Latvia’s capital, Riga, comes into focus through a simple walk that captures the character of the city at street level.

Following the conclusion of a selection process, the Supervisory Board of SJSC Riga International Airport has confirmed Normunds Feierbergs, the RIX Riga Airport’s current Board Member, for the ...

Save the date - the third edition of Riga Contemporary art fair will take place 1–4 July 2027 at Hanzas Perons in Riga. The second edition of Riga Contemporary art fair, organised by Kim? Contemporary ...

Nascent” might be the best description of the art market in the Latvian capital of Riga, where the second edition of Riga ...

In central Riga, people are laying flowers beneath the Freedom Monument. It's a green statue of a woman holding three gold stars on top of a 42-metre stone pillar at the end of a broad, busy street.

It’s 6 PM in early autumn, and the streets of Old Town Riga are bustling. Diners fill outdoor patios lined with colorful flower boxes, and the sound of laughter floats past me in the cool evening ...

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Nils Ušakovs says the issue of ethnicity in Latvia is complex but fear and suspicion over his Russian roots are unfounded “It’s complicated,” is a phrase Nils Ušakovs uses often. As the ethnic Russian ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...