Merge pull request #10596 from tvegas1/news-v1.18.x

NEWS: Update to 1.18.1-rc2 release

Author: tvegas1

NEWS

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-## Current
+## 1.18.1-rc2 (April 9, 2025)
 ### Features:
 #### CUDA
  * Added config keys to update cuda_copy bandwidth for coherent platforms
+ * Improved cache invalidation of memory allocated using CUDA memory pool
 ### Bugfixes:
+#### UCP
+ * Fixed assertion failure when maximum lane fragment is smaller than AM header
+#### CUDA
+ * Fixed registration of CUDA Fabric memory allocated by UCT
+ * Fixed VA recycling check of memory allocated using VMM and CUDA memory pool
+#### RDMA CORE (IB, ROCE, etc.)
+ * Do not use ConnectX-8 SMI subdevices for communication
+ * Fixed remote access error by disabling ODP when the device supports DDP
+ * Fixed configuration logic by disabling DDP when AR is disabled
+
 
 ## 1.18.1-rc1 (February 20, 2025)
 ### Features: