On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Italy’s financial police said on Friday they had busted a sophisticated streaming piracy network that caused roughly €300 million ($348 million) in damages to rights holders such as Sky, […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Commissioner for the Economy Valdis Dombrovskis has said in exclusive comments to Euronews that the EU “should not” look to cheap Russian fossil fuels and gas for relief as the energy crisis persists. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “If anything, we need to strengthen sanctions against Russia, not ease, because actually Russia is a country benefiting from […]
Continue ReadingIn response, U.S. President Donald Trump branded NATO a “paper tiger” and warned of reprisals. Earlier this month, he announced a cut of 5,000 troops from Germany over comments criticizing the war by the country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz. A loose coalition of around 40 countries led by France and the U.K. has instead become the […]
Continue ReadingThe India-Africa summit was set to be held next week in Delhi after more than a decade.
Continue ReadingUS acting navy chief Hung Cao told a Senate hearing they were “doing a pause” on the sale to make sure they had munitions for the Iran war.
Continue ReadingPublished on 05/22/2026 – 7:55 GMT+2•Updated 8:01 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Euronews’ Luca Bertuzzi Reports on the EU’s economic outlook for 2026 and what European leaders like Italy’s Giorgia Meloni or Hungary’s Péter Magyar are proposing to curb the energy crisis. Interview with Javi LopezVice-President of the European Parliament (S&D), on the EU-Mexico […]
Continue ReadingByTomasz LezonwithReuters, P.A.P Published on 05/22/2026 – 7:35 GMT+2•Updated 7:36 US President Donald Trump has announced he will send an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Based on the successful election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to endorse, […]
Continue ReadingMay 22, 2026, 06:48May 22, 2026, 06:48 Ten years after the start of renegotiations, the European Union and Mexico will sign the modernized version of their trade and cooperation agreement from 2000 this Friday. This is intended to reduce further tariffs and trade barriers and update the framework for cooperation. EU Commission President Ursula von […]
Continue ReadingThere’s an ominous backdrop to this year’s GLOBSEC forum in Prague as the war in Ukraine strays into the skies over NATO’s Eastern flank. The last few weeks have seen an increasing number of drone incursions in the Baltics — Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia — across EU airspace. And there are questions over America’s commitment to European security ahead of an important NATO summit in Ankara in July, following changes in American troop deployments, and whether the tide is really changing in […]
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14° Patchy rain possible A slightly cool ambiance awaits Riga on today, with temperatures hovering between 10 °C in the morning and 14 °C in the afternoon. Gentle breezes are expected across Riga Today, with speeds reaching around 10 km/h. Rain is highly likely at 94%, but with light accumulations around 4.2 mm.
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