UN Child Rights Watch: A new UN report says nearly 25,000 children were harmed by record violations in conflict last year, with government forces for the first time named as the main perpetrators. AI & Federal Oversight: Anthropic met with the Trump administration amid U.S. export controls affecting access to advanced AI models, underscoring how frontier AI governance is becoming a core government function. Public Safety & Security: Ghana’s interior ministry ordered a curfew in Nkwanta South after a deadly attack, while Nigeria launched an Ebola preparedness task force to keep the country at zero cases. Local Government Operations: Lauderdale County approved parking expansion at its Government Center, and Curaçao moved to create an independent healthcare regulator to tighten spending oversight. Governance & Accountability: Canada’s federal access-to-information performance drew a “Code of Silence” award for missing deadlines, and Ghana’s parliament demanded explanations over a D251m discrepancy in government financial statements. Budget & Economic Policy: Nepal’s finance minister stressed long-term economic priorities over stock swings, while the UK reported May borrowing of £23.3B and record debt-interest costs. Tech Policy & Access: India saw VPN downloads surge after Telegram was blocked over NEET fraud concerns, and the UK opened consultation on Heathrow’s third runway framework.