The Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement, in force since 2021, puts a moratorium on commercial fishing in the central Arctic Ocean's international waters, where sea ice has covered the area for as long as records exist but is now melting for part of each year. The ten parties include the United States, Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, the EU and the five Arctic coastal states. Because nobody knows how fishing would affect this ecosystem, the treaty delays commercial fishing until enough science exists to manage it sustainably, and it sets up a joint research programme. Russian experts have attended the annual meetings since 2022, even as other Arctic forums have stalled.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.