The Latest Breaking News from Latvia

Latvia has become the first country to back Ukraine's threat to boycott next year's Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete as "neutrals" while war continues to rage.

Latvia has threatened to boycott next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and ally Belarus are allowed to take part after the country's invasion of Ukraine

Latvian officials back Ukraine boycott under controversial IOC plan

Authorities allege Latvia-based publication threatens Russia’s constitutional system and security.

As it turns out, money can’t buy happiness - or health. Despite spending the most on healthcare, the U.S. doesn't rank highly for women's health.

The individual who was discovered on September 28 in Weymouth has been confirmed as a 43-year-old man from Latvia following a three-month investigation.

‘There are no good arguments why battle tanks cannot be provided’ says Latvia

The Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania made a joint call to Germany on Saturday to step up its leadership and send its main battle tanks to Ukraine, putting further pressure on Berlin to move faster on aiding Kyiv in its war against Russia.

The Russian army said Saturday its troops launched an offensive in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, where fighting this week intensified after several months of an almost frozen front. Earlier in the day, defence ministers of the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania urged Berlin to provide Kyiv with Leopard 2…

(This Jan.19 story has been officially corrected to say that 9 countries were involved, not 11, in the first paragraph; removes Germany and Spain from paragraph 3, after Estonia revised its statement)

Latvian President Egils Levits says Ukraine needs more support to resist a potential new Russian offensive.