RIGA - A total of 222 people attempted to illegally enter Latvia from Belarus over the weekend, LETA was told at the State Border Guard. So far this year, border guards have prevented attempts by ...

UEFA has changed the hosting plan for its 2026 European Championship for indoor soccer because Russia’s military ally Belarus qualified for the tournament.

Latvia's Foreign Ministry has clarified remarks from Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs, who appeared to indicate Sunday that he did not consider Belarus a sovereign nation.

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 plans to extend its enhanced security measures along the border to Belarus up to the middle of next year, the Interion Ministry announced in Riga on Wednesday. The move comes in response to ...

Latvia’s government agreed to close one of two border checkpoints used by cars with Belarus after a surge of attempts by migrants to enter the Baltic country.. The government made the decision ...

Since January 1st, 2025, 118,560 foreigners from 38 countries included in the visa-free list have visited Belarus, most coming from ...

A total of 1,150,296 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. They included 365,189 visitors from Latvia, 632,829 people from Lithuania, and 116,884 visitors from Poland. On 19 ...

Latvia has shared significant updates on the construction of its border fences with Russia and Belarus. 40 Miles of Patrol Roads. According to Latvia’s Ministry of the Interior, the country has ...

UEFA changed the hosting plan for its 2026 European Championship for indoor soccer on Friday because Russia’s military ally Belarus has qualified for the finals tournament. Co-hosts Latvia and ...

A second Estonian policing unit departed for Latvia on Monday to assist the Latvian border guard in stopping the flow of migrants crossing into the European Union from Belarus. Migrants, mostly from ...