Aviation Disruption: A Nats air-traffic-control technical glitch hit UK hubs again, with Heathrow and Gatwick seeing hundreds of cancellations and tens of thousands of passengers stranded as the network took hours to recover. Sanctions & Trade: The US rolled out 36 Iran-related sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector, including airlines, front companies, and aircraft/overflight authorisations. Infrastructure & Mobility: Turner & Townsend named Leila Taghavi as its new Saudi Arabia Head of Infrastructure, tasked with scaling rail, roads, ports, water, aviation and defence work under Vision 2030. Energy & Shipping Risk: Oil prices pushed toward $100 a barrel as US-Iran escalation raised Strait of Hormuz disruption fears. Road Safety & Operations: Estonia will install a new bidirectional speed-camera cabin in Muhu to enforce a 40 km/h limit after a fatal crash. EV Market Shift: India reported record EV retail sales in July and strong August demand, with the focus moving from incentives to making ownership affordable and reliable at scale. Logistics/Construction: Enviro Infra’s Suyog Urja won an INR 190 crore EPC contract for a 180 MW wind project in Maharashtra, including roads, transmission line works and commissioning.