Education & AI: Oman’s new academic year will lean harder into innovation and artificial intelligence, with added school buildings, lab upgrades, and refreshed school air-conditioning. Diplomacy & Culture: Montenegro’s president is set for a state visit to Mongolia, with talks expected to cover trade, investment, and cultural and education cooperation. Local Heritage & Governance: Nottinghamshire’s Broxtowe may get a £50,000 review to protect local identity as councils are reshaped. Minority Language Media: Scotland’s Gaelic channel BBC Alba is warned to be in “real jeopardy” financially, threatening a modern future for minority-language broadcasting. Pop Culture & Satire: Dublin Fringe’s musical Pretty Vacant uses Europop-style songs to satirise the housing crisis and the fight over “Dublin’s soul.” Digital Culture & Dating: A new Gen Z dating term, “zip coding,” is splitting opinion on whether it’s smart filtering or just a shortcut to heartbreak. Craft Meets Tech: Vietnam’s Bat Trang pottery village is preserving heritage while using digital tools and smarter kiln tech to improve quality and reach. Social Media & Harm: UK research highlights how fear and mistrust keep young people from reporting knife crime, while online culture can glamorise blade-carrying. Art & Archives: Lanzhou is digitising the Siku Quanshu, turning a massive ancient encyclopedia into a public-facing exhibition.