☀ WEATHER● RADIOAdvertise
DVDOWNUNDERVOICESAustralia · New Zealand · World
Back to World
World

21 October 2026

Macron’s surprise ‘solidarity’ visit to Saudi Arabia

Downunder Voices Newsroom

Source reporting: Al Jazeera English

FacebookEmail
Macron’s surprise ‘solidarity’ visit to Saudi Arabia

French President Emmanuel Macron made a surprise stop in Riyadh to meet Saudi Crown Prince during his ongoing Gulf tour.

About this report

Downunder Voices provides an independently written summary and community perspective based on information published by the original source. The original publisher remains responsible for its reporting.

Join our community

Follow Downunder Voices

Join thousands of readers following news and community stories from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

Follow on FacebookSubmit your story

More from World

View category
Controversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns haltedWorld
From The Guardian World

21 October 2026

Controversial US-backed vaccine trial in African newborns halted

Hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau that was to be funded by CDC and that drew global backlash ‘will not move forward’ The US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns that drew global backlash was halted, the lead researcher said on Wednesday. It was “now clear” that the study “will not move forward in Guinea-Bissau”, Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer, a Danish researcher, wrote on LinkedIn, adding, “we were not given the necessary governmental approval.”

The Guardian WorldOriginal source

Read Next

View latest
Australia’s IFM snaps up 68% stake in ABPAustralia
From The Loadstar

21 October 2026

Australia’s IFM snaps up 68% stake in ABP

Australian infrastructure fund IFM Investors is set to acquire a 68% stake in Associated British Ports (ABP), following months of rumours about possible bidders circling the UK’s largest port owner and operator. ABP shareholders Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and OMERS today said they agreed to terms with IFM Investors to sell each of their respective 33. 9% and 30. 0% stakes in ABP, which were originally acquired in 2015 and 2006 respectively. The ...

The LoadstarOriginal source
Follow the money or follow the flag? Politics clouds port investmentTrade & Logistics
From The Loadstar

21 October 2026

Follow the money or follow the flag? Politics clouds port investment

In the seven years since TOC Americas last took place in Cartagena, global laden container volumes have slipped about 10% below where they would have been without the multiple disruptions that have hit the industry since 2018, according to Dinesh Sharma, director at Drewry Maritime Advisors. Sharma’s research measured growth from 2018 against forecasts of where the industry had imagined it would be today last time they met in Cartagena. Predicting ... The post Follow the money or follow the flag? Politics clouds port investment appeared first on The Loadstar .

The LoadstarOriginal source