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August 17, 2026
The day's top events, read by how settled the reporting is.
Trump scales back Korea drills as Seoul looks to talks
Trump orders the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises with South Korea scaled back, and Seoul's presidential office says it hopes for US talks with North Korea.
Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak spread unrecognized
Misdiagnosed as malaria or typhoid, the virus spread for about three months before Ebola was confirmed, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo now faces its deadliest outbreak.
Rescuers search landslides on Indonesia's Flores
Rescuers are searching for people feared buried by landslides the quake triggered across six regencies on the Indonesian island of Flores, with thousands awaiting aid.
Trump order revises childhood vaccine recommendations
Trump orders changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, saying in the Oval Office on Monday that nothing bad can happen from what his administration is doing.
Supreme Court leaves $5.6 million Carroll award intact
Trump's challenge failed at the Supreme Court on Monday, leaving intact the $5.6 million award won by E. Jean Carroll in her civil suit for sexual abuse and defamation.