Pacific Climate Diplomacy: Pacific Islands Forum leaders head to Palau as Australia faces tough questions on emissions and fossil-fuel exports, with host President Surangel Whipps Jr pressing for coal and gas phase-outs. Nuclear Memory & Disarmament: Kazakhstan marks International Day against Nuclear Tests, recalling the Semipalatinsk site’s closure in 1991 and linking it to the CTBT and Central Asia’s nuclear-weapon-free zone. Central Asia Security & Diplomacy: PM Modi begins a Central Asia tour to deepen ties with Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and push an anti-terror agenda ahead of the SCO summit. Digital Harm Debate: New Zealand’s proposed social media bans for under-16s are challenged by researchers who argue restrictions won’t fix the practices shaping the online environment. Culture & Memory: Pacific artists and writers revisit colonial legacies—from “human zoos” to remapping Captain Cook’s place names—using exhibitions and book extracts to reshape public memory. Deep-Sea Mining Watch: US NOAA opens public comments on a deep-sea mining project in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, setting up an environmental review. Sports & Youth: Malaysia’s U-21 hockey campaign gets a boost as Dheeressh targets an Asia Cup title run in China. Regional Cooperation: SAARC Agriculture Centre convenes partners in Dhaka to map joint agriculture and food-system programs for 2027.