This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Vitor Urbano, a freelancer who moved from London to Latvia. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I moved from ...

A temporary road bridge in the Latvian town of Salacgrīva has been closed for a week for maintenance, public broadcaster LSM reported.

Located in the western part of Latvia, the town of Kuldīga is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional urban settlement, which developed from a small medieval hamlet into an important ...

At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union had more than 40 secret settlements in operation, according to The Guardian. These sites were often omitted from maps and were given unique code names.

An undersea fiber optic cable between Latvia and Sweden belonging to Latvia State Radio and Television Center (LVRTC) was ...

The Baltic countries, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, are in a state of long-term population outflow, which has ...

The new embassy building is located at 8/10 Pils Street. Construction began in 2023 and was completed in early 2025. The ...