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Latvia puts off plan to quit treaty on violence against women until after election

FILE PHOTO: People watch sunset on the seaside in Saulkrasti, Latvia August 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ints kalnins/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People watch sunset on the seaside in Saulkrasti, Latvia August 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ints kalnins/File Photo

Latvian parliament votes to quit convention protecting women

FILE PHOTO: Latvia's prime minister, Evika Silina, attends the Euro Summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Latvia's prime minister, Evika Silina, attends the Euro Summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

Tuchel all smiles after getting stick from England fans

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group K - Latvia v England - Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia - October 14, 2025 England manager Thomas Tuchel reacts Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group K - Latvia v England - Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia - October 14, 2025 England manager Thomas Tuchel reacts Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

England thrash Latvia to qualify for World Cup finals

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group K - Latvia v England - Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia - October 14, 2025 England's Harry Kane scores their third goal from the penalty spot Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group K - Latvia v England - Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia - October 14, 2025 England's Harry Kane scores their third goal from the penalty spot Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

Injured Quansah to miss England's World Cup qualifier in Latvia

Soccer Football - International Friendly - England Press Conference - St. George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - October 6, 2025 England's Jarell Quansah during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs
Soccer Football - International Friendly - England Press Conference - St. George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - October 6, 2025 England's Jarell Quansah during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

Thomas Tuchel defends decision to leave Jude Bellingham out of England squad

Soccer Football - World Cup - European Qualifiers - Group K - England v Albania - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - March 21, 2025 England's Jude Bellingham in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
Soccer Football - World Cup - European Qualifiers - Group K - England v Albania - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - March 21, 2025 England's Jude Bellingham in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Denmark links drone sorties to state actor, Latvia says; Russia denies involvement

Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braze attends a press conference after a meeting of the Foreign ministers from the member countries of the Nordic-Baltic Eight, NB8, at the island of Bornholm, Denmark, Tuesday April 29, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS/File Photo
Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braze attends a press conference after a meeting of the Foreign ministers from the member countries of the Nordic-Baltic Eight, NB8, at the island of Bornholm, Denmark, Tuesday April 29, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS/File Photo

Germany out-class Finland to roar into Eurobasket final

Basketball - FIBA EuroBasket 2025 - Semi Finals - Germany v Finland - Xiaomi Arena, Riga, Latvia - September 12, 2025 Germany's Dennis Schroder in action REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Basketball - FIBA EuroBasket 2025 - Semi Finals - Germany v Finland - Xiaomi Arena, Riga, Latvia - September 12, 2025 Germany's Dennis Schroder in action REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Russia, Belarus to stage military drills as West watches warily

Russian paratroopers taking part in the Zapad military exercise staged by the armed forces of Russia and Belarus at an aerodrome in Kaliningrad Region, Russia, in 2021.
Russian paratroopers taking part in the Zapad military exercise staged by the armed forces of Russia and Belarus at an aerodrome in Kaliningrad Region, Russia, in 2021.

Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia prepare push to stop US security cuts amid Russia threat

Polish territorial defence officials at the crash site of a Russian drone in the village of Wohyn, eastern Poland, on Sept 10.
Polish territorial defence officials at the crash site of a Russian drone in the village of Wohyn, eastern Poland, on Sept 10.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.