WTO : China challenges US & allies over "reciprocal" farm trade deals (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Ahead of a meeting of the World Trade Organization's Committee on Agriculture on 25-26 September, China has questioned the United States, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, and the European Union on their recent "reciprocal" framework agreements.

UN : Global food systems being hijacked by corporate interests, warns report (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Corporate power in food systems is highly concentrated, allowing a relatively small group of people to shape what is grown, how it is grown, labour conditions, prices and food choices in a way that serves the ultimate goal of profit maximization and not the public good.

UN : Russian drone attacks rendering Ukrainian frontline areas unliveable (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Russian armed forces have targeted civilians and a wide array of civilian objects using short-range drones in localities stretching over 300 km along the right bank of the Dnipro River, according to the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.