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Here’s the latest for Friday August 18: Biden meets with leaders of South Korea, Japan at Camp David; Spanish Civil Guard helps combat wildfire danger on Tenerife; Tornado topples trees in Rhode Island; Autonomous shuttle service launches on island in …
Tornado damages homes, power lines in Rhode Island
Fire officials says a Rhode Island tornado damaged at least three homes, snapped power lines and took down trees that blocked roads in North Providence on Friday. (Aug. 18)
San Francisco launches driverless shuttle service
San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service a week after regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite safety concerns.San Francisco is one of a growing number of cities worldwide testing out driverless buses. (Aug. 18)(AP Video/T…
US, Japan and South Korea open trilateral summit bolstering mutual security commitments
President Joe Biden opens a Camp David summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. They are looking to strengthen security and economic ties amid increasing concerns about North Korea and China. (Aug. 18)…
Niger residents remain defiant as West African defense chiefs discuss crisis
Amid Niger’s political crisis, citizens of the West African nation are going about their daily life, as ECOWAS’ decision on a military intervention is still pending. (Aug. 18) (AP video: Sam Mednick)
After Nashville school shooting, Tennessee lawmakers consider changes to the state’s gun laws
Lawmakers in the traditionally conservative state of Tennessee are going back the statehouse to consider changes to the state’s gun laws and other public safety matters. The special session was called after a Nashville school shooting earlier this year…
Russia shoots down Ukrainian drone over central Moscow
Russian air defences shot down a Ukrainian drone over central Moscow early Friday and some fragments fell on an exposition center, officials said. (Aug. 18)
Peatland fire threatens homes on Sumatra island
Firefighters on Friday were trying to put out a peatland fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island that was growing in size near a dense residential area. (Aug. 18)
Ukrainian children war diaries on show in Amsterdam
An exhibition that opened at Amsterdam City Hall on Thursday offers a vision of the war in Ukraine as experienced by children caught in the devastating conflict. (Aug. 17) (AP video/Ahmad Seir Nassiri)