Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn

• The United Nations is facing a crisis of relevance eight decades after its creation to prevent global catastrophes and resolve disputes. • The organization is struggling as wars entrench and geopolitical rivalries intensify alongside risks from artificial intelligence and climate change.

• Conflict in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait has disrupted a strategic global trade chokepoint. • The instability has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a route that previously handled roughly 20 percent of the global oil trade.

• Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday. • The discussions with the UK Foreign Secretary focused on global food and energy challenges caused by ongoing conflicts.

• The Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, has evolved from a local northern Yemeni militia into a regional power capable of projecting force beyond its borders. • Shipping diversions away from Houthi-controlled ports have restricted the inflow of essential food, medicine, and international aid.

• The United Nations recently demonstrated its continued utility despite appearing sidelined over the past year. • The organization has played a minimal role in the Gaza conflict and had no voice in the Iran conflict.

• Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday to discuss global security and diplomacy. • He called for an immediate ceasefire and lasting peace in Ukraine and Sudan, emphasizing that solutions must be anchored in the United Nations Charter.

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India at the 81st UN General Assembly, meeting with European, Ukrainian, Arab, and Asian counterparts. • He emphasized a diplomatic framework focused on the "4Fs," which refers to the global stability of fuel, food, fertilizer, and finance.

• World leaders gathered on Sept. 22 for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss wars, climate change, and artificial intelligence. • Secretary-General António Guterres called for stronger regulations to prevent the risks posed by "runaway artificial intelligence."

• World leaders and key participants in major global conflicts spoke at the United Nations General Assembly summit on September 24, 2026. • The summit agenda focused heavily on the role and regulation of artificial intelligence.

• Rumtin Sepasspour and Inés Parmentier argue that the next UN Secretary-General will inherit an institutional system unable to manage complex global shocks. • The current system suffers from a mandate gap where agency roles are limited or overlap, and a financial gap where donors fund specific projects rather than pooled resources.

• Anti-Israel protesters hung an effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 24 while he spoke at the United Nations. • Reports indicate that actress Susan Sarandon and comedian Hannah Einbinder were arrested during the demonstrations.

While US president hailed visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved on resolving thorny issuesKey takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in WashingtonIf the Beijing meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in May was the “stalemate summit”, the second round of talks between the presidents of the US and China this week seemed to give up entirely on the idea of breakthroughs.Instead, it was described as a celebration of “diplotainment” rather than diplomacy, where pomp prevailed over progress and where one of the main outcomes was the news that two giant pandas would soon be sent from China to Atlanta zoo. Continue reading...