Arts & Heritage Investment: Namibia’s Vice President Lucia Witbooi urged bigger funding for arts, culture and heritage at the Hardap Regional Arts and Culture Festival, calling culture a living foundation for jobs, tourism and youth livelihoods. Community-Building in Education: Freshmen are turning dorm life into a social engine, forming floor traditions and group chats that reshape college belonging from the inside out. School Recognition: Three South Wales schools—Ysgol Ty Monmouth, Crownbridge Special School and Libanus Primary—were shortlisted for School of the Year, spotlighting wellbeing, inclusion and community impact. Religious Freedom & Security: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad demanded US action after a brick attack on the Shri Swaminarayan Vadtal Dham temple in Ohio, citing repeated vandalism and calling for stronger protection. Cultural Diplomacy: PM Modi presented the Russian President with a Thirukkural translation, framing Tamil wisdom as a universal guide for virtue, justice and human dignity. Heritage Preservation Fight: A new bid seeks to protect a historic Fuerteventura house from demolition by pushing for official cultural-interest status. Performing Traditions Return: Bermuda’s Gombey Festival roared back to life in Botanical Gardens, celebrating a tradition rooted in rebellion, freedom and intergenerational teaching. Indigenous Safety & Memory: Canada marked Sisters in Spirit Day with a renewed commitment to end violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people, backed by shelter and prevention funding. Hawaiian Culture Expansion: The Polynesian Cultural Center broke ground on a major Hawaiʻi Village expansion, designed around the kauhale model to deepen visitors’ understanding of Native Hawaiian life and land ties.