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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A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said....
The U.S. has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine in a deal worth an estimated $2.1 billion, but Kyiv could face years of delays before receiving the weapons it urgently needs to defend against intensifying Russian attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered Iran's armed forces to respond to any threat immediately and without geographical limits in statements posted to social media platforms on Saturday (31 October).
Demonstrators carrying Iranian flags and placards supporting the hijab gathered outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in London.
A Chinese-made AI chip has matched Nvidia’s H200 in tests conducted by its developer, marking a potential breakthrough in China’s efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign technology.
A hacking group linked to North Korea is widely believed to be behind the theft of $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance, a cyberattack that experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.
Police were deployed across Paris on Saturday, as a curfew was set to take effect in the Republique and Châtelet-Les Halles areas from 11pm Saturday until 6am Sunday (1 November).
A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early Sunday (1 November), sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said.
Gen Z protests swept 34 German cities on Saturday (31 October) over education and living costs. Violence erupted in Frankfurt, where shops were looted and police reported Molotov cocktail attacks.
Iran designated Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as terrorist organisations on Sunday, (1 November), and classified the country's foreign intelligence agency, MI6, as a hostile group, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Thousands protested in Albania's capital, Tirana, on Saturday (31 October), demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation over perceived corruption allegations and dissatisfaction with the government over a lack of jobs and poor education standards.
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