Iran-US war latest: Trump threatens to bomb ally Oman as Netanyahu holds ‘deep discussions’ on Gaza peace plan
Iran said it reached an agreement with Oman over a plan for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz
World
independent.co.uk
17.08.2026
Kushner's Gaza peace plan talks end without breakthrough
A senior Israeli official told news agency AFP that the US and Israel had "agreed that no redeployment or reconstruction would take place in the Gaza Strip before Hamas is disarmed throughout Gaza."
World
euronews.com
17.08.2026
Trump’s move to gut South Korea alliance is ‘inane, haphazard decision’, lawmakers say
US president’s abrupt order to scale back joint exercises with Seoul is meant to ‘flatter’ North Korea’s dictator, top Democrat saysUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s move to gut Washingt
World
theguardian.com
17.08.2026
US Private Credit Stress Hits 2017 High: Why It Matters for Bitcoin?
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
17.08.2026
Palestinians, Israelis sceptical of Gaza plan as Kushner visits region
US envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas leaders in Egypt and Israeli PM Netanyahu to push Trump’s 15-point Gaza roadmap.
World
aljazeera.com
17.08.2026
Canada races to avoid new U.S. tariffs of up to 50%
The duties would hit a wide swath of goods, including hockey sticks, building materials, clothing and dairy products.
World
nbcnews.com
17.08.2026
Jon Ossoff calls Trump’s handling of Iran war ‘uniquely despicable’ in excoriating speech
Georgia Democratic senator has stoked speculation for 2028 presidency bid by delivering stinging attacks on TrumpDemocratic senator Jon Ossoff has attacked Donald Trump’s “uniquely despicable” handlin
World
theguardian.com
17.08.2026
War on Iran: Phase II, Day 37
Iran is offering $30,000 for captured or killed US soldiers. Trump cuts back South Korea drills.
World
aljazeera.com
17.08.2026
A huge fire broke out in a gas storage facility in the United States
A fire broke out at a liquefied natural gas reservoir in Glenpool, Oklahoma, USA.
Azerbaijan
report.az
17.08.2026
Supreme Court again rejects Trump's bid to overturn E Jean Carroll sex abuse case
The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.
World
bbc.co.uk
17.08.2026
Netanyahu and Kushner agreed on the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Jared Kushner agreed on the complete demilitarization of Gaza and the disarmament of Hamas until the withdrawal of Israeli troops.
Azerbaijan
report.az
17.08.2026
Micron, Sandisk and other chip stocks climb as investors get more confident about AI spending
AI companies are seeing improved financial performance, according to reports, and memory-chip companies may be able to better fend off Chinese competition with the help of U.S. officials.
Finance
marketwatch.com
17.08.2026
Leading economies’ borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 crisis
Concern over impact of Iran war pushes up government bond yields in US, UK, France, Germany and JapanGovernment borrowing costs in several advanced economies hit their highest level since the 2008 fin
World
theguardian.com
17.08.2026
Trump Lashes Out as Preliminary Deal With Iran Expires
President Trump took aim at Oman, a U.S. ally that has been mediating the talks, as efforts to end a war he started have faltered.
Politics
nytimes.com
17.08.2026
GOP freshman firebrand targets global consulting giant over 'plainly illegal' DEI practices
House GOP Rep. Brandon Gill accuses McKinsey & Company of pushing DEI reports that promoted illegal race and gender hiring, costing the U.S. economy $94 billion in a year.
Politics
foxnews.com
17.08.2026
Venezuela’s Oil Revival Accelerates as U.S. Majors Push Trump’s New Energy Order
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
17.08.2026
The Pentagon allocated 22.9 billion dollars for the production of Tomahawk missiles
The US Department of Defense has signed a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon, part of RTX, for the accelerated production of Tomahawk cruise missiles for the country's Navy.
Azerbaijan
report.az
17.08.2026
Flipping the kill switch: I survived 72 hours without US tech
The EU wants to decrease reliance on American technology. Here's what happened when a POLITICO reporter tried to live and work without it.
Politics
politico.eu
17.08.2026
US tech stock correction likely, warn ECB economists
Boom-bust pattern could become ‘question of financial stability’ for euro area, central bank team writes in blog post
Finance
ft.com
17.08.2026
Anomalous quantum oscillations reveal new physics in a topological insulator
A study has been published in Nature Communications that identifies an unusual regime of quantum oscillations in a three-dimensional topological insulator. The results show that, when subjected to tem
Science
phys.org
17.08.2026