EU Outer Regions Strategy: The European Commission has adopted a new strategic vision for the EU’s outermost regions, explicitly naming Guadeloupe and French Guiana, alongside Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint-Martin, and other Atlantic and Indian Ocean territories. The plan pairs stronger support and resilience with a regulatory package to adapt EU rules to local constraints, targeting areas like agriculture, fisheries, migration, and taxation, and pushing competitiveness via the blue economy, renewable energy, biotechnology, research, and space. Remote-Area Boost: Brussels also frames the same push as a way to strengthen geostrategic remote regions’ access to the EU single market and help them tackle climate and environmental challenges. Sargassum Crisis: A new look at the Caribbean and wider Atlantic sargassum surge describes record beaching and offshore mats that smother reefs and seagrass, disrupt fishing and tourism, and worsen respiratory problems for workers clearing seaweed. Tsunami Preparedness: UNESCO’s warning that Mediterranean tsunami risk is near-certain over coming decades is driving faster local evacuation planning on the French Riviera, including mapped refuge routes and quicker decision-making. Sport & Infrastructure Finance: Kenny Jean-Marie, former FIFA Chief Member Associations Officer, joins ACG’s advisory board to strengthen sport governance and the structuring of large-scale sport infrastructure projects across Africa. Ocean Racing Spotlight: Francesca Clapcich’s 11th Hour Racing team finished second in the Ocean Race Atlantic sprint, just minutes behind the winner. Mobile Data Costs: A study by Broadband Genie ranks the UK 46th for average mobile broadband price per GB, highlighting how pricing varies widely across markets.