Jensen Huang, co-founder of Nvidia and former CEO of the company, has stepped down amid a scandal involving extramarital affairs and potential espionage ties, raising uncertainties at the world's most valuable technology company. #Nvidia #Skandāls #Spiegošana (translated)
Ukraine's intelligence chief Kirill Budanov met with FSB General Dmitry Minaev, who is connected to a previous assassination attempt against him, in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, where issues of peace and temporarily occupied territories are being discussed. #Krievija #MieraSarunas #Atentāts (translated)
The head of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustem Umerov, and the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, have also confirmed that an agreement has been reached for a large-scale prisoner exchange, adding that the numbers will be announced later. #gūstekņuapmaiņa #Putins #Zelenskis (translated)
Such ideas have been presented in an opinion piece by Georgetown University professor of political science Lisa Howard and Michael O'Hanlon, head of the Defense and Strategy department at the Brookings Institution, in the newspaper "The Washington Post." #Ukraina #Drošība #Krievija (translated)
The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinski, expressed hope that Tuesday's meeting would allow for progress on the path to peace. #Ukraina #mieraSarunas #karš (translated)
The Ukrainian delegation in the United Arab Emirates has started consultations with representatives of Western countries and international organizations, announced Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, on his Telegram channel on Tuesday. #Ukraina #miers #drošība (translated)
Edvīns Šnore wrote that the head of the Latvian Academy of Sciences has invited the Saeima to grant Latvian citizenship to an Indian scientist, mentioning her publication in the application as the monograph "Financial Freedom. From Salary to a System That Works for You." Šnore said he purchased the book at a bookstore and considered it a self-help publication about making money by investing in stocks and crypto assets. He pointed out that it does not have references or a bibliography, but has cartoons, and expressed the opinion that the book does not meet the criteria of a scientific monograph. He also wrote that the publishing house was established in January of this year and registered at an apartment in Vecmīlgrāvis. The book lists two authors, including Gundars Graudiņš, who indicated on his LinkedIn profile that he works for a company that deals with visas and residence permits for third-country citizens in Latvia, claimed Šnore. He added that the woman's husband referred to the book as his on his Facebook page and questioned who the author is, suggesting the possibility of artificial intelligence involvement. #Latvija #zinātne #grāmatas (translated)
Russian leader Vladimir Putin says that the Russian army has seized 6,500 square kilometers of Ukrainian land and 310 populated localities this year. #Ukraina #Krievija #Ziņas (translated)
The head of the Russian National Welfare Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, supported the U.S. president's decision not to impose new sanctions on Russia. #Ukraina #Krievija #Ziņas (translated)
On the other hand, the leader of the "New Unity" faction, Edmunds Jurēvics, said that his party respects the initiative of the winning "United List" (AS) to lead consultations on the formation of a new government and is ready to engage in them as soon as it receives an invitation. #JaunāValdība #Koalīcija #EdgarsRinkēvičs (translated)
In Bulgaria, following the fire in Poland, a fire broke out near a Starlink object in Sofia, which was possibly caused by sabotage, as reported by Prime Minister Rumen Radev and national security agency chief Plamen Tonchev. #Starlink #Болгария #диверсия (translated)
The head of the UK intelligence agency MI5, Ken McCallum, announced that Russia is the number one aggressor, emphasizing that his agency has recently dedicated more resources to combating foreign threats than during the Cold War. #Россия #MI5 #безопасность (translated)
MI5 chief Ken McCallum has announced that Russia is the number one aggressor and emphasized that the British intelligence service is fighting against foreign threats that have increased fourfold in recent years, allocating more resources than during the Cold War. #Krievija #MI5 #Drošība (translated)
Artūrs Zvejsalnieks wrote that Jānis Dombrava is accused of not talking to the trade union, although, according to him, there is no one currently working in the internal affairs structures on its board. He pointed out that the union leader finished his service in 2005, and the closest case of someone from the board working in internal affairs was in 2021. #Latvija #arodbiedrība #politika (translated)
Toms Lūsis wrote that in the city there is talk about the proposal by the ruling party to promote Māris Riekstiņš for the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs. He pointed out that Riekstiņš had run on the same list as Šlesers in 2010 — "For a Good Latvia" — had been the head of Prime Minister Kalvīša's office in 2007, and had been involved in Šķēle's People's Party. Lūsis added that changes had indeed been promised. https://t.co/lomIuPFZP1 #Latvija #politika #pārmaiņas (translated)
The head of the Central Election Commission, Māris Zviedris, points out that the low voter turnout cannot be explained solely by voter apathy, as this time new outcomes were particularly observed among the diaspora. #Vēlēšanas #Politiķi #CVK (translated)
I advise them to get a new leader who can unite; US President Donald Trump has stated that it is time for Ukraine to choose a new president, claiming that the current head of state, Volodymyr Zelensky, has not done enough to end the war started by Russia in Ukraine. #Tramps #Ukraina #Zelenskis (translated)
The magazine Der Spiegel reveals that the former head of the German intelligence service, Hanning, had long-standing contacts with retired Chinese Major General Wang Jianjun, providing him with political information, having access to confidential documents, which is currently being investigated by the German federal prosecutor's office. #HanningaApsūdzības #ĶīnasIzlūkošana #VācijasProkuratūra (translated)
Ryanair's CEO O'Leary predicts that, despite the rapid rise in jet fuel prices, there will be no shortage this winter and until next summer, but he emphasizes that the situation will not change in the next 12 to 18 months due to geopolitical crises. #degviela #aviācija #Europa (translated)
