Global Health Cooperation: An international cardiac team from Singapore, Australia and India is delivering free life-saving heart surgery for children at Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Heart Hospital in Fiji, while also building local capacity with Fiji’s Ministry of Health. Anti-Corruption Coordination: Malaysia’s MACC joined the GlobE Network plenary in Vienna to boost cross-border corruption investigations, including faster information sharing on overseas assets and financial flows. EU-Zambia Partnership: The EU congratulated Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema on re-election, calling the bloc’s relationship “robust” and pointing to Global Gateway support for investment in infrastructure and energy. Caribbean Kingdom Diplomacy: Sint Maarten urged closer cooperation with Curaçao and Aruba in The Hague on Kingdom affairs, including food security and the Landspakketten. Civil Defense Talks: Qatar and Saudi Arabia held a first meeting in Riyadh to activate their civil defense cooperation agreement, focusing on readiness and emergency response. Markets Under Strain: The Philippine peso hit a record low as global risk and higher US Treasury yields pressured the currency, while Global Dairy Trade prices rose 0.9% in New Zealand. Climate Disaster Framing: Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah said recent Himalayan floods were driven by climate change, urging international action. Tech & Finance Partnerships: A group of 21 international financial institutions plans a stablecoin enterprise with a USD focus, aiming for market launch in H1 2027.