Law News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 2, 2025.
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Missing man in Wong Tai Sin located
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region Missing man in Wong Tai Sin located A man who went missing in Wong Tai Sin has been located. Li Yiu-ming, aged 65, went missing after he left his residence in Ching Hong House, Tsz Ching Estate in the afternoon on May 28. His family made a report to […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Police working to arrest suspect in Olorato case
Source: South Africa News Agency Law enforcement will not rest until another suspect in the murder of journalist Olorato Mongale is apprehended, Police Deputy Minister Dr Polly Boshielo said. The 30-year-old was killed last Sunday after leaving her Johannesburg home when she went on a date with her alleged killer. Her body was found hours […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Call for caution following reports of kidnappings, robberies
Source: South Africa News Agency The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has urgently warned the public to exercise extreme caution when meeting up with strangers through online dating and social media platforms. In a statement on Friday, the Portfolio Committee said this follows alarming reports of kidnappings, robberies, and targeted attacks in […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Road Closed, SH29, Matamata
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 29 is closed following a crash this morning near Hopkins Road. Emergency services were alerted to the two-vehicle crash at around 8.40am. One person has received moderate injuries. The road is closed due to powerlines on the road. Contractors have been contacted. Motorists are advised to follow diversions and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Governor Newsom and Acting Governor Kounalakis honor fallen Baldwin Park Police Officer
Source: US State of California Governor Jun 1, 2025 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom and Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis issued the following statement regarding the death of Baldwin Park Police Department Officer Samuel Riveros: “We mourn the tragic loss of one of California’s brave law enforcement officers, who was killed in the line of duty […]
MIL-Evening Report: Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Panos Karanikolas, Research officer, Melbourne Social Equity Institute, The University of Melbourne Rosie Marinelli/Shutterstock In an emergency, police are often the first called to the scene. But they are rarely equipped to deal with complex mental health crises. Following recent parliamentary inquiries and royal commissions there has […]
MIL-Evening Report: Scandalous mormons, dystopian Buenos Aires and Nicolas Cage down under: what to watch in June
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claudia Sandberg, Senior Lecturer, Technology in Culture and Society, The University of Melbourne As we head into a new month of streaming, here’s a fresh wave of TV ready to challenge, transport and entertain you. This month’s picks span genre and geography, from an eerie dystopian Buenos […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Stabbing in the CBD
Source: New South Wales – News Police are investigating an assault in the city earlier this morning. Just before 5am on Monday 2 June, emergency services were called to a hotel on Morphett Street in Adelaide after reports of an assault. Patrols arrived and found three men with stab wounds. All three men were taken to […]
MIL-OSI USA: LEADER JEFFRIES: “OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES CONTINUE TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN RUBBER STAMPS FOR TRUMP’S RECKLESS AND EXTREME AGENDA”
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York) Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN’s State of the Union with Dana Bash where he emphasized the unity of House and Senate Democrats in opposing the reckless Republican One Big Ugly Bill and serving as a check and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Commissioner congratulates Honours recipient
Source: New Zealand Police A police officer who has dedicated her career to supporting her community has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Senior Constable Terri Middleton, a School Community Officer based in Greymouth on the West Coast, has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for Services to […]
MIL-OSI Australia: New pedestrian crossing to improve road safety
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services A pedestrian crossing with traffic lights will be installed on Canberra Avenue near Burke Crescent to improve safety for students. In brief: The ACT Government will install a ‘midblock pedestrian crossing’ on Canberra Avenue near Burke Crescent. The crossing with traffic lights will improve safety for students from […]
MIL-OSI Australia: More maternity facilities for Canberra Hospital
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Our CBR is the ACT Government’s key channel to connect with Canberrans and keep you up-to-date with what’s happening in the city. Our CBR includes a monthly print edition, email newsletter and website. You can easily opt in or out of the newsletter subscription at any time. MIL […]
MIL-Evening Report: How Israel manufactured a looting crisis to cover up its Gaza famine
By Muhammad Shehada Since the onset of its genocide, Israel has persistently pushed a narrative that the famine devastating Gaza is not of its own making, but the result of “Hamas looting aid”. This claim, repeated across mainstream media and parroted by officials, has been used to deflect responsibility for what many human rights experts […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Construction set to begin on South Tuggeranong Health Centre
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Our CBR is the ACT Government’s key channel to connect with Canberrans and keep you up-to-date with what’s happening in the city. Our CBR includes a monthly print edition, email newsletter and website. You can easily opt in or out of the newsletter subscription at any time. MIL […]
MIL-Evening Report: PNG faces deadline for fixing issues with money laundering and terrorist financing
ANALYSIS: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea has five months remaining to fix its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) systems or face the severe repercussions of being placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list”. The FATF has imposed an October 2025 deadline, and the government is scrambling […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Serious crash at Stockport
Source: New South Wales – News Police are at the scene of a serious crash at Stockport. Emergency services responded to reports of a single vehicle crash on Twin Rivers Road, Stockport about 8.45pm on Sunday 1 May. Major Crash investigators are attending the scene. Twin Rivers Road will be closed overnight, near Ayliffe Bridge […]
MIL-Evening Report: Phil Goff: Israel doesn’t care how many innocent people, children it’s killing
COMMENTARY: By Phil Goff “What we are doing in Gaza now is a war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel and criminal killing of civilians. It’s the result of government policy — knowingly, evilly, maliciously, irresponsibly dictated.” This statement was made not by a foreign or liberal critic of Israel but by the former Prime Minister […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Power system remains stable
Source: South Africa News Agency The power system remains stable with Eskom’s Kusile’s Unit 1 expected to improve the country’s energy availability factor (EAF). “Kusile Unit 1 is officially back online today, following its successful reconnection to the repaired flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system and permanent stack, which had been out of service since 31 […]
MIL-OSI Russia: K. Idris sworn in as new Sudan Prime Minister
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 KHARTOUM, June 1 (Xinhua) — Kamil Idris was sworn in as Sudan’s new prime minister on Saturday before Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the country’s ruling Transitional […]
MIL-OSI Global: Airbnb scams: new book explores thriving criminal activity on big tech platforms
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Julie Reid, Professor, University of South Africa Big tech sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber are marketed as trustworthy, but a new book by a South African media scholar argues that they are highly vulnerable to scammers who spread delusive speech (a form of disinformation, designed to […]