Aug 19 — French foreign minister Barro said on social media France does not rule out further sanctions targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank, saying all options are under consideration. She called recent events in the West Bank appalling and said France has already pushed for sanctions on settlers who commit violence and on entities, companies and organizations that support them. Barro also described recent remarks by Israeli national security minister Ben-Gvir on Gaza as unacceptable and

Maoyan Pro data show China’s 2026 summer box office (June 1–Aug 31) exceeded RMB10.5 bln as of 11:00 on Aug 19; Kung Fu Women's Football, Eight Immortals!, and Spider-Man: A New Day ranked first through third.

Donghaeng Union, composed mainly of Device eXperience (DX) employees, will hold a mass rally outside Samsung Electronics' Seocho, Seoul headquarters less than three months after a wage agreement. The union demands the company grant 1,000 treasury shares to each DX employee, arguing May’s wage deal widened performance-pay gaps between DS (semiconductors) and DX (smartphones, TVs, appliances) and left DX staff relatively disadvantaged. The union says 49,345 DX employees who were on the payroll last month would be eligible, totaling 49.345 million shares; at an assumed ~250,000 won per share, the stock value would exceed 12 trillion won.