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Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in U.S. to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records

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Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in U.S. to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records

David Morens worked ​under Anthony Fauci as a senior official at the NIAID during the pandemic | Photo Credit: Reuters A former adviser to infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) to conspiring to evade ​public records laws and conceal government documents related to grant research ‌funding and the COVID-19…

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Donald Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days

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Donald Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canadian goods for three days

U.S. President Donald Trump paused the planned rollout of punishing new tariffs on Canadian goods late Tuesday (August 18, 2026), as both sides indicated they were close to a broader trade agreement after weeks of talks. Mr. Trump announced the three-day reprieve from 50% duties on select goods mere hours before a midnight deadline.  The…

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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from U.S.

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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from U.S.

A view of a street in Monrovia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, authorities in the West African country said Tuesday (August 18, 2026), in one of the largest such arrangements under the Trump administration’s policy aimed at deterring illegal migration. Also…

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Trump picks White House adviser Heidi Overton to run FDA, source says

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Trump picks White House adviser Heidi Overton to run FDA, source says

Donald Trump and Heidi Overton. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen White ​House policy aide Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, a ‌source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), months after ​previous chief Marty Makary quit. Also read | Trump announces staff secretary…

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Sacked Ukraine Defence Minister urges path to elections

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Sacked Ukraine Defence Minister urges path to elections

Ukraine’s former Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine’s popular ex-Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, sacked last month, on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) called for a move towards elections that have been put off because of the Russian invasion. Also read | Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow as Russian missiles…

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West Asia war LIVE: Turkiye rejects Israeli claims after strike on Syria air base

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West Asia war LIVE: Turkiye rejects Israeli claims after strike on Syria air base

Israel strikes air base in northwest Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early yesterday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria’s military, has tense relations with Israel….

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U.S. sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan

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U.S. sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan

International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan and another senior official as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being “politicized.” Also read | ICC is at…

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Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors

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Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors

Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a U.S. federal court heard Tuesday (August 18, 2026) in a trial against the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users. Also read | Meta trial that could reshape Facebook, Instagram gets underway In what many experts have called social…

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Gold mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners

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Gold mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners

Artisanal mine collapses are common in the Central African Republic, where several thousand people work in small-scale extraction mining. Representational image. | Photo Credit: AP A gold mining site collapsed on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) in the western part of the Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners and leaving others trapped, authorities and…

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