Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 17th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. Trump seeks trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy on 22 August
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for a trilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as early as 22 August, according to Axios.
The proposal follows Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday - their first meeting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It was also Putin’s first visit to the U.S. for presidential talks since 2007.
According to sources briefed on the call, Trump informed European leaders that he wanted to convene a trilateral session involving Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump is due to meet Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday and has invited European leaders to join the talks.
While Trump said he and Putin made “some headway” during their Alaska discussions, he admitted that no agreement had yet been reached to end the conflict in Ukraine. However, Putin described the outcome of their meeting as an “understanding”.
The Kremlin has not confirmed whether Putin will attend the proposed three-way summit.
2. Northern China flash flood kills 8, Xinhua reports
At least eight people have died and four remain missing after a river burst its banks in Inner Mongolia late Saturday, sweeping away campers near Bayannur, state media said. One survivor was rescued.
China has faced weeks of extreme monsoon rains since July, with floods displacing thousands and threatening major economic losses. Bayannur is a key hub for grain and sheep farming.
Elsewhere, heavy rain ended a fishing ban in Hainan, while in Sichuan severe weather at a beer festival killed two and injured three.
The disaster follows last month’s Beijing floods that left 44 dead. Beijing has allocated 430 million yuan ($59.9m) in fresh relief, bringing total aid since April to 5.8 billion yuan.
3. Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia, GFZ says
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.
4. U.S. cancels India trade talks scheduled for August, NDTV Profit says
U.S. trade negotiators have called off a planned trip to New Delhi scheduled for August 25–29, postponing discussions on a potential bilateral trade deal, NDTV Profit reported on Saturday, citing sources.
5. Sudan attack kills at least 31 in El Fasher displacement camp
At least 31 people, including seven children and a pregnant woman, were killed and 13 injured when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled El Fasher’s Abu Shouk displacement camp in North Darfur on Saturday, volunteer groups said.
The Sudan Doctors Network called it a “heinous crime,” accusing the RSF of deliberately targeting civilians. It warned that the siege of El Fasher is causing severe shortages of medicine, food, and staff.
The Abu Shouk Emergency Room said the camp’s northern side came under “intense artillery shelling,” while resistance committees reported the attack lasted from morning into the afternoon, sparking panic and fresh displacement.
The RSF has not commented. Fighting between the RSF and Sudanese army since April 2023 has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur outside RSF control, has been besieged since May 2024.
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In times of geopolitical upheaval, nuance is often the first casualty. Complex realities are reduced to convenient narratives and countries caught in the crosscurrents of regional tensions find themselves portrayed through a single, often misleading lens.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued veiled threats to Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and Hezbollah on Thursday (12 March), during his first press conference since the conflict with Iran began.
Iran reacted to the UN Security Council resolution condemning attacks on U.S. bases in regional countries, saying it neglected Tehran’s right to self-defence and demonstrated that the world body is being misused as an instrument to serve Washington’s interests.
Kazakhstan is preparing a new phase of efforts to restore the Northern Aral Sea together with the World Bank, focusing on raising water levels, improving irrigation management and strengthening regional co-operation over shared water resources.
The U.S. military confirmed on Friday (13 March) that all six service members aboard a plane that crashed in western Iraq on Thursday had died, as conflict in the Middle East continues.
The U.S. should shut down its military bases in the Middle East, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday (12 March). His words were read out by a broadcaster on state Iranian television.
“Get ready for oil to be $200 a barrel," a spokesman for the Iranian Army warned the world on Wednesday (11 March), as attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz escalated. Meanwhile, 32 countries agreed to the largest ever release of oil reserves in an attempt to reduce prices.
Norwegian police apprehended three brothers suspected of carrying out Sunday's (8 March) bombing at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, in an attack investigators have branded an act of terrorism.
President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, visited Azerbaijan on Wednesday. A meeting between Costa and President Ilham Aliyev was held to reaffirm the European Union’s support amid regional security concerns, particularly following recent Iranian attacks on Nakhchivan Airport.
NATO air defence systems intercepted a third Iranian ballistic missile over Türkiye early on Friday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 03:30 local time over the southern province of Adana.
The European Commission will instruct governments to be flexible in enforcing EU rules on gas imports, diplomats told Reuters on Thursday (12 March), a move likely to benefit imports from Azerbaijan.
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