France's Élysée Palace says the Saudi crown prince will sign multiple cooperation agreements with France during his visit, covering transport, energy and health.

On Aug. 21 Kweichow Moutai held its 2026 interim results briefing and said it is systematically drafting an overall market-value management plan for 2027–2029 to further strengthen a long-term market-value management mechanism.

US sources on the 20th said Ukraine earlier this year planned to launch AI-guided drone swarms at Moscow and nearby airports to force international carriers to suspend Moscow routes and pressure Russia’s elite toward negotiations. Two sources said the drones would autonomously seek and strike targets; the plan envisaged launching up to 1,000 drones per night to overwhelm Russian air defenses. President Zelenskiy reportedly feared the drones could hit civilian airliners and cause casualties but, seeking leverage to restart talks, allowed work on the plan to continue for months. The scheme was allegedly devised by former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov and was shelved after his July dismissal. A Ukrainian presidential office official denied such a plan existed.