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NATO forces join Eagle Spearhead drills in RomaniaWorld

Tuesday’s drills in Romania involved about 1,000 NATO personnel and hundreds of military vehicles. Belgian, French, Italian, Luxembourgish, Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian contingents worked through trench-combat and engineering-structure exercises.

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Meta’s ‘big tobacco moment’: What could decide its landmark social media trial?Tech

Meta is facing a landmark US trial over allegations that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users. Experts have called the case social media’s “big tobacco moment”, while a coalition of US states seeks accountability and could pursue about US$200 billion in penalties.

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Herd of goats brings “udder” joy to BC wildfire evacueesSociety1:59

Wildfires forced residents in British Columbia’s Okanagan region from their homes, though most are now being allowed to return. A man and his herd of goats endured the emergency together, while the animals brought much-needed joy to fellow evacuees.

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Meta faces US trial over online child safetyTech11:43

The first trial from a lawsuit brought by 30 US states against Meta began Tuesday. The states allege that the company violated numerous federal and state privacy laws protecting children, seek more than $1 trillion in damages and demand sweeping changes to apps including Facebook and Instagram.

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Landmark US trial over Meta’s impact on children’s mental health beginsTech2:34

Opening arguments are under way in a landmark US federal trial that could reshape how social media companies are held accountable for effects on children. Twenty-nine states accuse Meta of deliberately designing features including infinite scrolling, likes and notifications to keep young users hooked, echoing legal arguments used against Big Tobacco in the 1990s.

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Trump says Hormuz is 'new U.S. territory' amid other claims about the straitPolitics1:46

Pressure is growing on U.S. President Donald Trump to reach a peace deal with Iran, as his war on the country contributes to his lowest approval rating since returning to office in 2025. Amid calls to end the conflict, Trump is again making sweeping claims about control of the Strait of Hormuz, including saying it is “new U.S. territory.”

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Can China’s Unitree build robots that deliver real-world results?Tech

Unitree’s humanoid robots can run, box, dance and perform martial arts. The Chinese robotics company is seeking to take its ambitions further, while the report examines how it became a major industry player and why China is pulling ahead in robotics hardware.

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Declassified FBI Files Reveal More Details in Fang Fang CasePolitics

The White House released declassified FBI files saying Chinese national Fang Fang had a sexual relationship with former California Representative Eric Swalwell. The White House called the files evidence of a threat from Beijing, while journalist Catherine Herridge said Fang had deep links to Chinese intelligence and that the effort was strategic.

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McEnany: This is ‘DEEPLY problematic’Politics

The Outnumbered panel discusses newly released FBI files that allegedly show former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell had a relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.

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Israeli settlers cut water and power to besieged West Bank homeWorld2:09

A Palestinian American has returned from Ohio to his West Bank home, one of three properties surrounded by Israeli settlers for more than a week. The settlers are accused of cutting off water and electricity, as Loui Ridi confronts one of them and appeals to the US government for help.

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ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast — Aug. 18, 2026Other

The broadcast reports on a newly obtained police report concerning Hayden Panettiere’s death, which says her ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson was at the scene. It also covers an urgent Philadelphia manhunt for a suspect accused of chasing multiple victims in a distinctive Chucky-style Halloween mask and asking whether they were “ready to die,” along with reports of worsening conditions aboard the USS Lincoln.

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Unaccompanied minors at risk of sexual assault in CeutaSociety

Several thousand migrant children and teenagers remain in Spain’s exclave of Ceuta as cases of sexual violence against minors rise. The territory’s government admits it is overwhelmed but has no solution, while Ceuta’s mayor says sending the minors back to Morocco is the only option.

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GOP Rep. argues Trump should not have struck Iran without CongressPolitics

A Republican representative argues that Trump should not have attacked Iran without congressional authorization. The Strait of Hormuz has become the central battleground in the Iran war, with the US Navy gaining ground while Iran loses control of the critical waterway.

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NBC Nightly News Full Episode – Aug. 18Other

The broadcast reports a fiery explosion at a Toledo chemical plant that killed at least two employees. It also examines a police report saying a bag of medication was found where actress Hayden Panettiere died, featuring an exclusive conversation with her mother. Other coverage includes Alaska’s unusual primary with two Dan Sullivans, races in Florida and Wyoming, and the second day of testimony in the trial over Tupac Shakur’s killing, where new images were shown.

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Ousted Ukraine defence minister calls for elections despite wartime banPolitics1:12

Recently ousted Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has urged the country to prepare for elections despite a law banning them during the war with Russia. In a social media video, he accused the government of a “systematic crisis of governance” and criticised what he called “wartime corruption”.

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