| Europe’s energy woes keep getting worse, with winter coming and Russia cutting off natural gas exports. European Union leaders are trying to steer the continent away from a financial meltdown, proposing emergency interventions including skimming from energy companies’ profits, “incentivizing” power saving to price caps on all gas—and not just Russia’s. Still, a number of green hydrogen projects, a potential substitute for natural gas, are on hold. In the UK, Prime Minister Liz Truss announced a cap on household energy bills and a fund to help power companies access extra liquidity. China, for its part, may add new coal-fired power plants after a spate of power crunches. In the US, California is barely avoiding rolling power outages, underscoring how grids have become vulnerable in extreme weather as they transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch and whose life and reign spanned 14 US presidents, died at the age of 96. Her 73-year-old son is now King Charles III. Tributes poured in from around the world to honor her commitment to holding together the UK and Commonwealth countries amid rapid change. She lived most of her life in the public eye, leaving behind an unparalleled photographic record.  Queen Elizabeth II Photographer: Chris Jackson/Getty Images The European Central Bank hiked interest rates by a historic amount to tamp down inflation, though higher borrowing costs are unlikely to blunt energy prices. US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank won’t flinch in its inflation battle, hardening expectations of a third straight jumbo rate hike. While the Fed is still hoping for a soft landing, two new papers argue that the policies could lead to more economic harm than is realized, both to US employment and developing nations.
Ukrainian forces are mounting a counteroffensive that’s pushed more than 30 miles into Russian-held territory near Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin repeated his contention that Russia will emerge stronger from his invasion, saying “we’ve lost nothing and won’t lose anything.” But time isn’t on Russia’s side, Leonid Bershidsky writes in Bloomberg Opinion. As long as Ukraine shows a will to fight, western aid likely won’t dry up—and Russians “should consider the very real possibility of defeat.”
India’s military has been barred from importing some critical weapons systems to replace aging armaments—part of a push to boost domestic industries. But the policy is leaving the country vulnerable to persistent threats from China and Pakistan, officials say. Meanwhile, Indian coal tycoon Gautam Adani, now the world’s third-richest person, is closing in on the only two others with a higher net worth: Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Some of Adani’s companies trade at more than 750 times profit, far higher than Amazon or Tesla.  Gautam Adani Photographer: Hindustan Times/Hindustan Times So-called quiet quitters now make up about half the US workforce, a new Gallup poll finds. Feeling more motivated? September marks a new call back to the office by many employers, but workers are demanding flexibility amid a complicated backdrop of rising inflation and a potential economic downturn. Here are some tips for figuring out the complicated return-to-office puzzle. - The UK observes a mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II.
- The US marks the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
- Sweden holds a general election with the far right making inroads.
- Ruling in Google’s appeal of a record-breaking EU antitrust fine.
- The State of the EU debate to focus on cost of living, Ukraine.
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