Categories Blogs RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Trump is pushing aides to set up a meeting with Kim Jong Un, hoping to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear-weapons program. https://on.wsj.com/4c0MM0W Post author By Mike Nova Post date August 18, 2026 Trump is pushing aides to set up a meeting with Kim Jong Un, hoping to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear-weapons program. on.wsj.com/4c0MM0W ← August 18, 2026 News Roundup https://share.gemini.google/DT5BaKDI0TKd Here is a roundup of top news headlines as of late afternoon on August 18, 2026: Financial Markets US Stock Indexes Slide: Wall Street pulled further away from its all-time highs today, with AI and tech stocks leading the decline. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%, marking its third consecutive modest loss since setting a record high last Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.3%. Heavyweight tech companies, including Nvidia, Micron Technology, and Broadcom, saw drops amid concerns that their prices had climbed too high during the recent AI boom. National & Regional News Tragic Crash in → RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Breaking: Turkey,Syria and Egypt say they will start full scale war with Israel