India orders bulk sugar buyers to limit inventories to no more than 15 days' consumption.

Sources said the new Mossad director, Roman Gofman, held a phone call with Syrian foreign minister Assad Shebani on Aug. 14 to discuss Turkey's military presence in Syria.

On Aug 19, 2026 in Beijing, China foreign minister Wang Yi met Chile foreign minister Pérez. They agreed to maintain exchanges at all levels and consolidate high‑level trust, offering mutual support on issues of core interest. China said it is willing to deepen cooperation around APEC "China Year", accelerate construction of an Asia-Pacific community and an Asia-Pacific free-trade area, align development strategies and steadily advance existing cooperation projects. Both sides flagged plans to deepen collaboration in artificial intelligence and the digital economy and to promote multilateralism within a UN-centered international order.