Image: Map of Latvia and Ukraine While calling Latvia and fellow Baltic states Estonia and Lithuania the "litmus test of NATO", Mr Rinkevics also called for an increase in "the overall presence ...

Latvia reintroduced compulsory military service for adult males on January 1 last year, having abolished it in 2006. The Baltic country shares a 180-mile border with Russia to its east and is ...

The law sets the legal age for marriage at 18, or 15 with a judge’s permission and depending on the child’s “maturity and physical capacity.” The provision in the final text alleviates ...

Some also described mental and physical torture, while others said they were threatened with torture, including rape in many cases. Several said that they had been forced to confess to crimes they ...

The Latvian president has urged European countries to "absolutely" introduce conscription, as he conceded the continent was ...

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Researchers from the University of Twente, in collaboration with Amalia Children's Hospital Nijmegen and Emma Children's Hospital Amsterdam, have ...

Russia's foreign minister has said it won't accept any ceasefire deal that puts lives in jeopardy, and also warned against any NATO troops in Ukraine. Follow the latest here - and ask Michael ...