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Friday 14 August
- WorldTrump orders Navy to revert to older steam catapults for launching jets off aircraft carriers· Euronews
- LatviaKulbergs says Rinkēvičs could serve second term as president· Jauns.lv
- RegionsAgnese Lepse appointed as director of Skrīveru secondary school· Staburags
- RegionsJelgava's milk-carton boat regatta ends after 20 years; motorsport takes its place· Zemgales Ziņas
- SportsOskars Grava to run 200m final; Kreišs and Sietiņa to compete in qualification· TVNET
- WorldLarge wildfire reaches resort areas in Greece's Halkidiki peninsula· LSM
- LatviaAnita Brauna explains LSM’s approach to pre-election content· LSM (rus)
- DiasporaMorocco Tightens Border Security at Ceuta Ahead of Potential Mass Crossing· LSM Diaspora
- EconomyRuta Ezerskiene: Sustainable success requires clear priorities and financial resilience· Dienas Bizness
- WorldPutin makes first visit to Kuril Islands, speaks of Russians’ ‘genetic code of winners’ instead of compromise· Meduza
- SportsAuda routed in Albania, knocked out of Conference League· Sportacentrs
- WorldUS investigators explain Ryanair flight incident: broken engine parts caused shattered window· Sky News
- SportsMan City's Reijnders set for £52m Saudi move· BBC Sport
- LatviaWeekend in Latvia to Stay Summery, Rain and Cooler Weather Expected Next Week· BNN
- WorldMali: 82 Soldiers Freed After Capture by Armed Groups in North· Al Jazeera
- CulturePOLITICO's Berlin Playbook podcast turns to Ukraine's President Zelenskyy· Politico Europe
- WorldFarage Skips Clacton By-Election Count After Police Warning Over Embarrassment Plot· The Guardian World
- LatviaDrone shot down over eastern Latvia; air threat eliminated· Apollo.lv
- CultureMedia expert: Latvian music needs incentives, not radio quotas· Žurnāls Ir
- EconomyGraf: State's inconsistent shareholder role has hindered state-owned companies· Dienas Bizness
- SportsMedal ceremonies moved out of stadium at European Athletics Championships in Birmingham· Jauns.lv
- DiasporaWaist Circumference May Tell More Than Weight: What to Know About Visceral Fat· LSM Diaspora
- TravelPlayful Dog Fountain With a Golden Bone Captivates Mount Vernon, Ohio· Atlas Obscura
- BalticsNew recreation center with outdoor pools to be built in Tallinn's Kalamaja district· ERR (rus)
- LatviaLSM.lv releases 13 August episode of 'Obsudim vecherom'· LSM (rus)
- TechnologyExperts: Flock can't tech its way out of the stalker cop problem· Ars Technica
- CultureNine Latvian films to hit cinemas this autumn; season opens with animation “Laimīgie”· Delfi
- TechnologyHP OmniBook X Flip laptop gets $300 discount· The Verge
- CultureFrom furs to miniskirts: fashion extremes at Vera Brezhneva’s concert in Dzintari· TVNET
- WorldAlan Jones's former driver had to make breakfast and iron underpants, court hears· The Guardian World
- Middle EastUN, Palestinian ministry condemn Israeli settler siege of West Bank homes· Al Jazeera
- TechnologyCan Europe quit American Big Tech? Brussels Playbook reruns popular episode· Politico Europe
- Middle EastUS threatens Iran with unprecedented economic isolation· France 24
- EconomyFifteen everyday spending habits quietly draining your budget· Latvijas Avīze
- TechnologySpotify alternatives: What other music streaming services offer· Engadget
- UkraineRussia puts son of US health secretary on international wanted list· ERR (rus)
- EconomyReduced VAT on food proves successful: prices drop markedly in July· TVNET
- SportsRFS captain Lipušček: "We deserved to be eliminated, but this summer is incomparably better than last"· Sportacentrs
- UkraineOne killed, 15 injured in Russian strikes on Kramatorsk and Bilenke· Meduza
- TechnologyUS wait times for cancer surgeries are getting longer and longer· Ars Technica
- SportsRangers' McInnes admits squad not ready for European level after Jagiellonia defeat· BBC Sport
- TechnologyTrump declares 100 percent tariffs on many drones and all aircraft parts· The Verge
- WorldRomania shuts last nuclear reactor as Danube hits record low amid drought· The Guardian World
- WorldUS lawmakers visit Vatican to discuss AI and meet Pope Leo XIV· Politico Europe
- LatviaDrone shot down in Latvian airspace; threat to border regions declared over· Delfi
- WorldTaipei seeks to dissolve China Unification Promotion Party· Al Jazeera
- AutoJaguar Type 01 interior revealed: minimalism and four separate seats· iAuto.lv
- LatviaFighters down drone entering Latvian airspace in Balvi County; threat over· LSM
- LatviaNATO Fighter Jets Shoot Down Drone in Balvi Region; Air Alert Lifted· LSM (rus)
- LatviaOperation "Vilkatis" in Silene: Border Activities Barely Change Local Routine; Success to Be Measured by Drop in Irregular Migration· LSM
- UkraineFinland backs €28.5 million power plant project as Ukraine braces for Russia’s next winter energy assault· Euromaidan Press
- DiasporaOperation 'Vilkatis' in Silene: Local Daily Life Largely Unchanged; Success to be Judged by Drop in Illegal Migration· LSM Diaspora
- Latvia10,000 signatures collected in one day for initiative to abolish Saeima deputies' compensation· Latvijas Avīze
- Baltics11-apartment building to be built in Voka with state support· ERR (rus)
- TechnologyUkrainian drone teams take out entire US tank brigade in war game exercise· Ars Technica
- WorldPassenger train derails in southern England, 11 injured· Jauns.lv
- LatviaAfter 20 years in legal communications, Ksenija Vītola switches to teaching· Delfi
- CultureStreet artist Kiwie: 'My mom is my biggest fan'· TVNET
- LatviaFact-check project to examine whether Latvia faces a pellet shortage· Apollo.lv
- TechnologyX tests tool that lets users see if their posts have been 'shadowbanned'· Engadget
- TechnologyWriter introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs· TechCrunch
- TechnologyMicrosoft retires Mico from Copilot voice mode· The Verge
- WorldUK young jobseekers to take part in AI boot camps· The Guardian World
- WorldNTSB Report: Engine Blade Hit Jet Window, Man Partly Sucked Outside· The New York Times
- SportsGrounded Swede keeps Motherwell focused amid European rise· BBC Sport
- WorldUAE accuses Iran of attacks on two ADNOC vessels in Strait of Hormuz· Al Jazeera
- EconomyTrump announces tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones· France 24
- SportsMelnikova wins European all-around gold after Croatia’s visa reversal· Meduza
- BalticsWarm and unsettled Friday in Estonia: variable clouds, possible brief showers· ERR (rus)
- Middle EastUS disputes reports of trying conditions on carrier in Gulf· Deutsche Welle
- TechnologyVirgin Galactic asks public to help name its new Delta-class spacecraft· Ars Technica
- SportsOskars Grava reaches European Championship 200m final· Jauns.lv
- CultureGrigorovich’s ballets built the Bolshoi’s fame. Now the theater may have to pay his assistant for the right to dance them· Meduza
- CultureSocial media fuels new sweet trend: cold-filled croissant· TVNET
- CultureQuiz with 15 questions: can you find the odd one out?· Apollo.lv
- TechnologyFlock says new tool will help spot police abuse, but how it works remains unclear· TechCrunch
- LatviaAssumption celebrations in Aglona reach their peak this weekend· Delfi
- TechnologyCourt rules St. Louis PBS station can recover archive from Iron Mountain· Engadget
- Middle EastGaza City police chief killed in Israeli strikes· Al Jazeera
- WorldCPS chief apologises for bail failures in case of serial rapist-murderer· The Guardian World