Maritime Security and Guinea-Bissau Flagged Ships: Ukraine urged an emergency UN Security Council meeting after Russia’s repeated attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea, saying no vessels passed the Ukraine corridor at peak harvest; the latest flare-up includes the Guinea-Bissau-flagged MV Golden Leo hit near Odesa, killing 10 people including four Indian crew, with India summoning Russia’s chargé d’affaires and raising seafarer safety concerns. Diplomacy: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov in Manila and reiterated “strong concern” for Indian seafarers after the Golden Leo deaths. Regional Energy Integration: ECOWAS reaffirmed plans for the ECO single currency in 2027, while also backing the Nigeria–Morocco Atlantic gas pipeline route that would pass through Guinea-Bissau among other states. Local Relevance: A Guinea-Bissau-born footballer, Ussa Jos Indi, died in Portugal at 26, after collapsing while jogging.