Saudi Arabian Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal (L) and French Minister of Sports Marina Ferrari pose after signing an accord of cooperation about sports ahead of the closing ceremony of the Esports World Cup at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 23 August 2026. (Photo by Teresa SUAREZ / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabian Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal (L) and French Minister of Sports Marina Ferrari sign an accord of cooperation about sports ahead of the closing ceremony of the Esports World Cup at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 23 August 2026. (Photo by Teresa SUAREZ / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabian Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal (L) and French Minister of Sports Marina Ferrari sign an accord of cooperation about sports ahead of the closing ceremony of the Esports World Cup at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 23 August 2026. (Photo by Teresa SUAREZ / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Almaty, southeastern Kazakhstan on August 23, 2026. Ex-Soviet Kazakhstan votes for a new unicameral parliament following changes to its constitution that authorities say will democratise Central Asia's largest economy, but critics slam the move as cementing the president's power. (Photo by Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Almaty, southeastern Kazakhstan on August 23, 2026. Ex-Soviet Kazakhstan votes for a new unicameral parliament following changes to its constitution that authorities say will democratise Central Asia's largest economy, but critics slam the move as cementing the president's power. (Photo by Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP via Getty Images)

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Almaty, southeastern Kazakhstan on August 23, 2026. Ex-Soviet Kazakhstan votes for a new unicameral parliament following changes to its constitution that authorities say will democratise Central Asia's largest economy, but critics slam the move as cementing the president's power. (Photo by Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan beekeeper wearing a protective suit examines beehives at an apiary in Karukh district of Afghanistan's Herat province on August 23, 2026. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan beekeeper wearing a protective suit examines beehives at an apiary in Karukh district of Afghanistan's Herat province on August 23, 2026. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP via Getty Images)