Prime Minister Sharif said he will represent the Pakistani people and lead a high-level delegation to attend Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral.

Per The Times, UK cabinet ministers will ask Prime Minister Starmer this afternoon to clarify his timetable for leaving office.

June 18 — MOFCOM Vice Minister and deputy chief trade negotiator Ling Ji met with the CEO of SABIC to discuss the company’s operations in China and expanded investment cooperation. Ling said China-Saudi trade ties have grown steadily, with ARAMCO and SABIC as key participants. He said China will accelerate industrial, energy and transport restructuring and push a green, low-carbon transition during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, and urged SABIC to deepen its presence in the Chinese market.