Space & Industry in French Guiana: Amazon’s next batch of satellites has been shipped to French Guiana for upcoming Ariane 6 launches for Amazon’s Project Leo, with an upgrade aimed at higher payload capacity—another sign the region is becoming a key node for commercial space demand. EU Trade: EU and Mexico sealed an expanded free trade deal that goes beyond industrial goods to add services and farm produce, plus investment and contract-bidding access, framed as a geopolitical move amid tariff pressure. French Guiana-linked Heritage & Repatriation: France is advancing a Senate-approved plan to return remains of six Kalina people from Paris museums back to French Guiana for burial within a year. Parliament & Law Reform: France’s National Assembly voted 254-0 to repeal the slavery-era Code Noir, ending a law that treated people as property and had lingered on the books for nearly two centuries after abolition. Regional Security/Energy Diplomacy: Brazil and Suriname’s state visit is set to produce agreements spanning defense, energy, security and connectivity, with oil and gas prospects driving the agenda. Maritime Engineering: Berg Propulsion won a contract to supply propulsion and control systems for four powerful diesel-electric offshore support tugs intended for initial deployment in French Guiana. Space Science: The ESA-led SMILE mission launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to study solar wind–Earth interactions, with imaging sensors supplied by Teledyne Space Imaging.