Politics News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 18, 2025.
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Save the Children says Budget 2025 must commit to improving children’s wellbeing
Source: Save the Children Ahead of this week’s Budget announcement, Save the Children is calling on the Government to provide greater investment in children following a damning report showing New Zealand ranks among the lowest countries in the OECD for child wellbeing and mental health. UNICEF’s global report card – released this week – shows New […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Budget 2025 must commit to improving children’s wellbeing
Source: Save The Children UNICEF’s global report card – released this week – shows New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 36 wealthy countries analysed for children’s wellbeing, while also highlighting New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate among the 36 -nearly three times the average-and ranks last for child and youth mental health. It […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: First Minister urges Prime Minister to drop EU red lines
Source: Scottish Government Scotland’s interests cannot be an afterthought in negotiations. First Minister John Swinney has urged the UK Government to reflect Scotland’s interests by dropping its EU red lines on the single market, customs union and freedom of movement. Ahead of tomorrow’s summit between the UK and EU, the First Minister has reiterated his […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: New HQ helps air cadet corps soar
Source: Hong Kong Information Services Established more than half a century ago, the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps (HKACC) has long been a foundation for the development of local aviation talent. Until recently, however, training was carried out at borrowed school and community centre facilities. HKACC Commanding Officer Chan Mang-lang highlighted the challenges faced over […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni
Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, ahead of their attendance at the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. Prime Minister Meloni congratulated Prime Minister Carney on his election. Building on the strong Canada-Italy relationship, the leaders discussed strengthening […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Prime Minister Carney meets with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella
Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, ahead of their attendance at the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. President Mattarella congratulated Prime Minister Carney on his election. The two leaders reflected on the close and historic ties between Canada and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: New High Court Judge appointed
Source: NZ Music Month takes to the streets Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Waikato barrister James Alexander MacGillivray as a High Court Judge. Justice MacGillivray graduated from the University of Auckland in 1995 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (History). He was a litigation solicitor, then an associate, […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK-EU Summit
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release UK-EU Summit This week, the Prime Minister will strike yet another deal that will deliver in the national interest of this country. It will be good for growth, good for jobs, good for bills, and good for our borders. This week, the Prime Minister will […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Tunisian President Meets with Head of CPC Central Committee Propaganda Department
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 TUNIS, May 17 (Xinhua) — Tunisian President Kais Saied met with Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Australia, Canada and New Zealand release statement following APEC Ministerial Meetings in Jeju, Korea, on Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine
Source: Government of Canada News May 17, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The governments of Australia, Canada and New Zealand today issued the following statement after the APEC ministerial meetings on human resources development, education and trade: “We express our unwavering support for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and are fully committed […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Mfume, Team Maryland Statement on Patel’s Comments About FBI Vacating J. Edgar Hoover Building
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Governor Wes Moore, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), and Congresswoman April […]
MIL-OSI Canada: No place for hate in Alberta: Minister Fir | L’Alberta dit NON à la haine : ministre Fir
Source: Government of Canada regional news (2) . . “On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we stand united in the shared vision of creating an Alberta where everyone feels safe and respected, as we work to eliminate all forms of discrimination. “By standing with those affected by homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, we […]
MIL-OSI Russia: The number of users of the Chinese intelligent online educational platform Smart Education of China has exceeded 164 million
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News WUHAN, May 17 (Xinhua) — The number of registered users of Smart Education of China, an online platform for providing digital education services to the government, has exceeded 164 million as of April 2025, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Pelosi Joins Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Attend Pope Leo XIV’s Mass for the Beginning of his Pontificate
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Representing the 12th District of California Washington, D.C. — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is traveling with a bipartisan Congressional delegation to the Vatican to attend the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. “His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has inspired excitement, joy, love and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe fuels African Lion 2025
Source: United States Army Jeffrey Jenkins, Warehousing Division, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe, prepares a pallet of food supplies for shipment in support of African Lion 25. Beginning in early February, the DLA Distribution Europe team, based in Germershiem, Germany, processed 37 orders of food supplies, consisting of 38 pallets of Meals, Ready-to-Eat and Unitized […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘Cracks are opening up’ in Western complicity over Gaza genocide, says Minto
Asia Pacific Report About 2000 New Zealand protesters marched through the heart of Auckland city today chanting “no justice, no peace” and many other calls as they demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli atrocities in its brutal war on the besieged Palestinian enclave. For more than 73 days, Israel […]
MIL-OSI Security: District Man Sentenced to 15 Year Prison Term For Two Shootings in Starburst Plaza
Source: Office of United States Attorneys WASHINGTON – Renard Levenberry, 29, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to a total of 180 months in prison for multiple convictions stemming from two different shootings at Starburst Plaza during the summer of 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Chief […]
MIL-OSI Security: Guilty Plea Entered in Metropolitan Branch Trail Robbery Spree
Source: Office of United States Attorneys WASHINGTON – Jalique Wiseman, of the District, and Leon Kirksey, of Maryland, both 20, pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from a string of armed and unarmed robberies along the Metropolitan Branch Trail in October and November of 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and Chief Pamela Smith of […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Premier’s, parliamentary secretary’s statements on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: “Today, we join with people around the world to recognize the many gains that 2SLGBTQIA+ communities have achieved. “Hate and discrimination have no place in British Columbia, and everyone has the right to live in safety without fear […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Govt condemns US senators’ bill
Source: Hong Kong Information Services The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today strongly condemned US senators who requested a review, through a so-called bill, that includes a number of judges and the Department of Justice’s prosecutors in a so-called list of sanctions, in an attempt to intimidate Hong Kong SAR personnel who safeguard national […]