South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 12, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: South Korea sweep recurve golds at Archery World Cup
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News South Korea completed a dominant sweep of all five recurve titles at the Archery World Cup Shanghai stop, the second stage of the 2025 season, on Sunday, while host China claimed two silver medals in team events. In the recurve men’s team final, the Korean trio […]
MIL-OSI China: Qazaishvili hat trick fuels comeback win for Shandong
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Thanks to Valeri Qazaishvili’s hat trick, Shandong Taishan claimed its first win in five games, beating Zhejiang FC 4-2 at home in the 12th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL). Promising striker Wang Yudong gave Zhejiang a dream start just three minutes into the game […]
MIL-OSI Global: Pope Leo XIV’s recent predecessors at the Vatican defended migrants. Will he do the same?
Source: The Conversation – France – By Speranta Dumitru, Maitre de Conférences, Université Paris Cité Political language is sometimes used to describe the orientations of the Vatican. When the late Pope Francis defended migrants, it was suggested that he was a “left-wing” pope. Today, people are wondering whether Pope Leo XIV will adopt a “progressive” […]
MIL-OSI Global: Is Pope Leo XIV liberal or conservative? Why these labels don’t work for popes
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Mark Yenson, King’s University College, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Vice-President and Academic Dean (Interim), Western University The 133 cardinal electors sequestered in the Sistine Chapel elected a new pope May 8. The choice was a surprise — Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, who has carried out most of […]
MIL-OSI China: De Arrascaeta strike keeps Flamengo top in Brazil’s Serie A
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Giorgian de Arrascaeta continued his prolific scoring form as leader Flamengo recorded a 1-0 home win over Bahia in Brazil’s Serie A championship on Saturday. Flamengo took the lead at the Maracana stadium when Michael Oliveira delivered an inch-perfect cross from the left wing and De […]
MIL-OSI China: Sinner wins in return from doping ban at ATP Italian Open
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Top seed and current world No. 1 Jannik Sinner secured a straight-sets victory in his comeback match, defeating Argentina’s Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the ATP Italian Open on Saturday. The Italian had served a three-month ban for his two doping offences […]
MIL-OSI Africa: G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Danny Bradlow, Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria The G20 claims to be “the premier forum for international economic cooperation”. But is it? As scholars of global economic governance, we are sceptical of this claim. Here are our main reasons. The G20 is […]
MIL-OSI Global: G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Danny Bradlow, Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria The G20 claims to be “the premier forum for international economic cooperation”. But is it? As scholars of global economic governance, we are sceptical of this claim. Here are our main reasons. The G20 is […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Russia is ready for serious negotiations with Ukraine to establish long-term peace – V. Putin
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News MOSCOW, May 11 (Xinhua) — Russia is ready to hold serious talks with Ukraine to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and establish long-term peace, Russian […]
MIL-OSI China: China’s Wang/Zheng suffer narrow defeat in first round of Italian Open
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Wang Xinyu (R) and Zheng Saisai react during the women’s doubles round of 32 match between Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai of China and Chan Hao-Ching of Chinese Taipei/Giuliana Olmos of Mexico at the WTA Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing) China’s Wang Xinyu […]
MIL-OSI China: Xi reaffirms China’s commitment to friendly cooperation, international equity
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Soldiers march during a grand parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) Chinese President Xi Jinping left here Saturday after paying a state visit to Russia and attending the celebrations […]