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August 18, 2026
Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket. The space agency released before-and-after photos…
August 18, 2026
US-Iran peace deal misses 60-day deadline
The deal that US President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and reaching an accord on its nuclear programme. The deadline was…
August 18, 2026
US military expands strikes to land in Latin America
MEXICO CITY (AP): Hundreds of people have been killed in the year since the US military began bombing boats it accused of ferrying drugs off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Now, the…
August 18, 2026
PM reportedly exchanged messages with White House impostor
LONDON (AP): British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as US President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, according to reports published yesterday. A spokesperson for…
August 18, 2026
President asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery
BOGOTÁ (AP): Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful earthquake that…
August 18, 2026
Disney sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses, claiming retaliation over ‘Jimmy Kimmel’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Disney filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump Administration’s Federal Communications Commission, alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights. The suit comes after FCC…
August 18, 2026
Second policeman in Dominica charged with murder of teen girl
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Police officer Joshua Hamlet has been remanded to prison until October 2, as he became the second member of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) to be charged with…
August 18, 2026
ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty…
August 18, 2026
Student kills schoolmate and himself in livestreamed Philippine school attack, official says
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack on a southern Philippine high school campus that he…