Maritime Power Shift: A new Korea-U.S. push reframes the alliance as a broader maritime strategy, while U.S. shipbuilding capacity and MRO readiness lag. Grid Resilience Under Fire: In Ukraine’s Odesa, Russian strikes damaged energy infrastructure; crews restored power to about 90,000 customers, with repairs continuing around the clock. Nuclear Fuel Security: India’s PHWR expansion could require ~5,400 tonnes of uranium oxide annually, but domestic supply covers only ~30%, raising pressure to scale fuel production and secure imports. AI for Dispatchable Renewables: China is deploying an AI “commander” to stabilize hydropower-wind-solar output by modeling basin-wide generation scenarios. Data Centers, Power, and Planning: Amazon says its Calvert Cliffs data center withdrawal was driven by internal infrastructure planning, not politics; meanwhile Contact Energy reports a $423m profit and eyes a Taranaki data center with CDC plus storage support. Energy Storage Push: The EU moves to triple energy storage capacity by 2030 as grids face heat and eclipse-related stress. Tariff Watch: Pakistan’s NEPRA approved a 30-year levelised tariff for the 102MW Gulpur hydropower project. Local Outage Accountability: Canada’s PUC says flickering and outages are often linked to transmission-side supply issues, not distribution operations.