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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At least eight people have been killed and four remain missing after a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, as the East Asian monsoon continues to trigger severe weather across the country.
Anti-government demonstrations in Serbia intensified on Saturday (August 16), as police deployed teargas and crowd-control vehicles to disperse protesters in Belgrade.
Air Canada announced Saturday that it has suspended all flights after 10,000 flight attendants launched a strike, forcing Canada’s largest airline to halt operations of both Air Canada and its low-cost subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge.
At least 31 people, including seven children and a pregnant woman, were killed and 13 others injured in artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher’s Abu Shouk displacement camp in North Darfur on Saturday, volunteer groups said.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
A deadly heatwave has claimed 1,180 lives in Spain since May, with elderly people most at risk, prompting calls for urgent social support.
At least eight people have been killed and four remain missing after a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, as the East Asian monsoon continues to trigger severe weather across the country.
Anti-government demonstrations in Serbia intensified on Saturday (August 16), as police deployed teargas and crowd-control vehicles to disperse protesters in Belgrade.
US 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.
Air Canada announced Saturday that it has suspended all flights after 10,000 flight attendants launched a strike, forcing Canada’s largest airline to halt operations of both Air Canada and its low-cost subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge.
At least 31 people, including seven children and a pregnant woman, were killed and 13 others injured in artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher’s Abu Shouk displacement camp in North Darfur on Saturday, volunteer groups said.
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