AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoUN Cartography Push: The UN General Assembly backed Africa’s “Correct the Map” campaign, voting 164-1 to promote more accurate equal-area world maps that better reflect Africa’s true size, with the U.S. the lone no. EU-India Trade: Belgium’s PM Bart De Wever criticized “arbitrary” tariffs while backing the India-EU FTA, and India’s Piyush Goyal said all 27 EU states support bringing the deal into force. Iran Squeeze Goes Wider: The EU formally joined Washington’s “Operation Economic Outcast” against Iran, while the U.S. sanctioned a Turkish bank and two subsidiaries tied to IRGC-Qods Force financial links. U.S. Economy Watch: U.S. jobs rebounded in August with 162,000 payroll gains, keeping unemployment at 4.1% and lifting rate-hike expectations. Cyber Security: CISA and G7 partners urged organizations to start migrating to post-quantum cryptography to prepare for future quantum threats. Local Cross-Border Policing: B.C. partnered with Washington State on a cross-border crime initiative targeting organized crime and illicit drugs. Workplace Safety: Records show safety complaints and poor maintenance at a Washington pulp mill before a deadly tank collapse. Child Marriage at UN: Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Maada Bio is pushing for a UN day to end child, early and forced marriage.
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