Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will travel to Paris on Sunday for an official visit and meet French President Macron.

Aug 21, 2026 — China foreign minister Wang Yi and Indonesia’s foreign minister co‑chaired the inaugural meeting of the China‑Indonesia comprehensive strategic dialogue in Jakarta. Both sides agreed to institutionalize the mechanism to implement leaders’ consensus and to provide a platform for deepening the two countries’ ‘five‑pillar’ cooperation and building a China‑Indonesia community with shared future and regional/global influence. China said it views Indonesia as a priority in its diplomacy and will expand all‑round cooperation to pool development momentum, coordinate against shared risks amid global instability and unilateralism, and support bilateral modernization efforts.

India preliminary August manufacturing PMI 52.9, below expected 54 and down from prior 53.5.