The five strongest developments reported or updated between 13:00 SAST on 11 August and 07:45 SAST on 12 August 2026.
- World affairs: Ukraine handed proposals to U.S. negotiators for ending the war with Russia; President Volodymyr Zelenskiy did not disclose their contents. 1
- Politics: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survived a second National Party confidence vote this year, but the challenge exposed divisions less than three months before the November 7 election. 2
- Markets: The dollar index rose 0.1% to 99.89, while futures put the odds of a September Fed hike at 50% ahead of U.S. inflation data. 3
- Technology: CoreWeave raised its 2026 capital-spending forecast to $35bn–$39bn as its AI-cloud revenue backlog reached $104.2bn. 4
- Breaking event: Severe storms across the U.S. Midwest killed at least two people and left more than 800,000 electricity customers without power across four states. 5
These are confirmed reports; the Ukraine proposal is confirmed, but its details remain undisclosed. 1
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