Morning Edition — Monday, 17 August 2026

Brussels signals its most far-reaching package yet, indicating negotiations will not automatically bring sanctions relief.

Washington pushes a Gaza framework covering an end to hostilities, withdrawal, disarmament and reconstruction.

Only five commodity vessels crossed the Strait on Saturday and none on Sunday, tracking data shows, as Brent crude holds near the high $80s.

Health authorities confirm transmission in a sixth province, with cumulative cases above 4,500, months after neighbouring Uganda declared its own outbreak over.

Government raises its 2026 forecast to 11.05% as semiconductor exports surge on global AI hardware demand.

Emergency teams respond amid warnings of further flooding and landslide risk across southern provinces.

Witnesses report clashes between federal troops and armed opposition forces in the city centre.

Police arrest a man in his 20s over alleged vandalism at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church; motive not yet established.

Soft household consumption and weaker investment weighed on April-to-June activity.

Investors look beyond chipmakers to software, cloud, data centres and power as AI spending seeks returns.

Geopolitical risk, artificial intelligence as an economic force, and deepening humanitarian pressure.