The military draft now looms over young Latvians to bolster NATO-allied defenses, but many have started to embrace it.
RIGA, Latvia (AN) – When it came time to check his draft status, Einārs Saukāns sat in a locker room with his teammates before a basketball game.
The 18-year-old high school student from Rēzekne, a small industrial city about 60 kilometers west of Latvia’s border with Russia, was relieved to find out he had not been drafted. Then he decided to pull a prank.
The summit was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's first appearance at the world's largest alliance since 2019.
Swiss and Geneva authorities approved measures that 'aim to ease acute funding shortfalls' for international organizations.
Trump left the summit in Canada early after signing onto a Group of Seven statement on the Middle East he resisted.
An emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly led to adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.
For the first time since its founding in 2019, the Geneva foundation defined its approach to science diplomacy.
A critical U.N. summit opened to confront the sobering reality that only modest gains have been made in a select few areas.
A push for deeper bilateral ties is a sign of U.S. trading partners banding together to cut dependence on Washington.
The World Meteorological Organization revealed these airborne hazards affect 330 million people in 150 countries.
