Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 19, 2025.
MIL-OSI Video: This is Mission SUCCESS.
Source: US Army (video statements) About the U.S. Army: The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt & sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force. Interested in joining the U.S. Army? […]
MIL-OSI Video: Reminder to be Safe This Boating Season
Source: United States Department of Defense (video statements) ————— During National Safe Boating Week, members of the @U.S.CoastGuard and @nsbc collaborate to send a special safety message for the upcoming #MemorialDay weekend. #coastguard #usa For more on the Department of Defense, visit: http://www.defense.gov ————— Keep up with the Department of Defense on social media! Like […]
MIL-OSI Video: Why Is Army Lethality Important?
Source: US Army (video statements) About the U.S. Army: The Army Mission – our purpose – remains constant: To deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt & sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force. Interested in joining the U.S. Army? […]
MIL-Evening Report: AI is moving fast. Climate policy provides valuable lessons for how to keep it in check
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milica Stilinovic, PhD Candidate, School of Media and Communications; Managing Editor, Policy & Internet journal, University of Sydney cybermagician/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) might not have been created to enable new forms of sexual violence such as deepfake pornography. But that has been an unfortunate byproduct of the […]
MIL-Evening Report: 1 in 5 Gazans face starvation. Can the law force Israel to act?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University As Israel continues to pound Gaza with airstrikes, killing scores of people a day, the two-month ceasefire that brought a halt to the violence earlier this year feels like a distant memory. Israel’s overall military and political objective […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Leading Environmental organisations call on the PM to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill
Source: Greenpeace Four of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading environmental organisations have today issued a joint open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, urging him to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill in full. The Regulatory Standards Bill is being discussed in Cabinet on Monday, 19 May 2025. The open letter, signed by the executive directors of Forest […]
Minister of State for Defence to lead Indian delegation at LIMA 2025 in Malaysia
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth, will lead the Indian delegation to the 17th edition of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2025), scheduled to be held in Langkawi, Malaysia, from May 20 to 24. A dedicated Indian Pavilion has been set […]
MIL-OSI China: Xi extends congratulations to 34th Arab League Summit
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Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Saturday to Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, extending his congratulations on the convening of the 34th Arab League Summit in Baghdad.
Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Saturday to Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, the rotating chairperson of the Council of Heads of the League of Arab States, extending his congratulations on the convening of the 34th Arab […]
MIL-OSI Russia: At least 64 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
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 GAZA, May 18 (Xinhua) — At least 64 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian Civil Defense spokesman in Gaza Mahmoud […]
President Murmu, PM Modi extend birthday greetings to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended warm birthday wishes to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the occasion of his 74th birthday. In a post on X President Murmu said, “Hearty greetings and best wishes to @VPIndia Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Syrian authorities announced the unification of armed groups under a single command
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 Damascus, May 18 (Xinhua) — Syrian authorities on Saturday evening announced the integration of armed groups into the national defense system. In a statement, Murhaf Abu Qasra, […]