• February 22, 2026
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German defence contractors report overflowing orders as wars rage

By Wolf von Dewitz, dpa. With wars raging in the Ukraine and elsewhere, orders for equipment from German defence contractors are overflowing, with many companies planning to substantially expand their [..]

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16 February 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A themed float on which Putin impales the Duesseldorf carnival figure Hoppeditz drives out of the float construction hall. Rose Monday on the Rhine is the highlight of the Rhenish carnival season with its traditional parades. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

German Carnival parades heap satire on Putin, Trump, domestic leaders

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe (2014–2017). Publicity photo

Ben Hodges: stop treating Russian sabotage like a crime scene

Tīna Lūse, Managing Director of the Fintech Latvia Association. Publicity picture

Fintech hubs are easy to market – hard to govern

Elīna Ieva Bota. Source: kamanas.lv

Baltic athletes making their mark at the 2026 Winter Olympics

04 June 2024, Berlin: Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, attends a memorial service in his honour, on his birthday at the Church of Saint Mary. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa Credit: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

Navalny remembered worldwide two years on as Kremlin denies poisoning

Supermarket checkout. Source: Priit Mürk/ERR

Food prices continued to rise in January

Ingmārs Pūķis, VP & Member of the Management Board at LMT.

LMT Group partners with the European Space Agency to develop global dual-mode satellite IoT

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Latvian optical salon chain becomes the first in Latvia to introduce digital vision tests and AI-driven analysis

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FREETOUR.com announces 2026 awards: Riga tour company named Best Worldwide

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Latvia’s internationally recognised AML/CFT system strengthens its position as a leading EU fintech and Web3 hub

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