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Friday 14 August
- TechnologyMeta releases open-weight AI model Glimmer; Zuckerberg argues AI should be 'for everyone'· TechCrunch
- HealthMedical groups demand at least 6% of GDP for healthcare and 30% raise for lowest pay rates· Delfi
- LatviaNine injured in central Riga collision involving trolleybus and several cars· LSM (rus)
- CultureMemorial Exhibition for Jānis Streičs Opens at Riga Latvian Society House· LSM Kultūra
- WorldUK imposes temporary ban on disposable barbecue sales and deploys military as wildfires rage· The Guardian World
- EconomyRussian marketplaces seek hundreds of billions of roubles in aid after drone attacks· Ukrainska Pravda (EN)
- LatviaMulti-vehicle crash in central Riga involving public transport and police car· TVNET
- WorldTaliban Rule Takes Heavy Toll on Education of Both Girls and Boys in Afghanistan· NPR World
- LatviaSerious multi-vehicle crash in central Riga disrupts traffic· Latvijas Avīze
- SportsLatvian basketball players start U-16 European Championship with a win· Apollo.lv
- WorldPutin’s 2026 Goal Is to Break Up EU and NATO From Within, NYT Reports, With Moldova as Key Lever· Delfi
- TechnologyKog looks to squeeze more AI inference performance out of existing GPUs· TechCrunch AI
- WorldRussia Plans to Create ‘Rapist-Pedophile’ Database· Meduza
- Middle EastKushner to Visit Israel After Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Board of Peace Plan· Al Jazeera
- TechnologyClair Obscur: Expedition 33 hits $33 in The Verge's latest deals roundup· The Verge
- BalticsBelobrovtsev, Kovalenko-Kylvart and Ismailova extend absence from Tallinn City Council· ERR (rus)
- SportsCeltic's Engels poised for West Ham transfer· BBC Sport
- TechnologyApple proposes 15% commission on purchases made outside the App Store· TechCrunch
- LatviaCamp for Children of Ukrainian Soldiers Ends in Limbaži Region· LSM
- UkraineCaptured Akhmat fighter says he chose Ukraine, drone guided him away from Russian ranks· Euromaidan Press
- TechnologySIA Mobilly reports system disruptions· Jauns.lv
- TechnologyUS courts to publish data on government spyware use in wiretaps· TechCrunch
- SportsValters Kreiss Fails to Reach Main Competition at European Athletics Championships· Apollo.lv
- LatviaInkēns: Illegal migrants akin to occupiers; border guards should use deterrent weapons· Latvijas Avīze
- SportsFCI Levadia training hall in Lasnamäe set for 2027 completion after years of delays· ERR News
- WorldLuigi Mangione expected in court as plea deal reports swirl in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing case· The Guardian World
- WorldYabloko Files Appeal Against Russian Supreme Court's Duma Election Ban· The Moscow Times
- LatviaZZS wants meeting with PM before decision on airBaltic financing· TVNET
- TechnologyTwo Female-Led UK FinTechs Join Forces as Cashflows Invests in Blackpool’s Tap & Go· EU-Startups
- WorldStolen Matisse artworks recovered in Brazil· Jauns.lv
- SportsO'Connor sits second in European heptathlon after two events· BBC Sport
- WorldNorth Africa's Maghreb Sees Sharp Decline in Birthrates· France 24
- Ukraine‘The fear keeps building’: Nizhnekamsk residents on life after a deadly Ukrainian drone attack· Meduza
- UkraineRussian agent who set fires in Kyiv sentenced to 15 years in prison· Euromaidan Press
- LatviaHonor Guard training leaves Freedom Monument and Riga Castle without ceremonial posts· Delfi
- CultureLauris Reiniks: Public Opinions About the Singer Differ Widely· LSM (rus)
- BalticsIceland's President to Make State Visit to Estonia· ERR (rus)
- WorldYabloko appeals its exclusion from Duma elections· LSM
- WorldNearly 500 arrested in France on suspicion of starting wildfires as blazes hit Europe· The Guardian World
- LatviaPolice seek public help to locate missing mother and daughter· Delfi
- UkraineRussia reports growth Putin demanded, but economists doubt it will hold· Euromaidan Press
- BalticsMeeting with non-faction MPs boosts Land's chances of presidential bid· ERR (rus)
- LatviaTraffic restored on Ventspils–Grobiņa road after tragic accident near Jūrkalne· Apollo.lv
- LatviaPolice search for missing woman with her 2.5-year-old daughter· TVNET
- EconomyLatvian government seeks Saeima's permission to join up to €30 million airBaltic financing· Latvijas Avīze
- SportsEstonia secures state funding to keep WRC round in future· Sportacentrs
- LatviaLatvian mayor criticizes ministers after overnight air alert in Latgale: 'They were sleeping while we worked'· Jauns.lv
- CultureTallinn Fringe Festival turns 10 with largest programme to date· ERR News
- Middle EastKushner Set to Visit Israel for Gaza Talks as Trump's Hamas Deal Faces Peril· The New York Times
- EconomyLTA: MERE crisis freezes over 1.65 million euros; FID prepares guidance· BNN
- CultureLauris Reiniks: From Childhood Dream to Television and America· LSM Kultūra
- EconomyLatvian government to ask Saeima for right to support airBaltic with up to 30 million· LSM (rus)
- CultureLatvian Publisher Releases German Comic About Life Values· LSM
- BalticsJournalist: Sex ad platforms in Estonia can make big money, pimping hard to prove· ERR News
- UkraineUkraine's Military Confirms Strike on Fuel Complex in Russia's Leningrad Region· Ukrainska Pravda (EN)
- CultureTV6 to premiere 'Lauku sēta' season 13· TVNET
- TechnologySweden's biggest startup investments in 2026: Stockholm companies take the lead· EU-Startups
- WorldThe 4 Best Planners of 2026: Roterunner, Hobonichi, Erin Condren, and Cloth & Paper· Wired
- LatviaSaturday may be the last hot day of summer, forecasters say· Latvijas Avīze
- WorldTeenager arrested in France over forest fire that killed two firefighters· Apollo.lv
- UkraineRussian glide bombs kill one, injure 18 in Kramatorsk; war crimes probe opened· Euromaidan Press
- WorldZambia suspends vote counting after alleged attacks on polling staff· BBC World
- UkraineRussia Dismisses Calls for Black Sea Ceasefire· The Moscow Times
- EconomyImportant in Latvian business this week: Riga Festival, Aloja-Starkelsen and Elvi investments· LSM
- LatviaWoman and toddler missing in Cēsis; police seek public assistance· Jauns.lv
- SportsKreišs Fails to Reach Final at European Championships· Sportacentrs
- EconomyLatvia ranks among world leaders in rapeseed exports· Dienas Bizness
- BalticsMigrants tried to drag Lithuanian border guard into Belarus, investigation under way· Delfi
- WorldEurope Faces Fifth Heatwave of the Summer· France 24
- WorldPoland's Law and Justice expels former PM Morawiecki· TVNET
- SportsArsenal keen on Quansah as defensive concerns mount· BBC Sport
- WorldProsecutors Request 12-Year Sentence for Lev Shlosberg· The Moscow Times
- WorldTrump to focus on crime and safety in New York visit· The Guardian World
- TechnologyAI Companion Firm Hires 'Masturbation Consultants' for Wellness Study· Wired
- SportsTallinna FC Flora eliminated from Conference League after home loss· ERR News
- TechnologyUber and Pony.ai plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to Europe· TechCrunch
- EconomyTrump imposes drone tariffs of up to 100%, with lower rates for EU and UK· Euronews Business
- Middle EastTehran reappoints cleric behind 2009 protest crackdown to head Basij militia· Euronews
- SportsBarcelona eye Luis Suárez as alternative to Álvarez· Sportacentrs
- WorldLavrov accuses US of direct involvement in attacks on Russian territory and threatens the West· Jauns.lv