Gun-and-sex-crime sentencing push (Caribbean): Prime Minister Gaston Browne says Parliament will debate minimum sentences, including 15 years for serious firearm offences, and expects courts to follow lawmakers’ decisions. Teachers’ pay crisis (Fiji): Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka ordered urgent action so affected teachers get back pay fast, with Finance and Education working together. Climate liability shield (New Zealand): A new act bars courts from finding tort liability for climate-change harms tied to greenhouse gas emissions, aiming to reduce uncertainty for businesses. Gender-treatment vote fight (Australia): Lyle Shelton urges Queensland Premier Crisafulli to recall Parliament and ban puberty blockers and related treatments for minors via a direct vote. FIFA leadership showdown (global): FIFA says embattled president Gianni Infantino will seek re-election in 2027 despite UEFA and others calling for resignation. Ukraine diplomacy (US/EU): US envoys Kushner and Witkoff met Zelenskiy in Kyiv after talks with Putin, signaling renewed efforts toward a post-war framework. US state-name rebrand sparks backlash (US): Trump’s “New America” map for New Mexico drew Democratic opposition, after fact-checkers traced earlier claims to satire. Jhiram Valley case (India): Chhattisgarh CM Sai questions why Congress didn’t submit evidence to the NIA probe after an NIA court convicted all 10 accused in the 2013 attack. Assisted dying vote (UK): Polling finds 6 in 10 back bringing the assisted dying bill back to Parliament for a Friday debate.