- India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar has warned that the world faces an impending major food crisis driven by conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East alongside a super El Nino.
- Speaking at an Asia Society event in New York, Mr Jaishankar stated that the Global South is under severe financial, energy, food, and fertiliser strain.
- Global oil prices have surged, with Brent crude set for a monthly gain of around 14 per cent after US president Donald Trump denied easing sanctions on Iran.
- Agricultural supplies are heavily impacted by disrupted Black Sea grain exports and fertiliser shortages stemming from Middle Eastern and Russian production issues.
- Experts from the Climate Impact Lab warn that this year's record-breaking El Nino could cause nearly 500,000 heat-related deaths by February, predominantly in the Global South.
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