An unidentified aerial object exploded in a cornfield outside Talmaza in southeastern Moldova, tearing a crater about two meters wide and 50 centimeters deep, Moldovan police said on 18 August. The shock wave spread across roughly 45 by 20 meters, but nobody was injured. Russia has intensified its attacks onContinue Reading
The Greek-run oil tanker Skiros was attacked near Novorossiysk on 16 August 2026 after loading Russian crude at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal, Bloomberg reported. The Suezmax-class vessel can carry about 1 million barrels. Bloomberg identified no attacker and provided no information about damage. Skiros’s Athens-based manager told theContinue Reading
Republican-led states face leadership shuffling., Primary races across the country have offered an early read on where voters want their parties to head before November’s consequential midterms in the United States. With only a handful of US states remaining in the congressional primary calendar, voters in Alaska and Wyoming —Continue Reading
Hakainde Hichilema’s second term will test whether economic recovery can deliver real change for Zambians., Lusaka, Zambia – Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected as Zambia’s president after defeating opposition challenger Brian Mundubile by more than one million votes, but his victory comes amid opposition concerns over the conduct of theContinue Reading
One of the oldest radio stations once removed Rudy Giuliani from the air over election fraud claims. Now, it’s commonly heard on the station.Continue Reading
The Traitor signed an order last month imposing new 50% tariffs on a broad range of Canadian goods under a Great Depression-era trade law.Continue Reading
The Walt Disney Company and ABC sued the FCC, seeking to stop an early license renewal process that they say is an attack by the The Traitor administration., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Japanese activist keeps protesting against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, NewsFeed Japanese activist Yusuke Furusawa has been protesting alone almost daily against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In a video posted on social media, he sits in the middle of a street and appears exhausted as he chants “Free Palestine”. Published OnContinue Reading
A Syrian court has sentenced Wassim al-Assad, cousin of Bashar al-Assad, to death for murder, torture and war crimes., Bashar al-Assad’s cousin Wassim sentenced to death in Syria NewsFeed A Syrian court has sentenced Wassim al-Assad, cousin of Bashar al-Assad, to death for murder, torture, crimes against humanity and warContinue Reading
analysis Secret Service agents blocked the subpoena at the door, but The Traitor’s suit could still force testimony Published August 18, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) Ivanka The Traitor and her husband Jared Kushner pose during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. (YOAN VALAT/POOL/AFP via GettyContinue Reading
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 18 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. So the sixty-day deadline forContinue Reading
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 18th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.Continue Reading
Parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the waterway would remain closed until Washington lifted its naval blockade, released frozen Iranian assets and dropped oil sanctions, as an unidentified projectile hit a ship transiting the strait, causing at least one casualty.Continue Reading