prime minister accused Minsk of again using illegal migrants as a "hybrid ...

Latvia has been beefing up its security measures along the Belarusian border since the arrival of the Wagner mercenary group fighters. Riga has also accused Minsk of helping migrants enter Latvia ...

A total of 1,246,048 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022 (Belarus waived visa requirements for ...

Latvia, along with neighboring Estonia and Lithuania, has emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of Russia in the wake of Putin’s unprovoked brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

Latvia will soon close several border checkpoints along its frontiers with Russia and Belarus, in a preemptive step to avoid ...

HELSINKIHELSINKI — Latvia is growing worried over the increasing number of migrants attempting to cross over into the Baltic nation through the border with Belarus and has called up the military to ...

After receiving refugee status, the Samuls bought a house in a village and are now settling into their new life. Reflecting ...

Belarus's Investigative Committee said on November 3 it had launched a probe against unspecified Latvian officials on charges of "crimes against human safety" over the deaths of 12 migrants along the ...

Latvian authorities bolstered security at the border with Belarus as the Baltic nation accused its eastern neighbor of organizing migrant crossings over the frontier. The Latvian State Border Guard ...

VILNIUS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Latvia's parliament voted on Thursday to ban its national teams from playing any national teams of Russia and Belarus regardless of what flag they may compete under, as a ...