G7 & Middle East: Mark Carney arrived in France for the G7 with no confirmed bilateral meeting with Donald Trump, after Trump said a US-Iran peace deal had been reached and signalled changes for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz—Carney said Canada will look at how to reinforce any breakthrough. EU foreign policy: Helen McEntee welcomed progress on EU action on Israeli settlements and backed Ukraine as the first EU accession negotiating cluster opened for Ukraine and Moldova. Housing delivery: Clúid Housing plans to spend almost €1bn on new housing schemes over four years, seeking large-scale builds with green and lean methods. Dublin procurement & legal fight: Dublin City Council asked the Commercial Court to lift a suspension on its €51.2m clamping contract award to Apcoa, after Q-Park challenged the tender. Tech & litigation: Dell is being sued in Ireland by Finnish firm XTX over a claimed up-to-$70m server price increase for a data centre. Retail IP: Dunnes Stores faces High Court action over allegedly “confusingly similar” designer handbags sold to customers. Energy & research: UCD will lead the €8m Shield-6G project to set security and resilience guidelines for 6G networks. Business expansion: KFC’s “next chapter” rolls out menu innovation and refreshed restaurants in Ireland/UK before wider global expansion.