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How worrying is the rebound in UK inflation?

Market Questions is the FTโ€™s guide to the week ahead

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

More than 200 missing in flood-hit district in Pakistan, official says

Hundreds are reported missing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as a result of devastating floods.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Zelenskyy enlists top European leaders for Mondayโ€™s Trump talks

European Commission's von der Leyen, Germany's Merz, France's Macron among those joining the delegation to the White House.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Zelenskyy urges Europe to remain united against Russia's 'anti-European' war in Ukraine

Many European leaders are set to join Ukraineโ€™s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his visit to the White House on Monday to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Watch: Plane makes emergency landing on Australian golf course

Video shows the aircraft flying over the golf course before crash landing, as the pilot and passenger escaped without major injuries.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Merz sees โ€˜good progressโ€™ from Trump-Putin summit despite some โ€˜disturbing imagesโ€™

France, Germany and Britain will hold meeting of Kyiv allies Sunday, ahead of Ukrainian president's Oval Office visit on Monday.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Latest news bulletin | August 17th, 2025 โ€“ Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 17th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Five people killed as Russia continues to pummel Ukrainian cities

Russia continues to target Ukrainian cities firing hundreds of missiles and projectiles daily despite ongoing peace efforts, led by the United States. Ukrainian officials say their unwillingness to dial back their offensive reflects their lack of sincere interest in peace.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

The Alaska summit was a spectacular distraction

Trump needed a break from the infighting in MAGA so he decided an inconsequential meeting with Putin would do the trick.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Carney voices support for Trumpโ€™s peace efforts โ€” and encourages US security guarantees

The Canadian leaderโ€™s message comes after several U.S. partners in Europe showed support for Trumpโ€™s trilateral proposal on Friday.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Mali Detains Generals and French National Over Foiled Coup Attempt

Maliโ€™s junta says it has foiled a coup plot, detaining senior generals and a French national, amid growing political repression and escalating insecurity in the Sahel.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

US suspends medical visas for Gazans after far-right posts

The US says it is halting medical-humanitarian visas for people from Gaza after a far-right figure claimed they were a threat to the country. The move will prevent wounded Palestinians coming to the US for treatment.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Israeli military bombs power plant near Yemeni capital Sanaa

Israel fires missiles at the energy facility south of Sanaa saying it was used by Houthis, but provides no evidence.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

The Chinese Dam Threatening the Worldโ€™s Most Endangered Ape

Planet China: Fourth in a series about how Beijingโ€™s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globeโ€”and the natural world. NORTH SUMATRA, Indonesiaโ€”The scientistsโ€™ spirits were flagging. Theyโ€™d been searching for orangutans in isolated patches of jungle across Sumatra, trying to see where the ape had improbably hung on outside its known range in the northern [โ€ฆ]

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

El Pasoโ€™s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse

EL PASOโ€”Retired Catholic priest Arturo Baรฑuelas leaned into the microphone as he urged county commissioners to do something about the growing crisis of migrants dying in the desert just miles from the courthouse where he stood. โ€œThese deaths are occurring right here,โ€ Baรฑuelas said, wearing his white clerical collar under a black shirt and jacket [โ€ฆ]

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Deadlocked on Plastic Pollution

Global talks on plastics fell apart this week as participating countries failed to agree on next steps for curbing harmful plastic pollution. Several countries, including the United States, opposed provisions that would put a cap on production โ€“ a red line that ultimately doomed the chance of consensus. Bob, who was on the scene in [โ€ฆ]

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Palestinians flee IDF attacks on Gaza City as Israelis protest against occupation plan

Israeli bombardment has created a "catastrophic" situation in the city's Zeitoun neighbourhood, the city's Hamas-run authority says.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Extreme heatwaves expose vulnerabilities in Europeโ€™s power grid amid rising air con demand

As Europe faces soaring temperatures and rising energy demand, power grids struggle to keep the lights on without worsening emissions.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Australia grants asylum to pro-democracy Hong Kong activist

Ted Hui was targeted with a million dollar bounty for his participation in the 2019 pro-democracy protests. Hui urged Australia to do more for the pro-democracy activists who remain in jail.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Would you spend four months on a cruise? These super-long cruises let you visit dozens of cities

From Princess Cruisesโ€™ Grand Circle Pacific Voyage to Oceania Cruisesโ€™ Kangaroo Route, Euronews Travel explores some of the longest cruise journeys launching in 2026 and 2027.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocks Indonesia's Sulawesi island

The quake was followed by at least 15 aftershocks. Local authorities say theyโ€™re conducting rapid assessments to determine the initial impact of the earthquake.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Wealthy countries pay more for essential medicines, but the cost burden is far lower, study finds

European countries spent more than other regions on essential medicines in 2022, at approximately 167 per capita.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guards to Washington at Trump's request

The activations of external Guard troop deployments suggest the Trump administration sees the need for additional manpower, despite the president personally downplaying the need for Washington to hire more police officers.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

From Tyler, The Creator to CMAT: Euronews Culture's Songs of the Summer 2025

Compared to last year, 2025 has not given us THE Song of the Summer. Euronews Culture picks out the tracks that deserve a shot at the title.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza amid expanded military operations

Israel says it is preparing to mass move Palestinians from combat areas in Gaza to the south as plans of its new military offensive reach final stages of planning.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Russia complicating end to war, says Zelensky, as Trump pursues peace deal

The US president will meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington on Monday in the wake of his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Chalmers stares down โ€˜grumps and cynicsโ€™ as he claims summit already a success before it begins

The treasurer says โ€˜the usual suspectsโ€™ want the economic reform roundtable to fail, โ€˜thatโ€™s pretty obviousโ€™Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer claims the economic reform summit has already been a success โ€“ despite it not beginning until Tuesday and facing scepticism from some critics โ€“ because it has โ€œfocusedโ€ Australians on productivity and red tape.Staring down โ€œgrumps and cynics...

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

The global divide on โ€˜de-bankingโ€™: How the US, UK and EU approach risk

What began as technical risk management is now a political battlefield as governments wrestle with how far banks can go in choosing, or refusing, their customers.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Latest news bulletin | August 17th, 2025 โ€“ Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 17th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

U.S. delegation's India visit reportedly called off as trade tensions simmer

The visit that was expected to take place between Aug. 25 and Aug. 29 will likely be rescheduled, NDTV reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

EU push to protect digital rules holds up trade statement with US

Document formalising last monthโ€™s deal delayed by squabbles over language on โ€˜non-tariff barriersโ€™, the blocโ€™s officials say

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

JPMorgan steps up planning for new Canary Wharf tower

Redeveloping plot acquired in 2008 under serious consideration owing to expense of renovating current office

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

House of Lords urged to freeze hiring as costs dispute intensifies

Tory peer hits out at rise in staffing levels after almost 10mn was spent on defective โ€˜front doorโ€™

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Pension burden on post-1992 universities risks job cuts, sector warns

Higher education institutions in England and Wales call for more flexibility in retirement saving schemes

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

The race between commuters and tourists is unwinnable

But the contest always feel worse in summer

Published on: August 17, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World