Digital Sovereignty: France’s DGSI is moving away from Palantir’s AI tools, shifting to domestic firm ChapsVision, with a multi-year transition and a €655m AI push for state services and a shared government chatbot. Critical Minerals & Supply Chains: At the G7 in Evian, France is driving a statement on critical minerals to cut reliance on China, coordinate standards-based markets, and protect investors from dumping and counter-measures. AI Access: G7 leaders urged the US to share access to frontier AI models, warning that sudden export-control “switches” could fracture the market; a new trusted platform is planned. Middle East Energy Shock: G7 leaders backed Trump’s Iran framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire, while Trump also floated lower oil prices and warned of “economic catastrophe” if the deal fails. Trade Tensions: Trump threatened 100% tariffs on French wine and champagne over Macron’s digital services tax. Defense Industrial Base: Trump said the US may license Ukraine to manufacture anti-ballistic missiles, and invoked the Defense Production Act to boost weapons output after stockpile strain. Public Health & Industry: France is scaling sterile-male mosquito releases to fight tiger mosquitoes, aiming to curb chikungunya and dengue spread. Training & Agriculture: France and Togo’s institutions teamed up to expand agricultural engineering training for West Africa. Model Industry Integrity: ModelGlance expanded its verified agency directory to 19 countries to tackle paid “fake casting” scams.