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Activist Malala Yousafzai highlighted the devastating impact of global conflicts on girls' education while appearing at an Axios House event Tuesday in New York City.

The big picture: From Afghanistan to Gaza, the Malala Fund co-founder called for more accountability to ensure that humanitarian law is followed and women and girls, in particular, receive equal educational opportunities.

Editor's note: This usually monthly series spotlighting Latinos making a mark in their community will be a weekly feature during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Eliana Reyes is an actor, showrunner, and filmmaker. Her documentary, "Vida Nueva," about how the long-term incarceration of a parent affects children, was an official selection at the New York Latino Film Festival this year.

Why do you do what you do? I do what I do because it has been my calling since I was young. Storytelling has been at the core of who I am since I would act out scenes in my bedroom as a child, performed spoken word through high school and college, and now through acting content creation, and filmmaking. I guess, in a way, I want to create space for others like me to feel seen and inspired.

1. Ecuador's been hit by massive power cuts over the last few days due to a major drought that's left the country without hydroelectric power.

• Authorities said this week the cuts will range from 10 to 12 hours a day.
• The drought is the worst in more than 60 years, President Daniel Noboa said yesterday in New York, where he'll be participating in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly that started this week.

2. Venezuela and Argentina are trying to arrest each other's presidents amid ongoing disputes.

• An Argentine court yesterday issued an arrest warrant for President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela for an investigation into human rights violations, days after the Venezuelan regime ordered the arrest of Argentina's President Javier Milei over a dispute about an airplane.

Video captured by oceanographers in the Falkor scientific expeditions. Source: via Noticias Telemundo

At least 20 likely new marine species have been discovered this year by a Uruguayan-led team exploring the Nazca Ridge.

State of play: The Falkor scientific expedition, part of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, has been exploring the area near Chile and Peru, focusing on newly found undersea mountains.

• Their dives this year, including one led by oceanographer Javier Sellanes, led to finding deep-sea coral reefs the size of three tennis courts that the scientists say could be thousands of years old.

Hezbollah urged Iran in recent days to launch an attack against Israel as fighting between the Lebanese militant group and the Israeli military dramatically escalated, but Iran has so far refrained, two Israeli officials and one Western diplomat told Axios.

Why it matters: A direct Iranian attack against Israel would dramatically destabilize the region even further and likely draw the U.S. into more active fighting.

The gaming industry could see more Latino creators thanks to a new initiative to increase Hispanic representation.

Why it matters: Gaming is a $187 billion global industry that has attracted interest from major companies like Netflix and Disney in recent years.

The People's Bank of China unleashed a fusillade of measures aimed at arresting the nation's economic malaise Tuesday morning.

Why it matters: The world's second-largest economy faces a popping property bubble, inadequate consumer demand and the risk of spiraling deflation. The new actions show the government's resolve to get growth back on track — but also the limits of the policy tools it is willing to use to achieve that goal.

President Biden used his fourth and final speech to the UN General Assembly to reflect on his five decades in public life and advise his fellow leaders that "some things are more important than staying in power."

The big picture: Biden is preparing to leave the world stage with war grinding on in Ukraine, another expanding in the Middle East, and with the future of America's global role hingeing on November's election. While he acknowledged those challenges, Biden was reflective and stubbornly optimistic, reminding his audience that humanity had endured times that felt even more desperate.

Vice President Kamala Harris has more than doubled her lead over former President Trump with Asian American voters, compared to the advantage President Biden previously had, a new survey finds.

Why it matters: New data from the nonpartisan APIAVote and AAPIData show that Harris, who is Black and Asian American, is generating excitement about one of the nation's fast-growing voting constituencies.

Voters in six key swing states think former President Trump is more likely than Vice President Harris to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, respond effectively to a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan, and advance U.S. interests internationally, according to new polling from the Institute for Global Affairs.

Why it matters: President Biden will give a farewell address to the world Tuesday at the UN General Assembly. Voters will soon decide between relative continuity with Harris, or a 180-degree turn back to a predecessor Biden has portrayed as a danger to global security.

Hurricane John made landfall along Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm after rapidly intensifying on Monday night, per the National Hurricane Center.

The big picture: The major hurricane made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph just to the south-southwest of Marquelia, in the state of Guerrero, the NHC said.

The shipping industry is at a critical juncture, poised to undergo a sustainability transformation that could redefine global trade.

Why it's important: Maritime shipping, responsible for transporting nearly 90% of globally traded goods, is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions due to its reliance on fossil fuels like diesel.

Amazon is striving to decarbonize parts of its business globally in an effort to progress its climate goals, chief sustainability officer Kara Hurst told Axios' Niala Boodhoo at Axios House Climate Week/UN General Assembly in New York City on Monday.

Why it matters: The company runs one of the biggest logistics and transportation networks in the world.