Space & Climate Resilience: NASA’s $30 million Swift Boost mission is underway from the Marshall Islands, sending the LINK robotic spacecraft to rendezvous with the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and raise it to a safer orbit after rapid orbital decay driven by intensified solar activity. Disaster Risk: Tropical disturbance Invest 95W has been upgraded to Tropical Depression 09W, with heavy rain and gusts already affecting parts of the northern Marshall Islands and possible impacts extending toward Pohnpei, Kosrae and the Marianas. Aid & Health Pressure: An OECD report warns Pacific small island states face steep cuts in Overseas Development Assistance, with projected major drops in health and disease-control funding that could strain climate resilience and disaster response. Regional Governance: The Pacific Resilience Facility’s inaugural Council meeting has been convened, with the Marshall Islands set to chair the Pacific-led funding mechanism for climate adaptation and disaster preparedness. Ocean Protection: SPREP highlights Pacific priorities in global plastic pollution negotiations ahead of the Nairobi talks, pushing for an end to marine plastic leakage. Nuclear Justice: Pacific nuclear survivors and advocates urged Australia to sign and ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, marking Bikini and Mururoa anniversaries.