Trade: G20 Ministers at impasse as US pushes controversial agenda (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 1 October under the United States' presidency, failed to agree on an outcome document due to sharp differences among members over three controversial issues - addressing the issue of "overcapacity", eliminating "forced labor", and adjusting the most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment principle, according to China.

UN: Millions more women & girls face hunger as Middle East crisis escalates (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
An additional 11.7 million women and girls could become food insecure by the end of December 2026, as the escalation in the Middle East and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz add new price shocks to an already severe food security crisis, according to UN Women.

UN: Ukraine war a growing "human rights catastrophe", warns Turk (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The war in Ukraine is a "human rights catastrophe" that is growing as well as intensifying by the week, causing unfathomable pain to civilians, and threatening an even greater disaster across the entire region, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk.