FIFA Governance Shake-Up: FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he’s open to an external, independent review of FIFA’s governance after the fallout from the “FIFA Forward Enterprise” project, and he’s pushing a structured consultation with confederations and member associations. Labor & Federal Power: Canada’s Liberals face backlash over Bill C-39, with the Canadian Labour Congress warning it could let a minister quash strikes in federally regulated industries. AI Oversight Push: New Zealand’s public sector AI spending is drawing fire, while a Dutch-led group of 21 countries and the EU calls for tighter frontier AI controls, including mandatory testing and possible new international supervision. Procurement Watch: Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago’s procurement debate (via proposed amendments) raises alarms about weakening the Office of Procurement Regulation’s ability to pause or reverse deals. Energy & Finance: Moldova says it may move to direct, transparent gas contracts with major producers; Qatar’s central bank issued QR 400 million in government bonds. Local Governance & Services: Ghana’s teacher unions give the government until Sept. 24 to fix promotion arrears and placement issues; London’s Inclusion Charter is credited with cutting exclusions, suspensions, and absenteeism.