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BBC News
Tuesday 18 August 2026 · 00:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 11 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (72%)
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A landmark trial opened in California with 29 U.S. states accusing META of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children, seeking billions in penalties and platform changes. META denied the allegations, saying it has strong protections for teens. Separately, the U.S. and Iran are without a peace agreement after their memorandum of understanding expired, with President Trump saying no talks are planned while Iran reiterated demands including lifting the naval blockade and releasing frozen assets; an expert suggested backchannel negotiations may be occurring via Oman.
The U.S. imposed sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court and a senior trial lawyer, accusing the court of being too politicized, a move the ICC said undermines the rule of law. In the Ukraine conflict, Russia reported Ukraine launched over 600 drones toward the Moscow region, while Ukraine said at least 17 people were killed in Russian strikes; the UK confirmed its drones were used in Ukrainian strikes, prompting Russia to warn of consequences, and UK officials reaffirmed full support for Ukraine.
ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen died at 93, remembered for launching the 24-hour sports network in 1979. Queen Camilla, in an interview for Maggie's cancer charity, described the difficulty of keeping King Charles's cancer diagnosis secret in early 2024. Other news included a helicopter crash in Greece that killed a British couple and their pilot, and Shakira visiting earthquake-hit regions of Colombia, vowing to rebuild schools and a university.
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- 2:19
Charged quote Meta faces trillion dollar lawsuit over addictive child features
Parents who believe they lost their children to social media addiction gathered outside the courthouse holding up a banner of their names. META and others have built empires on exploitation and they hide behind outdated laws while families like mine live with the heart-wrenching consequences. The trial could see the likes of META CEO Mark Zuckerberg testify in defense of his company.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 2:19-2:34
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- 10:44 Story begins US sanctions ICC president and senior trial lawyer
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Claim US sanctions ICC president and senior trial lawyer
The US imposed sanctions on ICC president Tomoko Akane and a senior trial lawyer.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 10:51-11:00
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Claim US sanctions ICC president and senior trial lawyer
The sanctions were a response to ICC investigations targeting Israel.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 11:04-11:10
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Claim US sanctions ICC president and senior trial lawyer
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu in 2024.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 11:10-11:16
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Claim US sanctions ICC president and senior trial lawyer
The US had previously sanctioned at least 11 ICC officials.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 11:44-11:53
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- 13:41
Claim Drone attacks on Russian oil facilities cause Moscow fuel shortages
Nine people were killed in the attack.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 13:41-13:49
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Claim Drone attacks on Russian oil facilities cause Moscow fuel shortages
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 13:49-13:58
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Claim Drone attacks on Russian oil facilities cause Moscow fuel shortages
Ukraine used British-made drones for the first time to strike targets inside Russia.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 14:02-14:11
- 18:35 Story begins ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93
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Claim ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93
Bill Rasmussen and his son Scott conceived the idea for a 24-hour sports network in the 1970s.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 18:41-18:46
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Claim ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93
ESPN launched in 1979.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 18:46-18:50
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Claim ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93
Bill Rasmussen used personal credit cards and family loans to fund early ESPN.
BBC News, 18 August 2026, 21:20-21:29
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