LIVE: Weekender World | August 19, 2023

Know the biggest stories gathered by SMNI News correspondents all over the world, here in Weekender World.

In the headlines:

• ‘Mini-NATO’ in Asia? U.S. holds trilateral summit with S. Korea, Japan for ‘deeper’ cooperation

• U.S., Japan, and Australia to hold drills, deploy ships in Philippines

• ECOWAS sets ‘D-Day’ for Niger

• WHO detects new highly mutated coronavirus strain ‘BA.2.86’

• Journey back to Earth: Emirati astronaut to return home