U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the ASEAN summit, Congress begins its August recess, and Muslims from around the world travel to Mecca for the hajj.

Texas recovers from Hurricane Harvey, U.S. Congress returns from summer recess, and Indian-Chinese tensions ease.

French president Emmanuel Macron hosts the leaders of Germany, Spain, and Italy, Muslims around the world make a pilgrimage to Mecca, and the U.S. Open begins in New York City.

U.S. and South Korean forces hold war games on the Korean Peninsula and North Americans view a solar eclipse.

The International Energy Agency releases its report on the oil market, and the UN Security Council discusses the use of chemical weapons in Syria.