Pacific Link Pipeline Politics: Canada fast-tracked the Alberta-to–West Coast “Pacific Link” oil pipeline and labeled it a project of national interest, with federal and Alberta governments sharing ownership and Indigenous communities offered at least 10% interest—an energy push timed amid Alberta’s separatism referendum debate. Climate Accountability: A new study links major fossil-fuel emissions to measurable declines in Pacific Northwest snowpack and summer river flows, adding fuel to legal and policy efforts to assign blame for climate damages. Pacific Climate Integrity: Ahead of Fiji’s Pre-COP and COP31, Transparency International urged Pacific governments to strengthen integrity rules, conflict-of-interest standards, and ethics oversight against fossil-fuel influence. UN Security Council Bid: India renewed its push for a permanent and non-permanent UNSC seat, arguing the council no longer reflects modern realities and highlighting the slow, veto-bound path to reform. ICC Under Pressure: The ICC ended its contract with insurer Axa as US sanctions threats mount, following Trump’s escalating attacks on the court. Mekong Tourism: AmaWaterways unveiled its new 120-guest Mekong ship, AmaMaya, pitching wellness-focused cruises across Cambodia and Vietnam. Human Impact at Sea: A medical helicopter crash off Catalina killed two and left one missing, while in Canada a driver involved in a fatal collision of two First Nations elders was released from hospital amid an investigation into a possible medical emergency.