Offshore Wind & AI: Norway-linked energy coverage highlights how AI and digital twins are moving offshore wind from reactive maintenance to predictive failure-spotting, aiming to cut high lifecycle costs and boost reliability as farms go bigger and farther out. Clean Power Breakthrough: Japan switched on Asia’s first osmotic power plant, generating electricity from the pressure difference between seawater and desalination waste streams. Norway in Ukraine’s Drone Push: Norway plans to back Ukraine’s maritime security with unmanned surface vessels and logistics, including new drone procurement funding and closer defense coordination in the north. Nordic-Baltic Diplomacy: Zelenskyy met Nordic and Baltic leaders in Tallinn to address drone incursions and discuss cheaper ways to intercept them. Human Rights & Minerals: Amnesty warns “critical minerals” for AI, EVs and wind are tied to forced evictions, unsafe work and pollution, urging stronger rights protections. Israel/West Bank Sanctions: France, with partners including Norway, banned Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich and coordinated sanctions targeting networks tied to settler violence. Norway Legal Ruling: The European Court of Human Rights found Norway violated family-life rights in a child adoption case, ordering compensation. Business & Investment: Circio secured NOK300m for circular RNA gene therapy work; TGC Capital Partners backed Norway’s ZaveIT for UK expansion; and Norway’s maritime sector is being urged to invest in Kenya as a gateway to Africa.