Nauru Film Spotlight: “Far End of the Sea,” Nauru’s first short feature film, has officially launched on YouTube after premiering May 15, with a heartwarming story of a shipwrecked Scottish sailor and an islander banished from his tribe—shot across seven Nauru locations and grounded in local culture. Nauru Immigration Deal Fallout: Nauru has withdrawn $30.5 million from an Australia-linked trust tied to the NZYQ deportee deal, with Senate estimates hearing details of spending—business travel and equipment for the President’s support department, and $19.8 million to pay down a loan that expanded the national airline fleet. Pacific Business Watch: The ADB says it’s ready to fund fuel relief across Pacific countries, with Fiji already securing a US$200m loan for budget support as governments wait for clarity on when the crisis eases. Regional Sports Buzz: Pacific athletes turned in a big week at the Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, including multiple national record performances across track and field. Travel Curiosity: Kiribati is back in the spotlight as the world’s least visited country—famous for a calendar “time skip” in 1994 when the nation effectively jumped a whole day.