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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin will meet in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit 2026 to address economic and geopolitical challenges. • Prime Minister Modi specifically called for lasting peace in West Asia and emphasized the safety of seafarers.

• The UN General Assembly opened its 81st session on Tuesday, September 8, at the UN Headquarters in New York. • The incoming president pledged to restore public trust in the institution amid ongoing wars, humanitarian crises, and intensifying climate change.

• India is currently navigating a strategic rivalry between the United States and China as both superpowers compete for global dominance. • The conflict centers on a struggle for technological leadership, economic control, and the rewriting of national security rules.

• Cuba is experiencing a severe power crisis that is disrupting basic services following the imposition of sanctions. • National electricity generation in August met less than one third of the country's total demand.

• President Zelenskyy will attend the 2026 UN General Assembly to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. • President Putin is not expected to attend the event.

• India has established itself as a dependable first responder by providing swift humanitarian aid during crises in Venezuela and Afghanistan. • The response effort combined military mobility, indigenous technology, and medical expertise to reach these geographically distant nations.

• World leaders will gather in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026, for the 18th BRICS Summit to discuss cooperation and sustainability. • India will serve as the Chair of the summit, taking responsibility for facilitating discussions and coordinating negotiations among member nations.

A federal court is declaring that the energy department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement dateIn a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the energy department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year.Energy secretary Chris Wright had said the 64-year-old JH Campbell Generating Plant was needed to ensure reliable electricity in the region, and he used emergency powers to keep it operating. Environmental groups and three states – Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota – went to court to try to overturn orders keeping the plant online. Continue reading...

UK employment tribunal examines whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 staff for trade union activityA worker fired by the makers of Grand Theft Auto has said he believed employees were put on a “watch list” after signing a petition about remote working.Dayne Oram told an employment tribunal in Glasgow examining whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 employees for trade union activity on Friday that he thought the company started keeping an eye on a group of workers after the petition was sent to leadership in 2023. Continue reading...

DUP education minister accused of dragging feet before revising guidelines that also apply to PE and gamesSchools in Northern Ireland must give girls the choice to wear trousers as part of their uniforms as well as for PE and games, according to revised guidelines.From next year schools will no longer be able to prohibit female pupils from wearing trousers, Paul Givan, the country’s education minister, said on Friday. “Today, I am taking that decision, that will be formally communicated, schools will be hearing from me,” he told the BBC. Continue reading...

MPs quietly withdrew support when it became clear it was not a priority of Andy Burnham’s governmentAfter two years of impassioned arguments, tearful personal testimonies, noisy protests and ethical dilemmas, the assisted dying bill for England and Wales failed on a knife edge.Campaigners on the pro side largely blame the House of Lords for making it seem an impossible struggle to get the bill through parliament, after blocking it the first time by putting through more than 1,000 amendments so that it ran out of time. Continue reading...