2026-08-18 f2774f5bd8b649a2f17e253d7b83886182d11583 6 2026 Zambian general election 1 /wiki/2026%20zambian%20general%20election Hakainde Hichilema 37 /wiki/hakainde%20hichilema Zambia 2 /wiki/zambia president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20zambia 2026 Zambian general election Hakainde Hichilema Zambia president 2026 Zambian general election /feed/2026/08/18/zambian-president-hakainde-hichilema-is-declared-the-winner-by-the-electoral-commission-re-electing-him-to-a-second-ter AP 18 ec76ec86c457ebca001f0259bc8e245b4af32cd9 8 https://apnews.com/article/zambia-election-hichilema-victory-562c0ee56653c8dc835af7556c913aab 2026 Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema is declared the winner by the electoral commission, re-electing him to a second term. 2026-08-18 6186fdca9a1c6f2b2eeb78f804bee34d9869ef1c 5 Internet messaging platform 13 /wiki/internet%20messaging%20platform S$ 238 /wiki/singapore%20dollar Singapore 1 /wiki/singapore US$ 316 /wiki/united%20states%20dollar advertisers 115 /wiki/online%20advertising contacts 36 /wiki/social%20networking%20service scam advertisements 171 /wiki/internet%20fraud social media 70 /wiki/social%20media Internet messaging platform S$ Singapore US$ advertisers contacts scam advertisements social media Singapore /feed/2026/08/18/singapore-begins-requiring-major-internet-messaging-platforms-to-restrict-unsolicited-contacts-and-social-media-services AFP via ''The Manila Times 18 7f73044028a08d486f045d7629f934e4f22356d6 8 https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/18/world/singapore-tightens-anti-scam-rules-on-social-media-messaging-platforms/2407426 2026 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. 2026-08-18 f68d9dd70542e2df87813f3e8512fdac1622d69f 4 Imprisonment of Imran Khan 1 /wiki/imprisonment%20of%20imran%20khan Imran Khan 71 /wiki/imran%20khan Islamabad 406 /wiki/islamabad Pakistan 2 /wiki/pakistan Punjab 239 /wiki/punjab,%20pakistan Rawalpindi 172 /wiki/rawalpindi Shifa International Hospital 317 /wiki/shifa%20international%20hospitals Supreme Court 14 /wiki/supreme%20court%20of%20pakistan prime minister 37 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20pakistan the central jail 116 /wiki/central%20jail%20rawalpindi Imprisonment of Imran Khan Imran Khan Islamabad Pakistan Punjab Rawalpindi Shifa International Hospital Supreme Court prime minister the central jail Imprisonment of Imran Khan /feed/2026/08/18/pakistan-s-supreme-court-orders-imprisoned-former-prime-minister-imran-khan-transferred-from-the-central-jail-in-rawalpi AFP via RFI 18 a97ae86869578f30b2d8142f22d6210cd9fa9e19 8 https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260818-pakistan-supreme-court-orders-ex-pm-khan-moved-from-jail-to-hospital 2026 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. 2026-08-18 d685f0de293b86615f84d5f400bdabb8c5f46866 3 2026 Zamboanga school shooting 1 /wiki/2026%20zamboanga%20school%20shooting Ateneo de Zamboanga University 37 /wiki/ateneo%20de%20zamboanga%20university Philippines 116 /wiki/philippines Zamboanga City 71 /wiki/zamboanga%20city kills himself 172 /wiki/suicide mass 2 /wiki/mass%20shooting shooting 14 /wiki/school%20shooting 2026 Zamboanga school shooting Ateneo de Zamboanga University Philippines Zamboanga City kills himself mass shooting 2026 Zamboanga school shooting /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 Reuters 18 8202706ce4e195d629dc593627ae474caa488933 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/mayor-says-shooting-incident-school-southern-philippines-reports-two-casualties-2026-08-18/ 2026 The Philippine Star 18 6bf8665e3b854e582a70f2c51d7c0816997739c0 8 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/08/18/2550109/2-reported-dead-9-injured-ateneo-de-zamboanga-shooting/ 2026 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. 2026-08-18 53d1b05214d887449da95bfdeef8bfb78e67574f 2 Baniyas 1 /wiki/baniyas Syria 13 /wiki/syria Baniyas Syria Baniyas /feed/2026/08/18/three-people-are-killed-after-an-explosion-at-a-thermal-power-plant-in-baniyas-syria Xinhua 18 d9d65196e9636e271305c51893dbf65ba1ad2956 8 https://english.news.cn/20260818/f53de581912240d2a89ef4611c7eeae8/c.html 2026 Three people are killed after an explosion at a thermal power plant in Baniyas, Syria. 2026-08-18 130e603623886c1c3651a434070e581b7a1ac9a0 1 India 13 /wiki/india Madhya Pradesh 1 /wiki/madhya%20pradesh India Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh /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 Xinhua 18 e832935b1b11abb8c92567c4b2a3dfbfb2966dc9 8 https://english.news.cn/20260818/3e120bbde84f461a813f37a3c9593422/c.html 2026 At least eight people are killed and more than 20 others are injured after a vehicle rammed into a truck in Madhya Pradesh, India.