## [2026-08-18](/feed/2026/08/18/index.md)

##### 2026 Zambian general election
### [Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner by the electoral commission, re-electing him to a second term. ](/feed/2026/08/18/zambian-president-hakainde-hichilema-is-declared-the-winner-by-the-electoral-commission-re-electing-him-to-a-second-ter.md)
##### Singapore
### [Singapore begins requiring major Internet messaging platforms to restrict unsolicited contacts and social media services to verify advertisers and block suspected scam advertisements under new anti-scam rules, with penalties of up to S$1 million (US$780,000) for non-compliance. ](/feed/2026/08/18/singapore-begins-requiring-major-internet-messaging-platforms-to-restrict-unsolicited-contacts-and-social-media-services.md)
##### Imprisonment of Imran Khan
### [Pakistan's Supreme Court orders imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan transferred from the central jail in Rawalpindi, Punjab, to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for medical examinations following a petition by his lawyers concerning his health. ](/feed/2026/08/18/pakistan-s-supreme-court-orders-imprisoned-former-prime-minister-imran-khan-transferred-from-the-central-jail-in-rawalpi.md)
##### 2026 Zamboanga school shooting
### [A student is killed while nine other people are injured in a mass shooting at a junior secondary school building of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The perpetrator, also a student, later kills himself. ](/feed/2026/08/18/a-student-is-killed-while-nine-other-people-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-junior-secondary-school-building-of-the.md)
##### Baniyas
### [Three people are killed after an explosion at a thermal power plant in Baniyas, Syria. ](/feed/2026/08/18/three-people-are-killed-after-an-explosion-at-a-thermal-power-plant-in-baniyas-syria.md)
##### Madhya Pradesh
### [At least eight people are killed and more than 20 others are injured after a vehicle rammed into a truck in Madhya Pradesh, India. ](/feed/2026/08/18/at-least-eight-people-are-killed-and-more-than-20-others-are-injured-after-a-vehicle-rammed-into-a-truck-in-madhya-prade.md)
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