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Union of European Latvians marks its 70th anniversary
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New peace envoy gets hostile reception from Bosnian Serb leaders
Kopli scrap metal fire releases cloud of toxic smoke Monday
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Lithuania to push undocumented migrants back to Belarus, divert to border checkpoints
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Belarus ‘taking down barbed wire’ on Lithuanian border
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Olympic bronze for Latvian weightlifter Plēsnieks
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Russia says expelled Estonian diplomat enquiring about Arctic strategy
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Lithuania resumes laying razor wire along Belarus border
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Belarus uses gunshots to force migrants over the border
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U.S. Congress Proposes To Establish International Tribunal Over Lukashenka’s Crimes
Russian nuclear submarine breaks down in Baltic Sea
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China Imposes Mandarin on Kindergartens Instead Of Mongolian, Tibetan Or Uyghur
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Estonian president Kaljulaid visits Japanese city of Saku
Lithuania promises to pay €300 to illegal migrants agreeing to leave
More illegal Latvian border crossers captured Saturday
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